angelicmobster8 | Entries tagged with movies in 2019

December 2019

A Midsummer's Night Dream (1935)
Dangerous (1935)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) tw: kinda racist
Samantha (1991) tw: suicide attempt
Tom Thumb (1959) tw: hella racist
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) tw: suicide
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
A Little Romance (1979)
Alice Adams (1935) tw: also hella racist
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Rare Exports (2010)
Anna & the Apocalypse (2017)
Double Wedding (1937)
A Night at the Opera (1935) I think I've gone off the Marx bros
House of Usher (1960)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Might be my fave Busby Berkeley so far
High Tide (1987) Dir. by Gillian Armstrong
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
It's Love I'm After (1937) tw: a weird ass scene where Leslie Howard pretends like he's going to rape Olivia de Havilland to get her to stop loving him, but she takes it as true love, ugh
I Love You Again (1940)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) tw: homophobia
Remember the Night (1940)
O'Henry's Full House (1952)
Tea & Sympathy (1956) tw: homophobia, would love to see a version made outside of the Hays Code
Nancy Drew & the Hidden Staircase (2019) Dir. by Katt Shea
Zou Zou (1934)

Best of the Year (though I watched a lot of good ones) No Order

Private Life (2018) Great mix of humor and drama
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) same
The Candyman (1992) funked me up
Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami (2017) Beautiful doc about such a fascinating person
The Lion in Winter (1968) such salt and sass!
Hereditary (2018) no comment
Kedi (2016) lovely doc
Parting Glances (1986) great look into the AIDs crisis while it was happening, without being too sickness-pornish. Steve Buscemi was so good in it.
Lady Beware (1987) very surprising, stuck with me
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) so fun and sweet and beautiful

Worst of the Year (no order)

Seems Like Old Times (1980) Chevy Chase can't get away with what Cary Grant could get away with, kinda racist
Red Heat (1988) great opening and had Gina Gershon, but bleh and I can't stand Jim Belushi
Rabbit Test (1978) very racist
Whistling in the Dark (1941) boring, Conrad couldn't even save it
Sex and the Single Girl (1964) I always hate these 1960s rom-coms, but can't stop watching for the set/costume design. Also, Henry Fonda and Lauren Bacall were ill used
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) was creative and whatnot, but so transphobic
Justine (1969) meh
All in A Nights Work (1961) can barely remember it, but it's also a 1960s rom-com
Once Bitten (1985) meh
Three way tie: Serenity (2019) meh, The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) meh, Suicide Kings (1997) stupid ending

Most Traumatizing of the Year:

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Mario Van Peebles seems to be ok, but I'm not

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: The Kinks - Days

Noirvember

While the City Sleeps (1956)
The Bribe (1949)
Angel Face (1953)
They Drive by Night (1940) maybe kind of early for noir, but it's got the basics
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Big Heat (1953) tw: domestic abuse
Hard Eight (1996)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) tw: transphobia
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
Johnny Eager (1941) also kind of early for noir, but it's got the basics
Born to Kill (1947)
Deception (1946)
Le Samouraï (1967)
The Unfaithful (1947)

Non-Fiction November

Harlan County, USA (1976) Dir. by Barbara Kopple
Hotel Monterey (1972) Dir. by Chantal Akerman
Of Dolls and Murder (2012) Dir. by Susan Marks
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2013) Dir. by Jenni Gold

Misc

Colossal (2016)
Dolemite is My Name (2019)
Little Monsters (2019)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
House of the Devil (2009)
Johnny Belinda (1948) tw: rape
The Green Eyed-Blonde (1957)
The Fugitive (1947)
A Stolen Life (1946)
Mothra vs Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Front Page Woman (1935)

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Judy Garland - Puttin' On the Ritz/How Long Has This Been Going On?

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) TW: rape, incest
The Night Flier (1997)
Jack's Back (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
Silver Bullet (1985) TW: child death
The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)
House (1977) omg
Alone in the Dark (1982) TW: one character is a pedophile
The City of the Dead/Horror Hotel (1960)
The Descent Part 2 (2009)
Gothic (1986) TW: child death
Nine Girls (1944)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Night Must Fall (1964)
Final Exam (1981)
The Night Visitor (1971)
Ghoulies (1984)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Dracula 1972 AD (1972)
Halloween (2018)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Frankenstein (2004) BBC miniseries
Death by Invitation (1971) TW: child death
Eye of the Devil (1966)
The Fog (1980)
Godzilla (1954)
Night of the Lepus (1972) lol
Faust (1926)
Mary Shelly (2017) TW: child death. Dir. by Haifaa al-Mansour
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
The Little Stranger (2018)
Hush (2016)
The Devil's Own/The Witches (1966)
Slumber Party Massacre 3 (1990) TW: sexual assault, implied incest. Just not fun like the other two. Dir. by Sally Mattison
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Death Ship (1980)
Damien: The Omen II (1978) TW: child death
Rodan (1956)
The Being (1983) omg this movie. Dir. by Jackie Kong

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Clara Schumann

Carnal Knowledge (1971)
A Page of Madness (1926)
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Losing Ground (1982) Dir. by Kathleen Collins
We're No Angels (1955)
It's Only the End of the World (2016) Canadian
Baby Doll (1956) tw: abuse
The Enchanted Cottage (1945) tw: ableism
Where the Boys Are (1960) tw: rape
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) Dir. by Penny Marshall
Lucky Night (1939)
The Lilac Bus (1990) they got rid of a gay character that was in the book
The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1994) tw: rape, addiction, abuse
Peeping Tom (1960)
The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)
Lucas (1986)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) Dir. by Marielle Heller
The Blob (1988) tw: sexual assault
Piranha (1978) tw: child death
Sophie's Choice (1982) tw: abuse, the Holocaust, suicide
Sex & the Single Girl (1964)
Unfaithful (2002)
The Pirate (1948)
Private Parts (1972) tw: transphobia, the character is not actually trans, but I doubt people at the time, or even now, would make the distinction
Don't Start the Revolution w/o Me (1970)
Valley Girl (1983) Dir. by Martha Coolidge
Bride of Chucky (1998)
The Candyman (1992) tw: violence against a child
Teen Witch (1989)
Once Bitten (1985)
Queen Christina (1933) also straight-washed, but I love Greta Garbo
That Kind of Woman (1959)
Central Park (1932) tw: the scenes with the lion were very uncomfortable, cuz you know they weren't as concerned with animal welfare back then
The Meetings of Anna (1978) Dir. by Chantal Akerman
The Main Event (1979)
The Gay Sisters (1942) tw: making light of marital rape
Bachelor Mother (1939)
In Name Only (1939)
Gypsy 83 (2001)

I feel like this is a lot more trigger warnings than usual, jeez. They were mostly good movies. Some more on the not so great, but on the fun side.

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Toccata and Fugue

Had an Old Hollywood themed month

It (1927)
The Women (1939) *
Love Crazy (1941) TW: ableism. It was ok, but there are better Powell/Loy movies
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Camille (1936) *
Les Girls (1957) *
Susan & God (1940) *
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) *
Baby Face (1933) So pre-Code!
Designing Woman (1957)
Girls About Town (1931) *
Modern Times (1936)
Little Women (1933) *
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Girl From Mexico (1939)
A Woman's Face (1941)
Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Morning Glory (1933)
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) *
Whistling in the Dark (1941) Probably the most meh of the month, I watched it for Conrad Veidt. Even with all of their problems, I still recommend all of the others.
Adam's Rib (1949) *
Justine (1969) TW: child abuse, incest
Barbary Coast (1935)
Bill of Divorcement (1932) * Mostly liked it, but it had a very pro-eugenics stance. TW: ableism
Cabin in the Sky (1943) Ethel Waters!
The Duke is Tops (1938)
Stormy Weather (1943)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Ex-Lady (1933)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Madame Du Barry (1934)
Hallelujah (1929) This is the fourth of the all Black cast movies I watched. They were all written and directed by white people, this one is the most cringiest.
First Comes Courage (1943) Dir. by Dorothy Arzner
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
Red Headed Woman (1932)
Some Came Running (1958)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Blot (1921) Dir. by Lois Weber
Glen or Glenda (1953) TW: transphobia and homophobia
Roberta (1935)
Green Mansions (1959) TW: racism
Freaks (1932) TW: ableism
The 37 minutes of Something's Got To Give (1962) *
Trees Lounge (1996) not in theme, but loved it

* Directed by George Cukor, I was trying to watch more of his movies

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Bauhaus - Stigmata Martyr

Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Venom (2018)
Eve's Bayou (1997) Dir. by Kasi Lemmons. TW: incest, not graphic
Gas Food Lodging (1992) Dir. by Allison Anders. TW: discussion of rape
Baby Boom (1987)
Blockers (2018) Dir. by Kay Cannon
Last Action Hero (1993)
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018)
Mirror Mirror (1990) Dir. by Marina Sargenti
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Unicorn Store (2017) Dir. by Brie Larson
Wine Country (2019) Dir. by Amy Poehler
Babushka's of Chernobyl (2015) Dir. by Holly Morris & Anne Bogart
The Wayward Girl (1957) Dir. by Lesley Selander.
Little Fugitive (1953) Co-dir. by Ruth Orkin
Serenity (2019) TW: abuse
Boys (1996) Dir. by Stacy Cochran

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Echo & the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

May

The Cult of JT Leroy (2014) Dir. by Marjorie Sturm
Chaplin (1992)
Rabbit Test (1978) Dir. by Joan Rivers. Don't recommend.
Lady Beware (1987) Dir. by Karen Arthur. Was really surprised by this movie. TW: stalking and rape.

June - *Had queer themes or filmmakers

Rocketman (2019)*
Blue Hawaii (1961)
The Fleets In (1942)
Ringu (1998)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
By Hook or By Crook (2001)*
Young at Heart (1954)
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)* TW: everything? But suicide and incest in particular
Blue (1993)*
Webseries: The Movie (2019)*
Craig's Wife (1936)* Dir. by Dorothy Arzner
Zero Patience (1993)* Canadian

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: After the Fire - Der Kommisar

Roma (2018)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Trading Mom (1994) Dir. by Tia Brelis
Sorceress (1987) Dir. by Suzanne Schiffman
Parting Glances (1986)
Rabid (1977) Canadian
Venus Boyz (2002) Dir. by Gabriel Baur
Breathless (1960)
Summertime (1955)
Fits & Starts (2017) Dir. by Laura Terruso
The Feels (2017) Dir. by Jenée LaMarque

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: MCR - It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish

Ant Man & The Wasp (2018)
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) Dir. by Desiree Akhaven
Hunky Dory (2011)
Mikey & Nicky (1976) Dir. Elaine May
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Dir. Agnes Varda (RIP)
Hereditary (2018) tw: um, children in danger
Pushing Tin (1999)
Mannequin (1987)
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Kedi (2016) Dir. Ceyda Torun
Tortilla Soup (2001) Dir. by María Ripoll
Deep Impact (1998) Dir. Mimi Leder
Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949)
Red Line (2013)
The Beastmaster (1982) tw: um, children in danger again, but kind of in a funny way, the movie is too ridiculous
Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Seduction of Mimi (1972) Dir. by Lina Wertmüller. tw: rape and domestic violence
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
All in a Nights Work (1961) ugh, why do I keep watching rom-coms from the 60's

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: The Kinks - Days

Obsessed (2009)
Half of a Yellow Sun (2006)
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2019)
Little Boxes (2016)
The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (2013) Dir. by Freida Lee Mock
The Watermelon Woman (1996) Dir. by Cheryl Dunye
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) Dir. by Tamra Davis
Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami (2017) Dir. by Sophie Fiennes. Omg, loved it
The Secret of the Kells (2009)
The Lion in Winter (1968) omg, also loved it
The Fits (2015) Dir. by Anna Rose Holmer
Charlotte Gray (2001) Dir. by Gillian Armstrong
Red Heat (1988)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song (1971) TW: child sexual abuse, Mario Van Peebles seems to be okay, but that scene is way too graphic for a child to be in
Young Ones (2014)
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Come & Get It (1936)
The Perils of Pauline (1947) I was loving it until the blackface
The Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Bjork - Mutual Core