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This is going to be a long update ... Again, dates are from when I rated them on IMDb, the actual watch date may vary by several days. All streamed, unless noted otherwise:

February 2023:
26-Feb-2023 - Lean on Me (1989)
26-Feb-2023 - House of Darkness (2022)
26-Feb-2023 - Fresh (2022)
26-Feb-2023 - Knock at the Cabin (2023) - movie theater
26-Feb-2023 - Poetic Justice (1993)
26-Feb-2023 - City of the Living Dead (Paura nella città dei morti viventi, 1980)
26-Feb-2023 - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
26-Feb-2023 - The Woman King (2022)
26-Feb-2023 - The Kiss (1988)
26-Feb-2023 - The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
26-Feb-2023 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
26-Feb-2023 - She's Out of Control (1989)
26-Feb-2023 - Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
28-Feb-2023 - The Last of Us (2023- )* - season 1

March 2023:
07-Mar-2023 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - movie theater
07-Mar-2023 - Rabid (1977)
07-Mar-2023 - Two Evil Eyes (1990)
07-Mar-2023 - The Dentist (1996)
07-Mar-2023 - The Dentist 2 (1998)
21-Mar-2023 - The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
21-Mar-2023 - Traces of Red (1992)
21-Mar-2023 - The Silent Twins (2022)
21-Mar-2023 - Kristy (2014)
21-Mar-2023 - Skin (2008)
21-Mar-2023 - Sarafina! (1992)
21-Mar-2023 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
21-Mar-2023 - Scream VI (2023) - movie theater
21-Mar-2023 - The Reading (2023)
21-Mar-2023 - The Last House on the Left (1972)
21-Mar-2023 - Dressed to Kill (1980)
21-Mar-2023 - Normal (2003)
21-Mar-2023 - Living Single (1993–1998) - finished the complete series around this time
21-Mar-2023 - Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000– ) - finished seasons 1 to 11

April 2023:
20-Apr-2023 - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
20-Apr-2023 - The Believers (1987)
20-Apr-2023 - Another Gay Movie (2006)
20-Apr-2023 - The Flight Attendant (2020–2022) - seasons 1 and 2
20-Apr-2023 - The Cable Guy (1996)
20-Apr-2023 - Eye for an Eye (1996)
20-Apr-2023 - Ticket to Paradise (2022)
20-Apr-2023 - The Whale (2022)
20-Apr-2023 - Crooklyn (1994)
20-Apr-2023 - Night Visitor (1989)
20-Apr-2023 - Beast (2022)
20-Apr-2023 - Class Act (1992)
20-Apr-2023 - The Pope's Exorcist (2023) - movie theater
25-Apr-2023 - Evil Dead Rise (2023) - movie theater
26-Apr-2023 - Beauty and the Beast (1991) - movie theater

May 2023:
01-May-2023 - True Detective (2014- )* - season 1
10-May-2023 - Mortal Thoughts (1991)
10-May-2023 - Dead Ringers (1988)
10-May-2023 - For Colored Girls (2010)
10-May-2023 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
10-May-2023 - Breakdown (1997)
10-May-2023 - Peter Pan (2003)
10-May-2023 - Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
10-May-2023 - Dogtooth (2009)
10-May-2023 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - movie theater
28-May-2023 - Gargoyles (1994-1997) - season 1

June 2023:
02-Jun-2023 - Bound (1996)
02-Jun-2023 - The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
02-Jun-2023 - Joshua (2007) - Linda Larkin (speaking voice of Princess Jasmine) is in it for a hot second!
02-Jun-2023 - Mom and Dad (2017)
02-Jun-2023 - Black Adam (2022) - watched this on a plane
02-Jun-2023 - The House of the Spirits (1993)
02-Jun-2023 - Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate, 1992)
02-Jun-2023 - Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
02-Jun-2023 - Silent Hill (2006)
02-Jun-2023 - Not Without My Daughter (1991)
02-Jun-2023 - Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
02-Jun-2023 - Missing (2023)
02-Jun-2023 - The Little Mermaid (2023) - movie theater
02-Jun-2023 - Fletch (1985)
02-Jun-2023 - Fletch Lives (1989)
30-Jun-2023 - Based on a True Story (2023- )* - season 1

July 2023:
02-Jul-2023 - The Boogeyman (2023) - movie theater
02-Jul-2023 - Bebe's Kids (1992)
02-Jul-2023 - The Family That Preys (2008)
02-Jul-2023 - For Richer or Poorer (1997)
02-Jul-2023 - The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
02-Jul-2023 - Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
02-Jul-2023 - The Flash (2023) - movie theater
02-Jul-2023 - She Said (2022)
16-Jul-2023 - Insidious: The Red Door (2023) - movie theater
17-Jul-2023 - A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
25-Jul-2023 - Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)
25-Jul-2023 - Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
25-Jul-2023 - Just One of the Guys (1985)
25-Jul-2023 - Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

August 2023:
08-Aug-2023 - The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022) - complete mini-series
08-Aug-2023 - Secret Invasion (2023) - complete mini-series
08-Aug-2023 - Poker Face (2023– ) - season 1
08-Aug-2023 - Barbie (2023) - movie theater
08-Aug-2023 - Renfield (2023)
08-Aug-2023 - River's Edge (1986)
08-Aug-2023 - Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
08-Aug-2023 - Talk to Me (2022) - movie theater
08-Aug-2023 - Frida (2002)
09-Aug-2023 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) - movie theater
11-Aug-2023 - The Legacy (1978)
14-Aug-2023 - Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
14-Aug-2023 - There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)
14-Aug-2023 - We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)* - for some reason prompted by the documentary above
14-Aug-2023 - Tales of Halloween (2015)
16-Aug-2023 - Nimona (2023)
18-Aug-2023 - DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery (2022)
18-Aug-2023 - DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021)
18-Aug-2023 - DC Showcase: The Losers (2021)
18-Aug-2023 - DC Showcase: Blue Beetle (2021)
18-Aug-2023 - Marathon Man (1976)
19-Aug-2023 - Rest in Pieces (Descanse en piezas, 1987)
19-Aug-2023 - Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
27-Aug-2023 - The Brothers (2001)
28-Aug-2023 - Golda (2023) - movie theater
28-Aug-2023 - Suspect (1987)

September 2023:
07-Sep-2023 - Pocahontas (1995)
07-Sep-2023 - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
07-Sep-2023 - The Birds (1963)*
09-Sep-2023 - Elvis (2022)*
11-Sep-2023 - Chinatown (1974)
11-Sep-2023 - Soldier's Girl (2003)
11-Sep-2023 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) - loved this one!
11-Sep-2023 - Ode to Billy Joe (1976) - Robby Benson (voice of the Beast) is the eponymous character!
11-Sep-2023 - Something to Talk About (1995)
11-Sep-2023 - The Lost Boys (1987)
12-Sep-2023 - Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
13-Sep-2023 - The Nun II (2023) - movie theater - these Conjuring spin-offs just keep getting worse and worse
13-Sep-2023 - Elemental (2023)
17-Sep-2023 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962)* - several episodes from seasons 1 and 2
18-Sep-2023 - The Possession (2012)
18-Sep-2023 - A Haunting in Venice (2023) - movie theater
20-Sep-2023 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) - movie theater
22-Sep-2023 - The Two Jakes (1990)
23-Sep-2023 - Sex Education (2019–2023) - season 4
24-Sep-2023 - Mausoleum (1983)
29-Sep-2023 - The Gate (1987)
29-Sep-2023 - Gate 2: The Trespassers (1990)
29-Sep-2023 - Meet the Applegates (1990)
29-Sep-2023 - The Mean Season (1985)
30-Sep-2023 - The Exorcist (1973) - I planned on seeing The Exorcist: Believer in a theater hence the Exorcist + Ninth Configuration marathon, but then the reviews came out and I decided to wait for it to be streamed
30-Sep-2023 - Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
30-Sep-2023 - The Exorcist III (1990)
30-Sep-2023 - Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
30-Sep-2023 - Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
30-Sep-2023 - The Ninth Configuration (1980)
30-Sep-2023 - Quest for Camelot (1998)*

October 2023:
04-Oct-2023 - The Addams Family (1991)
04-Oct-2023 - Addams Family Values (1993)
05-Oct-2023 - The Descent (2005)
05-Oct-2023 - The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
06-Oct-2023 - Haunted Mansion (2023)
12-Oct-2023 - Rotting in the Sun (2023)
12-Oct-2023 - Totally Killer (2023)
13-Oct-2023 - The Black Cauldron (1985)
14-Oct-2023 - Walking on Sunshine (2014)
14-Oct-2023 - Don't Look Now (1973)
15-Oct-2023 - The Last Exorcism (2010)
15-Oct-2023 - The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
16-Oct-2023 - Once Upon a Studio (2023)
18-Oct-2023 - They/Them (2022)
23-Oct-2023 - Fair Play (2023)
23-Oct-2023 - Videodrome (1983)
31-Oct-2023 - The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)* - complete mini-series

November 2023:
05-Nov-2023 - Miracle Mile (1988)
05-Nov-2023 - Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - one of the worst movies I've ever seen, not surprised it was a simultaneous theater/streaming release
05-Nov-2023 - The Sentinel (1977) - very atmospheric
08-Nov-2023 - No Hard Feelings (2023)
13-Nov-2023 - The Impossible (2012)
13-Nov-2023 - The Prince of Egypt (1998)*
13-Nov-2023 - Love Again (2023) - saccharine
13-Nov-2023 - Extraordinary Tales (2013)
14-Nov-2023 - The Raven (2012)
17-Nov-2023 - Loki (2021-2023) - season 1
17-Nov-2023 - The Crown (2016-2023)* - season 6, part 1
20-Nov-2023 - Rustin (2023)
20-Nov-2023 - Jeffrey (1995)
22-Nov-2023 - Vamp (1986)

EDIT: Edited because I forgot to add several movies I've seen and rated before, and a few TV shows (all marked with an asterisk).

Impressive list, Mooky! I haven't even heard of many of those.

Mooky wrote:11-Sep-2023 - Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) - loved this one!

I recall reading about this one on Leonard Maltin's site. I immediately knew it's a movie I would like to watch.

Jules wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:55 pmI recall reading about this one on Leonard Maltin's site. I immediately knew it's a movie I would like to watch.

It's a wonderful movie with several great performances. I'm not familiar with the book it's adapted from, but I read that the author gave the movie her blessing. There's a certain timeless quality to it: it's set in the '70s and feels like it could have come out in the '90s (it's a nice thematic companion to movies like My Girl and Now and Then), a simple coming-of-age movie that discusses important topics without coating them in modern gender politics. I hope you enjoy it when you see it.

And thank you!

November 2023 (continued):
23-Nov-2023: Mars Attacks! (1996)
24-Nov-2023: Wish (2023) - movie theater
28-Nov-2023: The Exorcist (2016-2018)
29-Nov-2023: The Marvels (2023) - movie theater

December 2023:
01-Dec-2023: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) - movie theater
01-Dec-2023: The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
02-Dec-2023: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
13-Dec-2023: Mikey (1992)
15-Dec-2023: Leave the World Behind (2023)
17-Dec-2023: The Crown (2016-2023) - season 6, part 2
19-Dec-2023: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
21-Dec-2023: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
22-Dec-2023: The Boy and the Heron (2023) - movie theater; I wanted to watch the subbed version, but could only make it to a dubbed showing. I still enjoyed it, even though it's a tad bit overlong.

In December so far I’ve seen:
In the Good Old Summertime 1949
Born Free 1966
Calamity Jane 1953
On Moonlight Bay 1951
Romance on the High Seas 1948
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
Fiddler on the Roof 1971

In the last couple of months, I've seen both Casablanca and Gone with the Wind on the big screen, which was amazing. A theater in my town has organized anniversary screenings for both movies. Both performances were sold out. The same theater will screen Singin' in the Rain in January, and I'm looking forward to that.

I also saw the new Wonka in IMAX, which was a pleasant surprise, after a pretty crappy year for movies. It's been such a long time since songs from a movie musical have been stuck in my head. In November, I saw Napoleon, which, to me, was a huge disappointment. I went in with very high expectations, but it turned out to be pretty bad.

I went out to see The Color Purple (2023) last night. I had never seen the original film so I watched it on Max the night prior. That may have been a mistake because The Color Purple (1985) was vastly superior in just about every way to the 2023 film. I will say, my friend went in blind and she really enjoyed it.

Last night I watched Night and Day (1946) on TCM.

UmbrellaFish wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 4:29 am I went out to see The Color Purple (2023) last night. I had never seen the original film so I watched it on Max the night prior. That may have been a mistake because The Color Purple (1985) was vastly superior in just about every way to the 2023 film. I will say, my friend went in blind and she really enjoyed it.

Had the same experience, only in reverse. Watched the musical version on Tuesday, then re-watched the original on Wednesday, and it just amplified how great the original still is. But I did like the new version too, it's good in its own right, with very strong performances, it's only sin is that some major powerful moments were lost in re-adapting it. And I know Steven Spielberg had his regrets about the queer storyline being mostly omitted from the original, but the new version didn't really do much with it either. It's more overt now, but it seemed more like a checkbox they needed to tick rather than an actual subplot they wanted to explore. Anyway, to me, the whole situation is quite similar to the new Little Mermaid; the new Color Purple is perfectly fine as a movie, it's just that it pales in comparison to the original.

December 2023 (continued):
23-Dec-2023: May December (2023)
26-Dec-2023: The Color Purple (2023) - movie theater
27-Dec-2023: The Color Purple (1985)
27-Dec-2023: The House That Jack Built (2018)
28-Dec-2023: Saltburn (2023)
30-Dec-2023: Notes on a Scandal (2006)
30-Dec-2023: Sick (2022)
31-Dec-2023: Jingle All the Way (1996)
31-Dec-2023: Genie (2023)
31-Dec-2023: After Midnight (1989)
31-Dec-2023: Tales of Terror (1962)

Oh, and Happy New Year, UD! Wishing you all many more wonderful (Disney) movies, moments and memories!

My assessment of the new The Color Purple might sound too harsh. A year ago we watched Babylon at the same theater and that is a much more uneven movie. After posting here I found myself listening to the movie soundtrack for The Color Purple and actually enjoyed many of the songs better removed from the movie’s context (I have never listened to the Broadway OBC or subsequent casts). I think, like you said Mooky, some moments were much more powerfully dramatized in the original film. The performances across the board were great, but you wish Danielle Brooks and Halle Bailey had the same scenes to chew that the original actors had.

I also watched May December on Netflix recently. This is a movie inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau. Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton who I’ve never seen before but held his own. I’m always interested in ripped from the headlines movies (Game Change which stars Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin is something of a guilty pleasure, too). Great performances.

UmbrellaFish wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:02 pm I think, like you said Mooky, some moments were much more powerfully dramatized in the original film. The performances across the board were great, but you wish Danielle Brooks and Halle Bailey had the same scenes to chew that the original actors had.

Oh, that's a great way to put it. The whole cast did a great job but the script kind of undercut them. Some lines were inexplicably cut (like Shug's first line to Celie; maybe they wanted to make her more likeable?), and as a result certain scenes (like the Thanksgiving one) just don't carry the same weight or are as impactful as the original ones.

Mooky wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:12 pm 28-Nov-2023: The Exorcist (2016-2018)

Is this the TV series?

I watched Saltburn last night partly because Luke’s review on this website was so positive. I loved it and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. I thought it was such an interesting choice to film in Academy ratio— I assume because of all the close-ups. Usually I feel like movies that film in full screen are aiming to replicate a certain era of film like The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Artist, but Saltburn felt like the story necessitated a closer and more intimate aspect ratio.

The first thing I wanted to do was to see if it was on Blu ray, but it isn’t. I think Amazon has a better track of issuing physical releases than say, Apple TV, but that’s just something I hate about the streaming era. If I really love a movie like Saltburn, my first instinct is that I want to add it to my physical collection. Streaming feels so disposable to me! I hate it.

Vlad wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:08 am

Mooky wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:12 pm 28-Nov-2023: The Exorcist (2016-2018)

Is this the TV series?

Yep! A prematurely canceled two-season TV show. The first season has some ties to the original novel/film, while the second one is an original story. The second season is also much better and it's interesting to think where the show could have gone had it not been canceled. Thankfully, no major cliffhangers were left unresolved so the show can still be enjoyed as it is.

Mooky wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:26 pm

Vlad wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:08 am

Is this the TV series?

Yep! A prematurely canceled two-season TV show. The first season has some ties to the original novel/film, while the second one is an original story. The second season is also much better and it's interesting to think where the show could have gone had it not been canceled. Thankfully, no major cliffhangers were left unresolved so the show can still be enjoyed as it is.

Oh, awesome. I just finished reading the original novel. I read the 40th Anniversary version, which has some new stuff in it, if I understood correctly. I'll also watch the movie, and then the TV series as well. Thanks for your input, Mooky.

You're welcome! I wanted to read the book as well, as I've heard it's even scarier and more disturbing than the movie. It will have to wait because my reading list is super backlogged.

Never seen the movie so far. But the book itself is pretty disturbing and graphic, too. I'll tell you what I thought about the movie after I've seen it.

I first saw The Exorcist when I was 14.
I realize now I was too young... I had nightmares for months afterwards....

Vlad wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:31 pm Never seen the movie so far. But the book itself is pretty disturbing and graphic, too. I'll tell you what I thought about the movie after I've seen it.

Looking forward to your review!