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ABSOLUTELY!!!

I'm in again, even though I have a week-long vacay at the beginning of the month that will seriously cut into my viewing time. Not that I'm really complaining, mind you. :)

Thanks for taking the reins on this again John! Once again, I had a blast trying to keep up. Looking forward to 2020!

About the same as a matinee movie ticket, only without the hassle.

I'm reallly sorry to hear about your loss, James. Losing a dog is SO hard. Peace to you, and to Bear.

TOTAL FILMS: 40 FIRST-TIME VIEWS: 18 Thanks everyone! Had a blast again!

OCTOBER 31: 40) Midsommar 4K* (2019) 4/5 stars - I'm finishing this challenge off at an even 40 movies with another strong film from Ari Aster (Hereditary). Midsommar is an unsettling, disturbing, and yet at the same time banal story about a group of young people invited to their friend's small...

OCTOBER 30: 38) Dracula Untold (2014) 2.5/5 stars - This film was supposedly an unofficial kick-off of Universal's "Dark Universe" properties, later officially begun with Tom Cruise's remake of The Mummy. A re-imagining of the Dracula legend with Luke Evans in the titular role, it portrays Vlad...

OCTOBER 29: 37) The Reptile (1966) 4/5 stars - A very good and offbeat film from Hammer, despite some dicey practical effects. The UK Region B Blu-ray is a mixed bag. I'd say a good third of the film looks pretty bad, but the deficiencies can be overlooked. Recommended.

OCTOBER 28: 35) Countess Dracula* (1971) 3/5 stars - Some Hammer fan *I* am! I'd never seen this sort of late-era offering and I enjoyed it well enough. The film is based on the legend of the Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who supposedly bathed in the blood of virgin girls to maintain a youthful...

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Don't forget The Horse Whisperer.

OCTOBER 27: 34) Ghidorah the Three-headed Monster (1964) 3/5 stars - Another classic Godzilla film from the Criterion Showa-era set. The effects in this movie are a marked improvement over Mothra vs. Godzilla, and the titular monster is just great. It's amazing to think that this was all done...

OCTOBER 26: 31) Alien (1979) 5/5 stars - Continues to set the bar high 40 years after its release, and the 4K UHD disc release looks MARVELOUS! 32) Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 3/5 stars - My Criterion Showa-era set was delivered early yesterday, so of course I had to dip my toe in the pool...

OCTOBER 25: 29) She-Wolf of London* (1946) 2/5 stars - This little melodramatic "thriller" was a complete letdown. There are some good performances here, but despite the title there's nary a werewolf to be found anywhere in the film. A young woman, played by a pre-Lost in Space June Lockhart...

OCTOBER 24: 28) In the Shadow of the Moon* (2019) 2.5/5 stars - A Netflix production, this is a fairly nifty time travel story with some good performances, but ultimately for me it fell a bit flat. A serial killer, seemingly the same person, goes on a killing spree in Philadelphia every 9...

OCTOBER 23: 27) Angel Heart* (1987) 4/5 stars - I can't believe I'd never seen this film. Loved it! Great performances, screenplay, production design, and cinematography. Plus, it's effectively creepy. I picked up the HD streaming version for $4.99 from Vudu several months ago and it looks very...

OCTOBER 22: 26) The Thing (1982) 5/5 stars - Another film I like to watch every year (thanks for the reminder @John Stell!), there's really nothing I can say about it that hasn't been said already. For me, The Thing is Carpenter's best film, and it gets better every time I see it. It's still as...

Nice lineup! And hey, the laundry can wait. :)

OCTOBER 21: 24) The Outer Limits-Season 2-Episode 36: Expanding Human* (1964) 2.5/5 stars - A research professor at a California university conducts experiments on his grad students, and himself, using CE (Consciousness Expanding) drugs in an effort to unlock the full potential of the human...

Yeah, it's one of their "Deal of the Day" items today.

OCTOBER 20: 22) Night of the Demon* (1957) 4/5 stars - I've seen small snippets of this before, but not the entire movie, so I'm including it as a "never seen." What a great film! Highly atmospheric, wonderful cinematography, an interesting script, and good performances from the cast make this...

OCTOBER 17: 21) Wolfen (1981) 2.5/5 stars - A decent enough flick that's definitely a product of its time, I remember being very disappointed in it when it first came out because it deviated so much from Whitley Strieber's excellent novel. The movie leans way too hard on the Native American...

OCTOBER 16: 20) Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) 4/5 stars - The follow-up to Hellboy is another great effort from Del Toro and company, although for me it doesn't quite have the allure of the first film. This is a fun romp, with winning performances from all concerned, particularly Luke Goss...

OCTOBER 15: 19) Hellboy (2004) 4/5 stars - Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy is a great take on the source material. It's in turns dark and funny, the casting and performances are spot-on, and the effects are fantastic. SOOOO much better than the David Harbour film. It's not even close. We watched...

OCTOBER 14: 18) The Monolith Monsters (1957) 4/5 stars - As 1950's "monster" movies go, this one is quite unique in that there really aren't any monsters to be had, but they had to sell it to the general public of the time I guess. After a meteorite crashes to Earth just outside the Mojave...

OCTOBER 13: 15) Cry of the Banshee* (1970) 1.5/5 stars - As much as I like Vincent Price, he sure did make some stinkers! Cry of the Banshee certainly falls into that category for me. Basically a riff on Witchfinder General, once again Mr. Price plays a holier-than-thou magistrate sadistically...

OCTOBER 12: 14) Us* (2019) 2.5/5 stars - Jordan Peele's follow-up to his excellent Get Out is so well executed and acted that it was easy for me to overlook the silly plot, but it eventually came home to roost. The story just really didn't work at all for me, but I can certainly appreciate the...

OCTOBER 11: 12) The Mummy (1999) 4/5 stars - Steven Sommers' riff on The Mummy is big and ridiculous in all the right ways as far as I'm concerned. Fast-paced, full of good humor and boasting a primary cast with great chemistry, this film pleases. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are just...

OCTOBER 10: 10) Snowbeast* (1977) 1.5/5 stars - Despite the involvement of some solid talent (Clint Walker, Yvette Mimieux, Bo Svenson, Sylvia Sydney) and a story written by Joseph Stefano of Outer Limits fame, nothing can save this amazingly bad made-for-TV film. After the grisly killing of a...