The following list was scraped together from the movies I saw last year, either for the first time ever, or for the first time in years. Some I managed to see on a big screen. Others were on Kanopy, or YouTube, or DVDs I watched with friends. Some were rentals from Scarecrow, Seattle's only remaining video store.
MOVIES I LIKED A LOT:
"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" (2024)
"Love Lies Bleeding" (2024)
"Driving Madeleine" (2022)
"Bad Times At the El Rloyale" (2018)
"A Complete Unknown" (2024)
"The Substance" (2024)
"Empire Records" (1995)
"Incident By a Bank" (2010)
"The Zone of Interest" (2023)
"Strange Darling" (2023)
SECRET TREASURES:
"Lourdes" (2009)
"Lawless Heart" (2001)
"Picture Claire" (2001)
"Murder At Yellowstone City" (2022)
GUILTY PLEASURES:
"Backtrack" (1990)
"Maxxxine" (2024)
"L0nglegs" (2024)
"Carry On Don't Lose Your Head" (1967)
MOVIES I MIGHT WATCH AGAIN SOMETIME:
"Conclave" (2024)
"Blitz" (2024)
"Kill Your Darlings" (2013)
"Gasoline Rainbow" (2023)
"The Burning Sea" (2021)
"Lucky Luke" (2009)
"Wicked" (2024)
"Horizon: Chapter 1" (2024)
"Gladiator II" (2024)
"The Outrun" (2024)
SILENTS, PLEASE:
"Filibus" (1915)
"Running Wild" (1927)
"Beverly of Graustark" (1926)
BACK ON THE BIG SCREN:
"Time of the Heathen" (1961)
"Strongroom" (1962)
"Black Tuesday" (1954)
FOUR FROM THE VAULT:
"The Moderns" (1988)
"Starman" (1984)
"One of Our Aircraft Is Missing" (1942)
"Raggedy Man" (1981)
TOXIC WASTE:
"Gorp" (1980)
