The Movie Journal: May 2024

I watched 36 films in May of 2024. 29 of them were new to me. 21 of them were made before I was born. The theme of the month was murder mysteries and I watched 24 of them. I did a pretty good job of reviewing them, but I got behind and then the storm came so some I wanted to talk about got missed. But overall I feel like this theme was a huge success.

I watched 195 films in 2024.

The director’s field is still wide open. I still don’t know why I haven’t been paying much attention to directors this year. I usually do.

The actors look mostly the same from last month. Except a bunch of Doctor Who actors are showing up. We’ve been slowly watching the classic series from the very beginning.

I think I’ve decided to not have a theme for June. I’ll just watch whatever I feel like watching and go down whatever rabbit hole suits me. Here’s the complete list.

The Cat Returns (2002) ****
The 39 Steps (1935) ****
Talk Radio (1988) **1/2
Friendly Persuasion (1956) ***1/2
The Heiress (1949) ****
Ordeal by Innocence (1984) ***1/2
The 4th Floor (1999) ***
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) *****
Algiers (1938) **1/2
Lake Placid (1999) ***
The Girl from Rio (1969) ***
The Late Show (1977) ****
Nazi Agent (1942) ****
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964) ***1/2
Time to Kill (1942) ***
La Jetée (1962) ****
Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018) ***1/2
Arabella: Black Angel (1989) **
Knife of Ice (1972) ***
The Terminal Man (1974) **
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) ***
Blood Simple (1984) ****1/2
In the Deep Woods (1992) **
Doctor Who: The Sensorites (1964) **
Murder Most Foul (1964) ***1/2
Guilty of Romance (2011) ***1/2
The Alphabet Murders (1965) ***
Devil’s Doorway (1950) ***
P.J. (1968) ****
Cover Up (1949) ***1/2
Star Wars (1977) ****1/2
The Glass Key (1935) ***
Marlowe (1969) ***1/2
The Falcon Takes Over (1942) ***1/2
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) **1/2
Malignant (2021) *