I watched 45 movies in August of 2024. 38 of them were new to me. 22 of them were made before I was born. It was Animation in August and I watched 11 animated films this month. As per usual I started strong with my theme and then I got a little tired of it. Then I had a lot of review movies to watch and write about and then I kind of forgot about it. But I got to see some animated films I otherwise would not have watched so I consider it a plus.
The actor’s race has stayed more or less the same. Almost everyone moved up a notch with one additional film watched by each. Alan Ladd and Peter Cushing popped into the rankings although to be fair there are several other actors who have five films to their name, but Letterboxd only shows ten faces in their ratings.
Director-wise things are still tame. I don’t know why I haven’t focused in on a few more directors this year. By this time, I’ve seen quite a lot of films by a few directors, but this year I’ve spread them out. John Ford did bump up a film putting him in second place and Yoshiaki Kawaijiri landed in third place. He directed three of the animated films I watched this year. I keep thinking sometime soon I’ll watch a bunch of Scorsese films or something, but I keep not doing it.
Speaking of Scorsese I thought about making this month Scorsese in September, but ultimately decided against it. I’m seriously thinking about watching his entire oeuvre chronologically and talking about everyone. But we’ll see how that goes.
Anyway here is the full list.
A Bug’s Life (1998) ****
Fight Club (1999) ****
25th Hour (2002) ****
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) ***
The Legend of Hell House (1973) ***1/2
A Queen’s Ransom (1976) **
Black Mask (1996) ***
Appointment with Danger (1950) ****
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) ****
Make Haste to Live (1954) **1/2
A Man Called Tiger (1973) **1/2
Kutsukake Tokijiro: The Lonely Yakuza (1966) ****
The 355 (2022) ***
Gemini (2017) ****
Needful Things (1993) ***
Black Moon (1934) *
Prime Cut (1972) ***1/2
High Crime (1973) ***1/2
Broken Lance (1954) ***1/2
The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) ***1/2
Doctor Who: The Web Planet (1965) ***1/2
The Prowler (1951) **
Suzume (2022) ****
Death Line (1972) ***
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) ****
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) **1/2
Right Hand of the Devil (1963) ***
Five Minutes to Live (1961) **
Platinum Blonde (1931) ***
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) ***
Female on the Beach (1955) ***1/2
The House (2022) ***1/2
When Time Ran Out… (1980) *1/2
Demon City Shinjuku (1988) **1/2
Princess Mononoke (1997) *****
China (1943) ***1/2
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) ****
A Scanner Darkly (2006) ****
Song of the Sea (2014) ***1/2
Batman: Year One (2011) ***1/2
Kansas City Confidential (1952) ****
Wicked City (1987) ****
Vampire Hunter D (1985) **
A Quiet Place (2018) ***1/2
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