A movie where four to six great, funny people you already like play New York ghost hunters, that seems to me like a solid format you could do a couple times with any cast old or new, really, it's --

#89, or #1581, 2016's "Ghostbusters."

Let's try that again, leaving now to go see —

#90, or #1582, 2024's "Drive-Away Dolls."

Previously: https://beepboop.one/@Alexis/111992056460307692

So, I go through directors' and actors' filmographies, franchises, whole genres, the way I do to create context for myself, to get a grasp on the Story of that director, actor, genre, etcetera.

I say this to create context for my suspicion that I'm probably a little out of my depth with exploitation films.

Anyway, here we are, still listening along to Blank Check, starting Jonathan Demme, it's --

#91, or #1583, 1974 women-in-prison picture "Caged Heat."

Let's just watch the next one of these, my understanding is this one is about a mother with mental health issues, a subject I'm sure will be dealt with with tact and grace, it's --

#92, or #1584, 1975 Jonathan Demme picture "Crazy Mama."

This one was compared to 2022's "Babylon" in such a specific way so consistently when that one came out that if they'd been made in reverse order, this one would almost be a demake, it's --

#93, or #1585, 1952's "Singin' in the Rain."

He mad and he he fightin', it's --

#94, or #1586, 1976 Jonathan Demme picture "Fighting Mad."

Sneak Preview, leaving now!

Best guesses still "Dream Scenario," "No Way Up," or maybe "Imaginary"? Those are all out this week.

#95, or #1587.

Taking two Bill Murray delivery mechanism-ass movies and really focusing in on the lore, the world, the continuity, that's definitely a choice you could make for some reason, it's --

#96, or #1588, 2021's "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."

Let's watch another sequel and actually check something off my watchlist, it's --

#97, or #1589, 2023's "The Wrath of Becky."

The lowest rated thing on my Letterboxd watchlist, because I might as well start at the bottom of the barrel, it's --

#98, or #1590, 2022 horror comedy "Slayers."

Let's watch something at least made by a competent director, it's --

#99, or #1591, 1977 Jonathan Demme picture "Citizens Band."

Me, when I remember there's a big number coming up on the movie thread: Obviously I'm doing something special for this big number.

Me, when I forgot there was a big number coming up until just now and so didn't line anything up, which is fine because "big numbers" are just data we assign meaning to based on meaningless patterns: It's --

#100, or #1592, 1979 Jonathan Demme picture "Last Embrace."

I don't remember which podcast assigned this one as homework but I'm sure it'll come to me, anyway, this looks like "Citizens Band" for the internet, it's --

#101, or #1593, 2014's "Men, Women & Children."

Been a while since my last new Nic Cage movie, which is the one downside to having seen every Nic Cage movie. Leaving now to go see --

#102, or #1594, 2024's "Dream Scenario."

I'm bored, I'm cold, and I don't think they're gonna show this at the Pathé before the Oscars ceremony, so, it's --

#103, or #1595, 2023's "American Fiction."

It's the first Jonathan Demme Blank Check just covers on its own, it's --

#104, or #1596, 1980's "Melvin and Howard."

This looks like a time travel thing, it's --

#105, or #1597, 2019's "See You Yesterday."

Pretty sure this is the first thing I ever watchlisted, because I don't remember ever looking at my watchlist without this on it, it's --

#106, or #1598, 1967's "PlayTime."

Let's find out what the deal is with these so-called "theatre kids" I've heard so much about, it's --

#107, or #1599, 2023's "Theatre Camp."

Tuesday! Sneak Preview! Leaving now!

#108, or #1600.

No guess, nothing really jumping out at me.

This very moment was foretold in prophecy -- an hour ago, when I learned there was a new one of these coming out soon, it's --

#109, or #1601, 1976's "The Omen."

I dunno why a sequel/midquel/prequel to "Suicide Club" has to be 2h40m long, but alright, it's been a real roadblock on the Horror List for a little bit, so let's just do this, it's --

#110, or #1602, 2005's "Noriko's Dinner Table."

"I carried my bag pretending like I'd just returned from a big trip."

truly convincing nobody

what was Suicide Club about again

was it a pop group's fault?

Ueno54? *looks at the camera*

I would simply not run away to Tokyo solely on the basis of some conversations I had with a total stranger on faux 2channel.

...Wait, I've done that several times, just not to Tokyo and it wasn't running away, and also they were my friends who I'd known for years.

The kind of movie you could make about this early 2channel-style online message board you couldn't really make about MySpace or Twitter, really -- but would probably work if you made them about fedi.

fediverse movie when

who sleeps with their glasses on

who wakes up with them still in the same place on their face

"I didn't know what 'Ueno Station #54' meant."

damn she hasn't even seen 2002's "Suicide Club"

oh, six months later

say, when do those 54 high schoolers throw themselves in front of the train here, anyw--

"54 high school girls themselves in front of a train!"

ah

this been Suicide Club prequel

now for Suicide Club midquel

"She had no genuine memories. She just didn't give a shit."

hard read on Ueno54

"We have to relate to each other as stray cats do, okay?"

god there's a lotta sayin' the themes out loud here ain't there

I honestly did not feel like "Suicide Club" left that much unanswered, and where it did I didn't feel like I needed the answers

and the answers this comes up with aren't that interesting -- "Suicide Club" isn't a better film in any way for it all having been organised by this I.C. Corps.

god still an hour left

well this sure has got out of hand

"You all look like lions to me. Let's be rabbits again, okay?"

;__;