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The second re-assessment of “The Boogeyman” not withstanding, there haven’t been any other assessments/re-assessments since this most recent Thursday afternoon, due to my taxing commitment of wanting to get from 1,326 completed Flickuum evaluations to 1,335 completed Flickuum evaluations (I eventually did) yesterday afternoon. But that’s going to change after today’s Nog Report posts.
Let’s begin.
First up, surfing through the stock of one of my go-to eBay sellers this most recent Friday night, I saw four movies that either jumped out at me in that instance or slipped through the cracks before then. And as to what those four movies were, well they were 1] Capture The Flag, because of its awesome looking cover art, 2] Unsane, because the trailer jumped out at me back in 2018, 3] The Curse Of La Llorona, because I noticed Marisol Ramirez as one of its principal cast members, prior to that instance, and 4] Action Point, because it looks like a bonkers good time. Of course, none of those movies will be in the next wave of assessments/re-assessments, as they first need to become roster additions, and it will be cutting it close in trying to assess any of them before midnight Thursday. However, there’s going to be a lot of open time, starting October 5 and those four movies could put themselves in the mix (no, not the Usher movie) for overall guaranteed Flickuum spots. Stay tuned.
A little over two years ago, I threw the change-up of assessing an Anthony Ramos movie a few hours after evaluating a Tamsin Egerton movie (The Look Of Love) on the night of Fathers Day 2023, the former of which happened two days before assessing a smartly-made horror movie in “The Blackening”. Of course, I’ll be finding myself in a similar situation at the end of this week going next into early/mid next week, as I’ll both be evaluating another Tamsin Egerton movie (Chalet Girl) this coming Sunday night and planning for a Wednesday theatrical outing of the upcoming horror movie “Him”. However, there’s no Anthony Ramos movie to go in between those two, so I scoured iTunes three days ago to find movies of his and came across the movie “Long Distance”, which I did notice before then yet it slipped through the cracks for me. But of course, me wanting to recreate similar runs of success put that movie back into my thoughts, thus I added it to the roster for an assessment, which will occur early Monday afternoon, except I’ll be doing so via Hulu, whereas the assessment of his movie (Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts) occurred theatrically between that evaluation of “The Look Of Love” and that theatrical outing of “The Blackening”. But hey, I’ll recreate (and modify) scenarios that lead to more waves of Flickuum progress, as I went from 869 to 879 in between that evaluation of “The Look Of Love” and that theatrical outing of “The Blackening”. And given the very lofty goal that I have set for myself, following my evaluation of “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2”, I anticipate going from 1,347 to 1,358 or 1,359 before I head out next Wednesday.
Every time that I think that I’m done with granting pardons and exemptions, some movie always gives me the figurative sad puppy dog eyes. Or in this case, 33 movies, as 33 Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention and/or Tier 12 movies have each given me at least one reason why they should vie for the special group of Tier 1 movies, which was both started by “Wildcats” and last extended by the aforementioned “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2”. And of course, you can find out the 33 movies via the typical chart format:
| Movie | Why it’s getting one last chance |
| Syriana (Pardon) | This movie’s “Pulp Fiction” style of storytelling could be its saving grace. |
| Stuck On You (Pardon) | This movie could be conjoined cringe, with conjoined twin brothers Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear both trying to get with Eva Mendes’ character. But this movie is worthy of a re-assessment for Tom Brady playing a punky computer geek. |
| The Hard Way (Pardon) | LL Cool J lost a Flickuum movie, as this movie was banned in 2019. Toys filled that vacated spot, but he could get a sixth Flickuum movie via the potential return of the James Wood & Michael Fox co-led 1991 movie, as it does have a lot going for it. |
| The Nightingale (Pardon) | Given the trajectory that Aisling Franciosi’s career has been on, following this movie, it deserves a re-assessment, as the re-assessment-pending “Stop-Motion” isn’t better. |
| Stand Up Guys (Pardon) | This movie always comes crawling back for re-assessment, but it seems to have a lot of successful components, thus it could finally get over the hump. |
| Filth (Pardon) | Movies about Asians being in a UK country tend to do well in making The Project, i.e. “Romper Stomper”. Plus, this movie was a stepping stone for James McAvoy’s successful turns in both “Split” and “Glass”. |
| Submergence (Pardon) | If the aforementioned “Filth” can be re-assessed, then this movie should as well. |
| Blue Collar (Pardon) | This movie has a lot of things that can be corrected, thus it could make The Project on its third try. |
| The Witch (Pardon) | Anya Taylor-Joy could be the only actor or actress that has both a Blumhouse movie, and an A24 movie in The Project. |
| Red Riding Hood (Pardon) | Using a pig as bait in the opening minutes of this movie might be the only hurdle that it has to clear. |
| Archenemy (Pardon) | If “Shoplifters Of The World” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well, as both movies are Joe Manganiello movies. |
| Grand Piano (Pardon) | This movie is like “Phone Booth”, except a little more complete than the 2003 movie. |
| Rally Road Racers (Exemption) | Aspects involving a non-main character are inconsequential to this movie. |
| Lost In Space (Pardon) | The robot in this movie deserves to be a part of Flickuum lore. Plus, Matt LeBlanc is the only “Friends” cast member that doesn’t have a Flickuum movie. |
| Group Sex (Pardon) | The chemistry between Josh Cooke and Odette Annable (then Yustman) could get this movie back into The Project. |
| The Unbreakable Boy (Exemption) | The actor, whom plays the 13-year-old version of Austin, is somewhat sidelined in this movie, as he’s the main character. But this movie has a Nothing But The Flickuum vibe about it, and could be an unlikely stabilizer for The Project. |
| Stuart Little (Pardon) | This movie revolutionized the concept of “tough close-outs” for movies, but the boat race competition scene could help its case at re-entering The Project. |
| Stuart Little 2 (Pardon) | Michael J. Fox and James Woods re-team 11 years after “The Hard Way”, and at least one movie with those two needs to be a part of Flickuum lore. |
| The Gorge (Exemption) | Every component of this movie needs to be re-investigated. |
| Trick ‘r Treat (Pardon) | Movies, such as “The Boogeyman”, the remake of “Salem’s Lot” and “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark”, are either enshrined or have another chance to join The Project. This movie has the same vibe as those three, thus it will get another chance as well. |
| A Fistful Of Dollars (Pardon) | Michael J. Fox via “Back To The Future Part III” makes Clint Eastwood’s “Man with no name” trilogy even cooler. |
| For A Few Dollars More (Pardon) | See one spot above. |
| The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Pardon) | See two spots above. |
| Swiss Army Man (Pardon) | It’s A24 being A24, thus this movie deserves a re-assessment. |
| Whipped (Pardon) | If “Igby Goes Down” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well, due to both movies being Amanda Peet movies. |
| Journey To The Center Of The Earth (Pardon) | This movie showed a lot of promise in its assessment. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Pardon) | The creatures and Vanessa Hudgens make this movie deserving of Flickuum lore. |
| Camp Nowhere (Pardon) | Weird cheese flavors aside, Christopher Lloyd’s quirkiness in this movie could expand his Flickuum total to 20. Plus, it could beat “Accepted” in the rankings. |
| Beirut (Pardon) | This movie is somewhat conjoined to the movie that’s listed directly above it, thus it will get a third re-assessment. |
| House Party (Pardon) | The rap group “Full Force” being cast as the perfect foils to Kid ’N Play make this movie worthy of a re-assessment. |
| House Party 2 (Pardon) | See one spot above. |
| House Party 3 (Pardon) | This movie is a perfect end to the Kid ’N Play era of the franchise. |
| House Party 4: Down To The Last Minute (Pardon) | This movie doesn’t have the swag of Kid ’N Play, but it does have a tandem of hot actresses in Meagan Good and Mari Morrow, so that’s a very good trade-off. |
During the span of mid/late-2005 through late-2011, three black and white period piece movies came out, all of which have gotten a lot of acclaim. Of course, I don’t tend to gravitate towards such movies, as I find them to be a bit stuffy and boring. But since I’ve already pardoned a different George Clooney movie in the aforementioned “Syriana”, I’ve decided to add his two movies “The Good German” and “Good Night, And Good Luck.” to the roster, along with “The Artist”, since that movie has such a cute dog. Yes, more overlooked movies become unlikely additions to the roster.
And finally, I challenged one of my friends to name me 10 movies, so that she could find out if I’ve seen any of them or not. Of course, she was able to figure out 10 movies to name, which then led to me saying that the only ones that I haven’t seen were “Enough” and “The Human Centipede”. Looks like those could be candidates for Volume 189, as this paragraph isn’t about either of those movies. Instead, it’s about an 11th one that she mentioned, entitled “4:44 Last Day On Earth”. Of course, I had to ask her about that one since I never heard of it, so she explained the plot to me. This was then followed by me both looking it up on IMDB and discovering that Willem Dafoe was the top-billed name for it, thus I added it to the roster. Yes, Willem Dafoe is one of my favorite actors, for playing likable supporting characters in both “Platoon” and “John Wick” and leading an eventual Top 10 A24 movie in “The Legend Of Ochi”, and he does both things so well. Now let’s see how he does as the lead in a movie that came out 14 years before his most recent A24 movie.
Well, I still don’t have the maxium amount of 50 movies for a sixth Varsity Vs. JV style battle, which of course entails 25 movies graduating to Tier 5. But I could get there on Wednesday, as I have a feeling that I can amass three more movies of 50F caliber. It’s just a question of which ones can achieve that status next.
Until the next time.