Here at Art Infliction, we are very structured with things, such as Kaycee And The Forefront and Steve Believes.
However, there will be weeks where Steve Kaycee won’t make the Monday deadline for the former of those two pages, along with the fact that he could have more than one sports entry during a particular week.
But what if Steve could make up for a missed deadline? And what if he had a page to run in tandem with Steve Believes?
Well, the answers are here on this page, as we house both belated assignments and impromptu assignments.
Or in this case, Steve squeezing in a Kaycee And The Forefront entry into this page whenever the aforementioned Kaycee And The Forefront page, along with both The Bonus Round page and Miscellaneous page, are all booked solid.
So now you are most likely wondering, “What is Steve tackling this time?”
Well, he is blogging about what could be the early favorite for best Flickuum movie of 2025.
You can check it out via the entry below!
**Note: This entry has adult wording in it. Discretion is advised
“Flickasbord, Volume 139”
This current juncture of assessing/re-assessing movies and adding movies to the roster has taken an interesting turn, as franchise predication could be waived for “Alien” and its two prequels, while a movie that was left for dead has grown on me. And of course, that’s just scratching the surface in this 139th Flickasbord entry.
Let’s begin.
First up, I wasn’t thrilled that WB (Warner Bros.) did a full reset on the DC Cinematic Universe, as that decision is most likely why we won’t get a sequel to “Blue Beetle”. And of course, with that being said, I constantly had reservations about the new “Superman” movie that is coming out on July 11 of this year. But after seeing that adorable dog in the trailer, I did a full 180 on that movie, thus I have added it to my 2025 theatrical tour.
An actor that I don’t think that I’ve blogged about enough or at all has been Anthony Ramos, whom should be getting more mentions via him being the top-billed name in the inevitably second-ranked Flickuum movie, which is going to be “In The Heights”. However, I’ve discovered that A] He appeared in four “pre-In The Heights” movies that are either fully guaranteed or tentatively guaranteed, B] He lent his voice to a “post-In The Heights” movie in “The Bad Guys” and C] He appeared in three movies that I saw theatrically in either 2023 or 2024. So, with all of that being said, I explored iTunes to see what else he’s appeared in, because he’s a presence in whatever he’s appeared in. And sure enough, he appeared in an indie movie, entitled “White Girl”, which I added to my Tubi queue earlier this week yet, due to it being a character-driven indie that I go for yet I forgot that Ramos appeared in that movie until now. Of course, I didn’t add it to the roster right away, but I made a mental note of it for the next Flickasbord entry, which is of course this one. Now let’s see if he can amass another Flickuum movie.
The same person who recommended me “Nowhere” and “Twelve” made a third recommendation for me, with it being the movie “Trial By Fire”. And given that I trust her judgment in making recommendations for me, along with the cast of her third recommendation having actors and actresses that I like, I eventually approved it for the roster.
What’s a Flickasbord entry without A24, as that 12-year machine keeps manufacturing intriguing movie after intriguing movie. And of course, with that being said, that 12-year machine has put forth two new additions in “Bring Her Back”, which is going to be a sequel to “Talk To Me”, and “Friendship”, which looks like one of the grittier dark comedies in quite some time. Of course, regional suppression is why certain movies aren’t guaranteed theatrical showings in certain areas, as that’s the case with another A24 movie in “Parthenope”, thus the two new additions won’t be a part of my 2025 theatrical tour until I know more in May of this year. Stay tuned.
Ever get two movies mixed up, because they both have a certain element? I have, as I mistook “Society Of The Snow” for “Anatomy Of A Fall”, due to both movies having snow in them. So, with that being said, I have gone on to add the latter to the roster, because that’s the one with the iconic dog character. Now it’s just a matter of when I can fit it into my busy assessment/re-assessment schedule. Maybe after watching an episode of Saved By The Bell: The College Years.
Lily-Rose Depp has been the talk of “Nosferatu” to the point that a vlogger said that she should get the best actress nomination that wrongfully went to Karla Sofia Gascon for “Emilia Perez”. Of course, I didn’t see the latter of the two movies, but I agree with that vlogger. Anyways, yes Lily-Rose Depp was tremendous in that movie to the point that I’ve pardoned the movie (Wolf) that likely paved the way for her to get the role of Ellen Hutter in the aforementioned “Nosferatu”. And of course, that’s not the only pardon that I’ve issued because in addition, I’ve also issued a pardon for “The Invisible Circus” because Jordana Brewster is a smoke show in that one. Now let’s see if these final two pardons are worth it or not.
Going from two movies that have been pardoned from the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page to a movie that almost made that page, the Meredith Hagner-led movie “Hits” has grown on me because it seems that I could watch right before watching either “Desperado”, “From Prada To Nada” or “Selena”. So, because of that, I’ve given that movie the “HCC” designation in Tier 7, which will also fill the Wyatt Cenac void in The Project. Now it’s matter of successfully obtaining via hard copy.
Every time that I conduct a March Madness selection process, I listen to my favorite Prince song “Purple Rain”, followed by my favorite Sinead O’Connor song “Nothing Compares 2 U”. And of course, both those artists forever have something in common, which is that they each have a version of the latter song. However, one of them (the late Sinead O’Connor) will never have a Flickuum movie, whereas the late Prince could via “Under The Cherry Moon”. Of course, his other movie “Purple Rain” isn’t on my roster, because I have mixed opinions on semi-autobiographical movies, i.e. “Get Rich Or Die Tryin”, so his most well-known movie won’t make the roster…for now.
And finally, we get a based on a true story movie about penguins for a second consecutive year via the Steve Coogan-led movie “The Penguin Lessons”. Of course, last year we got “My Penguin Friend”, which is going to make my Top 10 for 2024 movies, and this upcoming movie is giving me vibes about the Jean Reno-led movie, thus it could be an early favorite for best Flickuum movie of 2025, especially since the controversy surrounding Blake Lively could torpedo “Another Simple Favor”.
Well, that -71 (Unrequited has been assessed) has turned into a -55 for open Flickuum spots, due to A] The 10 movies that have been added/re-added to the roster, B] Alien and its two prequels (Prometheus, Alien: Covenant) tying together perfectly to the point that all three movies now have 30F designations, C] The Perfection getting hard copy confirmation, D] Hits getting the HCC designation in Tier 7 and E] Alien: Romulus riding the wave of momentum to a 30F designation of its own. So yes, game-changers galore and with 22-plus months to go until the New Year’s Day 2027 deadline.
Until the next time.