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 his detailed plan in deciding overall spots 3,748 through 3,800 of The Flickuum Project.
You can check it out via the entry below!
**Note: This entry has adult wording in it. Discretion is advised
“Flickasbord, Volume 151”
In between the conclusion of the most recent Art Infliction update (this most recent Friday) and now, the amount of cap space for open Flickuum spots was at 538. And although a spot was freed up via “Beau Is Afraid” being as unremarkable during its re-assessment as it was during its late-July 2023 assessment, that 538 turned into a 413.
Let’s begin.
First up, I spent most of this past weekend trying to remember how many movies that I saw in their entireties yet never documented in the Art Infliction era until now. And as to what that total was, well it was 92, but two of those movies will get the right to vie for overall guaranteed Flickuum spots almost immediately, due to the other 90 being subjected to the NFL-style roster cutdown selection protocol that I have used before. And as to which two movies were granted those rights, well they were the Elijah Wood-led movie “The Adventures Of Huck Finn” and the 1999 version of “The Mummy”, with the former being the most Project-ready movie of those 92, while the latter deserves to be in The Project as much as the Tom Cruise version of “The Mummy” a.k.a. the 1,081st enshrined Flickuum movie does. Now let’s see if they both can get 40F designations before the 3,748 through 3,800 selection protocol begins, as that one will be the NFL-style roster cutdown selection protocol for those other 90 movies.
Next up, “Anthropoid” was exempt from the 99ers (2022 And Older) page a.k.a. Tier 13, due to me feeling that that movie possibly has way more to offer The Project than it did during its re-assessment in late-April 2024, and subsequently got replaced by “Just Add Romance” as a result of that. Of course, this was the second replacement that occurred in that tier, as the first one was “Persuasion” going in place of the 2022 version of “Father Of The Bride”, thus the maximum amount of 99 movies in that tier being maintained both times. But that maintenance will have to incur three vacancies, as “Sex Appeal” “Public Enemies” and “The Iron Giant” will all be subject to re-assessments, due to the first one having the same type of vibe as “Crush”, the second one being as deserving of a re-assessment as both “The Last King Of Scotland” and “Napoleon”, and the third one needing its ending fully re-investigated. But worry not, because I’m pretty sure that all three of those vacancies will be filled almost immediately.
Every time that I keep thinking that pardoning movies from the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page is completely out of my system, other movies on that page seemingly come out of the woodwork to make cases of why they too need to be re-assessed. And while it is frustrating to struggle with completely moving on from granting pardons, 21 particular movies each gave justifiable reasons for being pardoned, thus they will each be getting looked at during these next 21-plus months. But the aforementioned Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page did get a couple of new additions in return, as the motion picture airball “Double Team” and the Michael Douglas-led movie “A Perfect Murder” were deemed unworthy of being re-assessed. So, with all of that being said, you can find out which 21 movies were pardoned via the chart below:
| Movie | Why it was pardoned |
| Unintended | Due to it being assessed around the time that “Husband For Hire” was assessed, this movie deserves to be re-assessed, especially since it could be a good complimentary movie to the seventh-ranked Flickuum movie. |
| The Thomas Crown Affair ‘99 | The Steve McQueen version will eventually be assessed, so might as well as re-assess this one for an apples-to-apples comparison. |
| Menace II Society | I thought that I was done evaluating Jada Pinkett Smith movies for The Project, but I want to re-assess this one to see the contrast between it and “The Book Of Eli” since both movies were directed by the Hughes Brothers. |
| Meet Bill | This movie has line-up versatility and could work well with either “Husband For Hire” or “Death Race”. |
| Tough Luck | I like Normus Reedus playing the main protagonist in this movie. |
| Ad Astra | This is tethered to the next movie in this chart, as both movies are Brad Pitt movies. |
| Allied | This movie was surrounded by enshrined Flickuum movies and future Flickuum inductees during late-November 2023, as that was when it was assessed. So, because of all those associations, it will be re-assessed, and maybe it can get an evaluation spot with a Nadine Velazquez movie and/or Melissa Barrera movie afterwards. |
| Mad City | I like the design of the museum that this movie was/is set in. |
| The Spy Who Dumped | The fact that Kate McKinnon played/plays a character named Morgan Freeman in this movie is brilliant. Plus, it could be benefit from being re-assessed nowhere near “A Simple Favor”, as it’s tough to find other movies that can perfectly compliment The Flickuum’s top-ranked 2018 movie. |
| The Virgin Suicides | This movie can outrank “Midsommar”, the latter of which recently passed its re-assessment. |
| Lord Of War | There is sequel upside for this movie. |
| The Weather Man | This movie is a very nuanced one about the meteorology industry. |
| The King Of Comedy | Since both “The Fan” and the 1991 version of “Cape Fear” are getting re-assessed, this movie might as well get the same status, so that the Robert De Niro psychopath trilogy can be fully accounted for. |
| Apocalypse Now | This movie is just way too powerful to be completed discarded from Project consideration. |
| The Green Inferno | The ending needs to be fully re-investigated. |
| Lamb | This movie is creepy, but it might be the better of the two A24 Scandinavian-themed movies, with “Midsommar” being the other. |
| The Firm | If the overuse of piano music can be overcome, then this movie will join The Project. |
| Finestkind | Miller’s Girl and X are both getting re-assessed, and this movie is better than those two, as all three movies are Jenna Ortega movies. |
| Playmobil: The Movie | I want to re-assess this movie, simply because of the bird that makes that side-eyed facial expression. |
| The Infiltrator | If “The Gunman” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well. |
| The Rhythm Section | This movie is yet another perfect excuse to make an example out of Blake Lively. |
Two more movies that resided on The 99ers page a.k.a. Tier 12 have been exempt, as I felt that each specific movie has an aspect deserving of Flickuum lore. And as to what those two movies are, well they are “Sasquatch Sunset”, due to the grunting in that movie sounding more intelligible than the word salads that keep getting spewed by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, and “A Good Person”, due to me feeling that it could outrank the currently pardoned “Feast Of Love”, as both movies are Morgan Freeman movies.
I did mention one of the 90 movies that will be subject to the 3,748 through 3,800 selection protocol, with that movie being the 1991 version of “Cape Fear” and that was to bring up a common thread. And of course, with that being said, another one of those 90 movies is a part of this paragraph, as the Harvey Keitel-led movie “Smoke” has a sequel, entitled “Blue In The Face”, the latter of which I haven’t assessed. So, because of that, the aforementioned sequel has been added to the assessment/re-assessment roster, along with both “The Woodsman” since it could be neck-and-neck with “Cop Car”, and “Bill & Ted Face The Music” via Erinn Hayes and Samara Weaving being in the threequel. Now let’s see if all three of those movies can be three more quality depth pieces in the group (The Flickuum) that last extended by “John Wick”.
It did occur to me that I forgot to add “Tooth Fairy” to the list of 92 movies, therefore making it 93. And since I want a maximum of 90 movies to work with for the 3,748 through 3,800 selection protocol, I have decided to exempt “To Die For” from the 90, because I feel that I’ll enjoy the Nicole Kidman-led movie much more as a 41-year-old than as a 15-year-old back in 1999. Stay tuned.
In one more exemption from Tier 13, I have decided that “Nomadland” will be granted a third re-assessment, as I feel that it can be neck-and-neck with “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” since both movies are Frances McDormand movies. But unlike the last two times that I re-assessed it, I won’t be re-assessing it after a Melissa Barrera movie because it’s a very mixed bag for movies that get watched after anything that features the always dynamic Mexican actress. But maybe I can re-assess it sometime before “Sacudete Las Penas” since the former of the two movies has potential to be more successful as a movie that gets watched before any Barrera movie, i.e. “In The Heights”. Stay tuned.
And finally, what’s a Flickasbord entry without any mention of new/upcoming movies, as that’s what’s launched this Flickasbord series in the first place. And while these tattooed hands have put titles, such as “28 Years Later” and “M3GAN 2.0”, to paper, there are the trailers of two movies that I saw the week before last yet they kept slipping through the cracks until now. And as to what those movies are, well they are “The Wedding Banquet”, which looks like a movie that can relax me just like “Joy Ride ’23” did, and “Sacramento”, which looks like a fun road trip movie. Of course, my April is going to be very filled with other theatrical outings, so I will opt to wait for both movies to come to streaming.
Well, addition to the group of overall guaranteed Flickuum movies has been methodical since this most recent March 15, due largely to how many variables have gone into The Project since that date. But I don’t anticipate a word salad of Flickuum related content on such a quick turnaround the next time around, as I have plans to go on some assessment/re-assessment marathons for a majority of this week.
Until the next time.