Flickasbord, Volume 102 

For nearly the past week, I haven’t been blogging about why certain movies have been pardoned for re-assessment, as I’ve been focusing on graduating all the Spider 25 movies to Tier 5. But now that I got a reason to write this 102nd volume, I’ll tell you all which movies were/have been pardoned (since this most recent Monday) and why via the upcoming chart below. Let’s begin.

First up, let’s begin with that chart, as 14 more movies were granted pardons from the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page and for various reasons at that. And of course, with that being said, you can find out which movies that they are via that aforementioned chart below:

MovieWhy it has been pardoned for re-assessment
Den Of ThievesIt’s a combination of Heat and The Hurricane Heist, along with having some upside via its upcoming sequel.
FernGully: The Last RainforestIt comes down to analyzing the ending of this movie.
Dear EleanorThe question is whether Josh Lucas portraying Frank Morris in a most likely fictional movie can work or not.
Cut Throat CityThere are questions about whether some or all of the events in this movie are a dream or not, which could make it more confusing than Inception.
Death SentenceThe endings of both the theatrical version, and unrated version of this movie will be studied closely to see how much of a difference that there is between the two.
Mystic RiverLaurence Fishburne amassed four movies in 2003, three of which are enshrined Flickuum movies. This one could very well be the second-best of those four.
Where The Crawdads SingIt could either be an unexpected success like It Ends With Us or it could fall flat on its face like The Tiger Rising.
PeppermintIt doesn’t need a re-assessment, as its Project status is predicated on how Death Sentence does during its dual re-assessment.
The Hero Of Color CityThis movie needs to rise above its Saturday morning cartoon vibe, as that was what how Bunyan And Babe met its demise.
Nick And Norah’s Infinite PlaylistThe part with the gum in that very unsanitary toilet and the build-up for Fluffy are the only two things holding this movie back.
Holy RollersIf the movie above can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well since both are Ari Graynor movies.
StarletIt comes down to whether this movie has an ending that is deemed satisfactory or not.
The Company MenEven though The Town is the best Ben Affleck-Chris Cooper collaboration by far, it’s worth trying to have a trilogy of their collaborations in The Project.
Live By NightSee one spot above.

Actors with swagger and a presence about them have amassed more than 10, least 10 or nearly 10 Flickuum movies, so it’s no coincidence that the likes of Keanu Reeves, Oscar Isaac, Antonio Banderas, Idris Elba, Shemar Moore and the late Chadwick Boseman all fall under those categories. And one day, another actor with swagger and a presence about himself could very like join that club, as Mike Colter is cut from that same cloth. But he has some catching up to do, as he is four shy of double-digit Flickuum movies. Luckily, he could be three shy, as there are expectations for his movie “I’m Charlie Walker” passing its assessment, due to both his presence and Monica Barbaro being one of his castmates.

The movie “Kill Me, Deadly” has a lot of question marks about it, due to A) The over-reliance of distracting overly dramatic music, B) The under-utilization of Shemar Moore and C) The rushed ending. But a bright spot did emerge from that movie, in the presence of actress Raleigh Holmes, who could be the only other person to save it from making the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page. But that could become a moot point if the latter’s movie “Crawlspace” passes its assessment. Stay tuned.

Disney movies about wolves tend to have favorable outcomes, as both “White Fang” and “Iron Will” are enshrined Flickuum movies, while “The Adventures Of Natty Gann” could pass its upcoming re-assessment. So, because of all that wolf craze, the Charles Martin Smith-led movie “Never Cry Wolf” will get assessed. Now let’s see if the latter of the four movies can ride that wave of momentum into The Project.

Back when the Land Of Infusion started, I had 353 movies up for re-assessment typed up, with the first one being “That’s My Boy” and the last one being “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2”. However, one of those movies went unaccounted for, which is how I ended up re-assessing the 2009 version of “The Taking Of Pelham 123”. But after discovering that “My Giant” never made the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention, I realized that the Billy Crystal-led movie became the one that was unaccounted for. So, because of that, I added that movie to Tier 8 when I added both Kevin Bacon movies and Where The Crawdads Sing to it. Now let’s see if that once unaccounted for movie can pass its re-assessment or not.

When it comes to having a still-stacked group of movies for my 2024 theatrical tour, bypassing movies during the tour is going to happen, as I had to do that with “Rob Peace” recently. And of course, with that being said, I unintentionally did that same thing with “1992”, as I wasn’t sure if it would be accessible to me theatrically. Of course, I find the premise to be enthralling, but I made a vow to commit to the current structure of what remains for my 2024 theatrical tour, thus I will opt to assess the Tyrese Gibson-led movie via streaming.

Installment confusion is a rare thing for me, as I can tell the difference between both “Ghostbusters” movies. However, I’m not sure if I saw both “48 Hrs.” movies or saw the same one twice. So, with that being said, I will deny that I saw the first one, due to being unsure if I saw that one or not, followed by eventually ruling my upcoming viewing of the second one as a second re-assessment.

And finally, there have been movies that I caught bits and pieces of in the background, while doing something else, such as the 622nd enshrined Flickuum movie “Bridesmaids”. It’s rare that I give chances to such movies, as I initially had no interest in that movie, only for it to be saved by the aspect of dogs being given out as party favors. And of course, with that being said, another movie [True Grit] from that decade [2010s] didn’t interest me, as I was content with what I had for The Project back in mid-2011. But thanks to A) To constant expansion that has spanned nearly 12 years and B) Hearing nothing but good things about the remake of the John Wayne movie, I have decided to add it to the roster of assessments/re-assessments to give it a full-on assessment.

Well, there is still a glut of accessible movies up for assessment/re-assessment and a bit of uncertainly on how to schedule most of them between now and September 30. But if I can get a good run of them going between the end of my social media postings for today and Labor Day, then I’ll have a better idea of what else that I can add to the roster.

Until the next time.