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My 2025 has gotten off to a slow and somewhat unfulfilled start, as my focus level was/has been hindered by the remnants of my cold, thus why A] The two most recent site updates felt as if I was stuck in molasses and B] My evaluation of “Happy Death Day” has been delayed three times already, although that’s now a moot point via me evaluating Jessica Rothe’s breakthrough movie last night. And luckily, the carnival barker Roger Goodell and his meandering product, known as The NFL, will only eat into four more of my Sunday afternoons during early 2025, along with the facts that my mountain of laundry will be done without eating into any more foreseeable prime evaluation time and my ability to focus is getting better with each passing day, thus I will be able to build on what I’ve already completed last night into the wee hours of this morning. Furthermore, I won’t feel any need to create content for the sake of creating content for the rest of this month at least, but I have compiled my next group of additions to the assessment/re-assessment roster.
Let’s begin.
First up, Sydney Sweeney’s “Anyone But You” character will no longer have to be blasphemous, following this entry, as I gave deep thought to four more movies that have already been pardoned from the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page. And as to what those four movies are, well they are 1] The Witch, due to it being an A24 elevated horror movie that could be neck-and-neck with 2023’s “Talk To Me”, 2] The Lighthouse, due to me thinking that it’s just as deserving of being re-assessed as The Witch, 3] Ex Machina, due to it having the potential to both outrank “Chappie” and be evaluated directly before “Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse”, and 4] The Black Phone, due to its aesthetic looking similar to the aesthetic of “Strange Darling”. Of course, I don’t know exactly when all four of those re-assessments will be conducted, but I will say that I’ll have my answers to all four of them exactly 104 weeks from now. Stay tuned.
Next up, my constant fascination of the A24 catalogue has led to me watching numerous YouTube videos about how others feel about their movies, whether it was a Top 50 list or a tier list ranging from “A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III” to “Everything Everywhere All At Once”. And of course, with all of that being said, those videos have yielded me five more A24 additions to the roster. And as to what those five additions are, well you can find out via the chart below:
| A24 Movie | Why it has been added |
| A Ghost Story | I don’t believe in I’m judging any book by its cover. But this movie is the exception to that rule, as its poster/cover art looks like something that I’d watch late at night or during wee hours before going to sleep. And of course, that’s not a category that I throw around lightly, as a movie has to be pretty damn special to earn such a status. Granted, I haven’t assessed this movie yet, but I have lofty expectations for it already. |
| The Rover | Prior and during his Twilight run, Robert Pattinson appeared in three Flickuum movies, so I was already able to see him as more than just Edward Cullen. But this is the movie that officially helped him shed that label to the point that I’ll be asking “Edward Who?”. Yeah, this movie has lofty expectations as well. |
| Close | This movie resonates with me in a way, as the viciousness of peer pressure can forever alter the friendship between two people. So, given that powerful plot line, I’m totally compelled to watch it. |
| Under The Skin | A24 didn’t need to get involved with “Strange Darling”, as they already did so via this movie. Yes, I’m catching vibes of the sixth movie that I saw theatrically in August 2024 with this movie, so the expectations are lofty with this one. |
| Aftersun | Paul Mescal proved in “Gladiator II” that he can thrive without Melissa Barrera. However, I want to see if the Irish actor has a successful “pre-Carmen” movie, as I didn’t care for “God’s Creatures”. |
1970s Jack Nicholson movies are a mixed bag, as for every “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”, there are a duo of duds in “The Last Detail” and “Chinatown”. However, I’m not going to let that duo discourage from assessing “Five Easy Pieces”, a 55-year-old movie that a roommate of mine strongly recommended. And given the brief glimpses of its trailer via IMDB, I’m confident that that movie will join “The Aristocats” in the category of Flickuum movies released in 1970.
As someone who has seen more than 10 music biopics, I feel like the sports biopic category gets somewhat overlooked, and this coming from someone who will have “Back To Black” ranked ahead of “42”. Yes, sports biopics tend to get lost in the shuffle, due in part to time making things easy to forget. But thanks to a Jeopardy! clue that I recently saw, I was able to remember that there was a baseball player named Ty Cobb and he had a biopic made about him. So, because of that refresher from Ken Jennings, I want to learn more about the late Detroit Tigers legend, thus the 1994 movie will step up to the plate, so that I can see if it’s Flickuum-worthy or not.
Abraham Lincoln, the revisionist history of him hunting vampires and the presence of Mary Elizabeth Winstead? Sign me up, because one of America’s most well-known presidents hunting vampires is a bonkers plot line that aligns with my eclectic selection of movies, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a smoke show. Granted, it most likely won’t outrank the Daniel Day-Lewis movie, but the words “sign me up” indicate that I will enjoy this movie during its assessment.
As a Sevendust fan, I’m still annoyed that their song “My Ruin” wasn’t included in the 1995 version of “Mortal Kombat”. So, given that, and the fact that “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” is shittier than its predecessor, I became leery of the 2021 version of “Mortal Kombat”. But after feeling as if the latter of the three movies can be perfect as an edgy movie to watch on a Saturday afternoon, along with being on the 2021 WB (Warner Bros.) roster with “In The Heights”, I have decided that I will take a flier on it, because maybe it will exceed expectations for me. Stay tuned.
And finally, a movie that I will have to relentlessly find accessibility to caps off this 128th volume, as one of my favorite vloggers in Dan Murrell cited the box office numbers for “Los Frikis”, which is Adria Arjona’s other 2024 movie. Yes, this movie is being plagued by both regional suppression and the somewhat antiquated mechanics of search engine results. However, I still think that it has a shot to make the New Year’s Day 2027 deadline, as I think that the accessibility issues will be resolved between now and then. And I hope that they do, because the aforementioned Adria Arjona is the type of actress that leaves her fans (myself included) wanting more.
Well, I did my first number-crunching of the running count of estimated Flickuum movies, with that total amounting to 2,620. And of course, that leaves room for 281 more “pre-Dream Scenario spots”, thus there is still a bit more leeway in adding movies to the roster. However, that number could become 279, as I have already amassed two more pending additions at the time that this entry was written, so expect a volume 129.
Until the next time.