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Completing assessments/re-assessments has been slow yet increasingly steady, as I’m nearly 50% (since Tuesday morning) in finding Project movies, thanks to two successful theatrical assessments in “Predator: Badlands” and “The Running Man”, as well as finally getting around to watching my Vudu rental of “El Cantante”, thus the third component of that nearly 50% success rate. And while I was resigning myself to the possibility of waiting until next week to write this 207th Flickasbord entry, I decided to instead write it today, as heavy commitment to resuming evaluations and upcoming family gatherings will be the two main things in my schedule from tomorrow through the first Saturday of next month.
Let’s begin.
First up, I have changed my mind about denying an assessment for “Wedding Wars”, because if a movie (Philadelphia) where Antonio Banderas convincingly plays a same-sex oriented character can be in The Project, well then John Stamos portraying that same type of character in the former movie can be assessed. Now’s let see if this complete reversal pays off or not.
During both early/mid-March and early-April, I covered a lot of ground in blogging about movies that were previously unaccounted for in the Art Infliction Content Universe, and yet I still thought that I didn’t cover them all. And as it turned out, that thought was correct, as I caught bits and pieces of “Rapa Nui” when I was about 12 yet completely forgot about that fact until two days ago, therefore I made a note to incorporate the 1994 movie into this entry. Now let’s see if this latest blast from the past incorporation can follow “The Running Man” into Tier 5.
When it comes to theatrical outings these days, I’m not surprised by any of the trailers that I see, due to constantly seeing trailers for upcoming movies, such as “Wuthering Heights” and “Five Nights At Freddy’s 2”, and going as far back as early-September when it comes to that. But recycling through trailers for movies that are set to be released tomorrow through mid-March 2026 can only last for so long, thus the inevitability for new trailers. And of course, during my two most recent theatrical outings, I saw trailers for “Send Help”, “Song Sung Blue” and “Primate”, and saw potential in each of them. Of course, it remains unknown if any of them will be a part of my 2025 and/or 2026 theatrical tours, from a scheduling standpoint. But should any of them align favorably with my schedule, well then those are three movies that will no doubt add to my active streak of 53 successful theatrical outings. Stay tuned.
As someone, whom first made his debut as a seller on Mercari two weeks ago, followed by christening my buyer’s account on that same website three days ago, I actively go on there to both check for progress on my first listing (Savage, format Blu-ray Disc), and debate whether I should exercise my option for a refund of a particular item (Barbarian, format Blu-ray Disc) or not. And while nothing has materialized on either of those fronts, I noticed listings for four potential Flickuum movies, with them being 1] Pistolera, because that title reminds of the song “Pistolero” that plays in the movie “Once Upon A Time In Mexico”, 2] Postman Pat: The Movie, because it seems like something that I would watch after any movie that has a Hispanic actress that I like, 3] Rapid Fire, because the late Brandon Lee deserves more than just “Showdown In Little Tokyo” in The Project, and 4] The Wind Rises, because I’ll always give pretty much any Studio Ghibli movie a chance at making The Project. And should any/all of those movies live up to my expectations, well then the people that are listing those items on that website can expect guaranteed sales.
It looks like an eighth hate-watch of “Green Lantern” is in my future, as three more movies have each proven themselves worthy of re-assessment. And as to what those three movies are, well they are 1] Body Count, because Ice-T’s character being outraged about having to jump through hoops to constantly placate someone is something that I can relate to, 2] Your Sister’s Sister, because that movie feels comforting to me for some reason and 3] The Kid, because my second (and pending) re-assessment of “Father Of The Bride” brought back memories of me assessing the Bruce Willis-led movie. Alright, now let’s see if those three final pardons can make the most of their opportunities or not.
Another website that I surf is the one that one of my former Etsy sellers owns, as I use that one as a baseline to figure out which movies that I can possibly add to my still-growing collection. And of course, I’ve used that site as a reference point to add to “Brownsville Bred” to the assessment/re-assessment roster, and now I’m using it again to add two more potential Flickuum movies to the roster, with them being “In Your Dreams” and “The Perfect Gamble”. Now let’s see if either of those movies are worth…well a gamble.
And finally, one recording artist, whose spirit lives in not only through his music, but also through the movie and TV show universe, is Elvis Presley. I mean look at “Fools Rush In”, “Saved By The Bell” and the two unique biopics that came out this decade, and tell me if you disagree or not. And that’s not even the complete depth of the pop culture rabbit hole, as the EP influence is also noticeable in “Honeymoon In Vegas”, along with “Easy Six”, and I’ve seen all of those IPs. And soon enough, “3000 Miles To Graceland” will be in that category, as the “fuck that artsy fartsy Oscar bait shit” side of me wants to find out if the 2001 movie is as bad as the movie critics, whom act like those snobby motherfuckers in Grey Poupon commercials, say it is. Plus, there’s no way in hell that I’ll say no to a movie where it’s a battle of wits between Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner, so hell yeah it’s going on the roster and I’ll probably see it before “A History Of Violence”. Actually, change “probably” to “absolutely” and you’ll find out my verdict on the apples-to-oranges comparison between both movies about six months from now.
Well, as I stated earlier in this entry, it’s been a mixed bag of assessments/re-assessment so far this week, but “Father Of The Bride” is going to increase my win rate to exactly 50%. Plus, I’m confident that my upcoming doubleheader of “Dope” and “The Land” will increase that rate to 60%, thus “The Running Man” won’t have the distinction of being the final successful assessment/re-assessment for the week of 11/17/25 through 11/23/17.
Until the next time.