**Note: The following content has both some adult wording. Discretion is advised
When you average five theatrical trips per month like I have thus far this calendar year, you tend to see trailers for movies that jump out at you, which was the case with me both exactly three weeks ago and today, as I saw a trailer for “Fly Me To The Moon” on the former and a trailer for “Firebrand” on the latter. And as to why the trailers for both movies jumped out at me, well when it comes to the former, I like period piece movies about going into outer space, while the latter has the look of an enthralling royal hierarchy period piece that features Alicia Vikander, an actress who is too good to have just two Flickuum movies. Here’s hoping that the latter makes it three.
One day after banning “The Disaster Artist” from The Project, I realized that the entire point of that movie being a Flickuum movie was to have it compete with “Ed Wood” in the rankings, thus my comments about the former were completely pointless. So, with all of that being said, I have decided to pardon that movie from the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page, followed by placing it in both Tiers 7 and 11. And that’s not the only pardon that I have granted for movies on that page because in addition, I decided to pardon A) D.E.B.S. and place it in Tier 8, due to Jordana Brewster’s lip-synching not being anywhere as extensive as Jack O’Connell’s lip-synching in “Back To Black”, B) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and placed it in Tiers 7 and 11, due to the fact that I really like Mae Whitman’s character in that movie and C) I Care A Lot and place it in Tier 12, due to Eiza Gonzalez having a little more runaway than Anna Camp, in terms of being in good movies that follow ones where each actress portrays a character that’s a little more “butch” than they actually are, with Gonzalez doing so in the aforementioned “I Care A Lot” and Camp doing so in the overall guaranteed Flickuum movie “Here Awhile”. And of course, since all four of those movies were on that page, four have to go in their place, thus I have sent/re-sent “Imaginary”, “Good Burger 2”, “Nightmare Alley” and “Upgraded” to it as a group. Alright, now I can officially say that pardons from that page are forever over.
The late Sidney Poitier finally has a Flickuum movie, albeit posthumously, as the beginning of the Mister Tibbs trilogy a.k.a. “In The Heat Of The Night” lived up to the expectations that I had for it. As a matter of fact, that movie lived up to those expectations so much that I’ve decided that I will eventually assess both “They Call Me Mister Tibbs!” and “The Organization” because I feel that the entire trilogy needs to stay intact for The Project. Stay tuned, whether that’s between now and Memorial Day or sometime this summer.
For a little over a year, I’ve been on the fence about “The Art Of Self-Defense” because of Jesse Eisenberg’s character’s dog dying. But after seeing a similarity between that movie and “John Wick”, which puts a twist on the angles of vengeance and getting a new dog, I decided to place the 2019 movie in Tier 11, thus the continuance of expediting the 2,101 through 2,200 selection protocol.
During my mini-assessment marathon between the evaluations of “Wrath Of The Titans” and “Batman Forever”, I felt that the movie “Scott Joplin” start to fizzle downwards as it went on, followed by me struggling to piece together the plot of “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu”. But given the recent surge of music biopics since late-February, along with me still feeling that I can piece together the latter of the four movies much better the next time around, I’ve decided to re-assess both of them in what is already a very crowded second wave of Tier 8 assessments/re-assessments.
There’s a certain scene in “Team America: World Police” that is similar to a scene in “The Hateful Eight”, which is why I was a fence about adding the former of the two to The Project. But after discovering that the former of those two movies is the perfect off-kilter running mate that can work well in tandem with “The Blackening”, I decided to place the R-Rated version of “Action League Now!” in Tier 11. And no, I’m not pardoning “The Hateful Eight” because that movie is one of the weakest ones that Quentin Tarantino has ever put forth.
It’s been a struggle in trying to find another Mishel Prada movie to go with “Gigi & Nate” in The Project, especially since she’s way more modest looking in that movie. So, with that being said, “Benjamin Troubles” will extend the additions to Tier 11 because she is a total smoke show in that movie. Plus, the latter of the two movies gives off “Paint It Red” vibes and I think very highly of that movie.
Efforts to give Shemar Moore at least 10 Flickuum movies will occur during the second wave of Tier 8 assessments/re-assessments, as the 2015 movie “Kill Me, Deadly” will be added to that wave because I feel that his presence will elevate that movie. And given that the efforts for his 10 will be ongoing, this movie will be one of his pending five in a “have to have it” situation. Stay tuned.
The assessments have completely run out for Nadine Velazquez, as I refuse to assess the other six movies that are in her IMDB filmography, thus they will all be going to the Movies That Mega Tat Refuses To See page. And as to what those six movies are, well you can find out which ones that they are, along with the reasons why, via the chart below:
| Movie | Why I refuse to assess it |
| Hollywood Vice | There’s no confirmed runtime for the movie, thus it’s going to be impossible to track down on YouTube or in any other form. |
| Win, Lose Or Love | The movie is impossible to assess in any form. |
| Love Is A Four-Letter Word | See two spots above. |
| Aztec Warrior | It’s not accessible to assess at all, and it’s unknown if it came out before or after The Bounce Back. |
| Discarnate | It’s a movie that came out after The Bounce Back, thus it will be a complete letdown. |
| A World Away | See one spot above. |
And finally, when it comes to getting another live-action Marie Avgeropoulos movie into The Project, efforts have been futile, as I have gone 0-for-6 in that search. But of course, that search won’t stop because I at least want redemption for the failure that was “Tracers”. And sure enough, I think that I landed my latest candidate in that search via the movie “Dead Rising: Endgame”, due to it being a bookend with its predecessor “Dead Rising: Watchtower”. But given that one can’t be in The Project without the other, the pressure is on both of them to pass their assessments. Stay tuned.
Well, the 2,101 through 2,200 selection protocol is rounding out in ways that I didn’t expect it to, but that’s good because there will be nothing but a continuation of fascinating moments in The Flickuum Project. And who knows, I might come back with changed thoughts about the last two Indiana Jones installments, as well as both “Devotion” and “Amsterdam”. I guess Volume 65 will possibly be one way to find out.
Stay tuned.