Steve Kaycee has been on a tear (especially in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026) with writing multiple blog entries in a single week and doing so for multiple weeks.
However, he has grown tired of constantly converting fairly new blog entries into non-menu website pages, as he feels that A] Doing so doesn’t give such blog entries the proper exposure that they deserve and B] The constant impromptu pre-writes take their toll on him more and more.
But luckily, the impromptu pre-writes have (and will continue) to dwindle, as will the early non-menu website page conversions. And of course, with the latter being said, this page comes into play once again, as Steve Kaycee has a blog entry that he began to write on February 26 and completed on February 27, with it being about what he had noticed via fast-forwarding through the trailers of his “Hope Springs” DVD.
You can see it below.
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“Flickasbord, Volume 221”
Pre-Dream Scenario spots are starting to dwindle again, as only 89 such spots were completely open, prior to this entry being written. And while the likes of “The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee” will eventually provide a tiny bit of cap relief, that’s not going to matter, due to the next impending structure of the Assessment/Re-Assessment Roster.
Let’s begin.
First up, a movie that didn’t make the cut in Volume 220 makes the cut here, as “Willy’s Wonderland” was mentioned in my conversation with an FYE employee 11 days ago. As a matter of fact, I reminded myself via my iPhone to add it to the roster that very same day yet somehow forgot to do so. I guess that’s what happens when fixation on the February 2026 leg of The Flickuum Project becomes the main thing. But of course, that leg somewhat abruptly ended on my terms, thus also allowing me to hit the semi-reset button on how to approach the two-headed monster of evaluations and non-evaluations, from yesterday to the entirety of next month. So, with all of that being said, the somewhat abrupt ending became a blessing in disguise, from the standpoint of helping me remember to not overlook what is the Nicolas Cage version of “Five Nights At Freddy’s”. Now let’s see if the 2021 movie can find a home in The Flickuum rankings.
When it comes to the road trip comedy movie, it’s a formula of mixed results because for every “Due Date”, there’s a “Stop And Go”. And while the latter didn’t exactly provide an oomph to that particular niche, I’m not going to paint the rest of that niche with a broad brush, as “Bubble Boy” is among the many current Tier 13 retreads. And that’s not the only reason that I won’t paint that niche with a broad brush, because in addition, the movie “Miss Stevens” jumped out at me, due to both its cover art and the fact that it was an early role for Lili Reinhart. Now let’s see if this road trip comedy can find its route to The Project.
362 days after the official date of Gene Hackman’s passing, another legendary actor passed away, as I found out from one of my roommates that Robert Duvall passed away at the age of 95. And like Hackman and the other legends that we’ve lost this decade, he was truly one of a kind, portraying characters like Boo Radley in “To Kill A Mockingbird” and a very complex religious figure in “The Apostle”. Yes, he amassed quite a body of work, which has resulted in 11 enshrined Flickuum movies and quite possibly 28, depending on the outcomes of the movies of his that are up for assessment/re-assessment. Or should I say 29, as another acclaimed movie of his in “Tender Mercies” was talked up quite a bit, following his passing. Of course, I usually don’t take the bait about constantly talked up movies, but in this case I will because it’s a movie with Robert Freaking Duvall and it’s almost impossible to say no to a movie that he appeared in.
When it comes to physical media, I always fast forward through the trailers, although the DVD of “Empire” doesn’t allow for that option, so the more accurate term is almost always. Anyways, the times that I’m able to exercise that option, I wonder if I’m missing out on noticing something that could be Flickuum worthy, although that process didn’t prevent me from noticing “Albatross” and “5 To 7”, which are evaluations 1,349 and 1,398, respectively. And the same can be said about that process two-plus days ago, as fast forwarding through the trailers of the “Hope Springs” DVD, I noticed that Omar Sy movie “The Intouchables” and liked the aesthetics of it, albeit in fast motion. So, with that being said, yet another movie that was barely a blip on The Flickuum radar emerges as another addition to the roster.
Going from one Omar to another, I’ve been a fan of Omar Epps since first seeing “Major League II” back in 1995, and have always found him to be an actor that brings a presence to whichever project that he has appeared in. But for all of his cool, he only has five Flickuum movies total and he’s just way too cool to not have double digits. So, with that being said, I’ve decided to add “Traffik” to the roster as a flier movie. Now let’s see if the flier becomes A] A worthy figurative gamble, and B] Another step closer to him getting double digit movies in The Project.
A character actor, whom I thought was the best part in the reviled movie “Thinner”, was/is the late Michael Constantine, because he’s another one that fell/falls under the category of actors with a presence, and that category extends to posthumously. But unfortunately, I haven’t found a movie of his for The Project, thus I used my recent wait time with HostMetro to look at his filmography and found something that gives him top five billing. And as to what that movie was, well it was “My Life”, which is about a terminally ill man named Bob Jones preparing for own his death. Of course, I’ve only seen glimpses of the trailer, but I liked what I saw of it. Plus, it seems to be the type of movie that paved the way for “The Professor” a.k.a. evaluation 594 and a Tier 4 movie in “Here Awhile”, thus its expectations are already sky high.
A certain top seven movie in Tier 12 brought forth wonderment in what else that actor RJ Cyler has appeared in, as he seems like an actor that I’ve seen in something before. And as it turned out, I was right, as he appeared in “White Boy Rick” a.k.a. evaluation 1,339. And while both of those movies are what I associate him with, the movie that put him on the map was “Me And Earl And The Dying Girl”, which gives off the vibe of movies like a Tier 4 movie in “A Walk To Remember” and the assessment-pending yet likely Flickuum movie “The Fault In Our Stars”. So, with that being said, that movie has been added to the roster and with sky high expectations of making The Project.
For nearly a year and a half, a movie that was perfectly apropos for falling below The Flickuum radar was “Sleepers”, due to the very touchy subject matter being very challenging to watch. But that ensemble cast is just way too talented to bypass, therefore I’m taking the calculated risk of assessing it. Verdict coming.
Evaluations 1,429 and 1,430 were “John Wick” and “Adventureland”, respectively, as the tandem of Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart reunite with one another and team up with John Leguizamo for “American Ultra”, so I guess we can call it somewhat of a merge of those two movies. Of course, I find the pairing of them (Eisenberg and Stewart) to be a bit of an odd one, but the movie looks like bonkers fun entertainment and the actress, best known as Bella Swan, won me over with her performance in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, thus I could be in for yet another movie that could really defy expectations.
And finally, yet another round of 2023 and newer movies make their way onto the roster, as 11 such movies emerged and emerged with reasons of why they will each be assessed. And of course, you can find out the names of those movies and those reasons via the typical chart below format:
| Movie | Why it be assessed |
| Psycho Killer | The production team of both “Weapons” and “Barbarian” is involved with this movie, so I expect yet another horror movie that will grow on me like those two have. |
| Tendaberry | This movie looks like one of those A24 coming of age movies and has an Anora vibe about it, thus making for a uniquely and potentially well-made movie. |
| Cold Storage | Liam Neeson in an R-Rated horror comedy? Sign me up! |
| The Moment | Charli XCX plays herself in this movie, but her helping make the trailer of “Wuthering Heights” epic earns her a movie assessment via this movie. |
| Bring The Law | This could be “post-Sorority Row” redemption for Leah Pipes. |
| Atropia | This movie is a satirical version of the more serious and true story-based 2012 movie “Argo”. |
| Pressure | Brendan Fraser portraying Eisenhower after winning the Best Actor Oscar for “The Whale”? Sign me up! |
| The Odyssey | For the second time in three years, Christopher Nolan is back with a potential summer blockbuster, featuring a stacked cast. And as for the outcome of that prior effort? Well, it translated into “Oppenheimer” a.k.a. evaluation 1,132, and this upcoming one could be a serious challenger to both “Gladiator” movies in the rankings. |
| The Death Of Robin Hood | Hugh Jackman joins the surreal world of A24, which has put forth 11 successful theatrical assessments for The Flickuum. This one could be number 12 or 13, depending on my theatrical decision with “Undertone”. |
| The Dreadful | This movie could fill “The Witch” void in The Project. Plus, it has some vibes that are similar to “The Green Knight”. |
| Love Me | Kristen Stewart’s other Sundance 2024 movie and it has the potential to be an R-Rated version of “Wall-E”. |
Well, the work that I have created for myself, in terms of assessments/re-assessments, is approaching the depths of Blake Lively lawsuit territory, meaning that we both keep digging deeper holes for ourselves. But the depths of each situation are of course the complete opposite, as my aim is to round out 98% of the fully guaranteed Flickuum spots. And speaking of that other 2%, well seven specific Tier 12 movies all might be too good to simply languish for the final 95 spots, thus I will present those seven movies and their reasons here.
Hop aboard the DEF (Double Entry Friday) caboose!