Here at Art Infliction, we run into the rare instances of having so many blog entries to the point that we run out of pages that can house any blog entry, with the week of May 18, 2020 through May 24, 2020 being such a week.
However, we always think of ways to showcase content that needs to be showcased. Especially in specific situations, such as when Artist Vs. (Con) Artists: Part 2 needed to be showcased on May 23, 2020 or when Heard Might Not Be The Word needed to be showcased on October 7, 2020.
And now you can add July 4, 2025 to that category, as Steve Kaycee blogs 34 additions/re-additions to the assessment/re-assessment roster.
You can read about it via the entry below.
**Note: To see “Flickasbord, Volume 168”, simply go here
**Note: The following content has some adult and controversial wording. Discretion is advised
“Flickasbord, Volume 169”
The Fourth of July is a time for fireworks and given what I have thought up for content since last night, it’s only fitting that I have a sensical word salad of Flickuum related items to blog about today.
Let’s begin.
First up, a movie that I forgot to include in volume 168 was “Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game”, due to me thinking up a lot of other content for that entry on the fly. But luckily, Crystal Reed has staying power in my mind via her appearance in “Teen Wolf: The Movie”, thus I was able to remember that movie and remember it for this entry. So, with that sentence being said, it’s going to be “Game on!” for that movie’s bid to join a group that was both started by The Wedding Singer and last extended by Fast Girls.
Ever since early-May, my NFL roster style management of the Eastern Bluebird 53 2.0 page has been a very methodical process, and one that hasn’t netted me as many Project-ready movies as I have wanted up to this point. But that page could have a Project-ready replacement for “The Game” come tomorrow morning, as I have taken a flier on “The Brutalist” and it looks solid from what I have seen (21 minutes) so far. Here’s hoping to those remaining two hours not letting me down.
Tier 13 is down to 79, as that’s how many spots are up for grabs in the 3,805 through 3,900 selection protocol. And as to why that’s the case, well the movies (Away, Together Together, Dick) ranked 15 through 17 in that tier have now been granted 9622R protections, with the first one having a nothing but The Flickuum quality about it, the second one featuring an excellent performance from Patti Harrison and the third one having a memorable line that is both very relevant and timeless in either a coincidental or ironic (open to your own interpretation) kind of way. Yes, contention for the remaining Flickuum spots has intensified yet again.
And finally, I did a final once over on the matching “Pages” version of the Movie-Ocrity/Dishonorable Mention page and found 33 movies worthy of re-assessment, all of which have been chosen for various reasons. And of course, since this amount is 33 movies, they and their reasons why will be listed via the typical chart below format. Check it out:
| Movie | Why it be will re-assessed |
| The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee | Despite how reviled that Blake Lively has become since February, this movie has the potential to be neck-and-neck with the already enshrined “The Age Of Adeline”. |
| Blood In, Blood Out | This movie has the potential to be neck-and-neck with the 2016 version of “The Magnificent Seven”, as both movies were assessed during the timeframe of early-December 2018. |
| A Journal For Jordan | Dangerous Minds was riddled with inaccuracies and there hasn’t been any dispute about that movie at all, following its early-January 2023 enshrinement. So, if all of those inaccuracies can be forgiven, then the dramatic purposes notation at the end of this movie can also be forgiven, to the tune of a second re-assessment. |
| Air Bud: Golden Receiver | As odd as this may sound, a movie about a dog playing football with humans has nothing but The Flickuum written all over it. |
| Pretty Woman | Someone told me that this movie grew on her after I told her that “Slap Shot” grew on me, thus she planted the seed of giving this movie another chance in my mind. |
| A Scanner Darkly | This could be Natasha Valdez’s only shot at Flickuum lore. |
| Men Of Honor | It’s almost impossible to turn away military movies that are based on real-life from The Project. |
| Babylon | Garish movies that are near or over three hours long have a knack for making The Project, i.e. Casino. This movie also falls under that category and has a lot going for it, thus it could very well join The Project’s number one Martin Scorsese movie in Flickuum lore. |
| Into The Grizzly Maze | Jaws: The Revenge got another opportunity to join The Project, and that turned out pretty well. This movie will get that same opportunity, and could surpass the 1987 movie in the rankings. |
| As Good As It Gets | This movie was one of the big four for Best Picture at the 1997 Oscars, and those other three (L.A. Confidential, Titanic, Good Will Hunting) are overall guaranteed Flickuum movies. So, given that common thread, it’s time to revisit this movie. |
| Next | A somewhat similar movie in “Deja Vu” came out five months before this movie did, thus making this one worthy of a re-assessment. |
| College Musical | Allison Williams’ stock has risen since the evaluation of “M3GAN”, thus this one is worthy of a re-assessment. |
| Sinister | This movie has franchise upside and was a key early clog in Blumhouse Productions. |
| Happy Yummy Chicken | The presence of Diane Guerrero, and this movie having “Fast Food Nation” vibes both make it worthy of a re-assessment. |
| Sid And Nancy | This movie’s historical significance makes it worthy of a re-assessment. |
| Breakin’ All The Rules | Like “Soul”, this Jamie Fox movie can be a good bridge to a Top 100 movie in an evaluation line-up. |
| Hysteria | My younger biological sister and I have differed on certain movies, only for me to re-assess them and have a much more positive opinion about them, i.e. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On. This movie could earn that same status. |
| Blades Of Glory | This movie has an ending that is comparable to the ending of “Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie”, and looking at that movie from that perspective could finally punch its ticket into The Project. |
| Van Wilder: Freshman Year | This movie is being re-assessed from a consistency standpoint, as it’s a prequel to the Ryan Reynolds-led movie. |
| Jexi | If “Little” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well. |
| Election | Some movies warrant a second look, as such looks lead to more positive outcomes. This movie falls under that category. |
| Pain And Glory | This movie’s association with “Parasite” and “Uncut Gems” is why it will be re-assessed. |
| Slender Man | If “Unfriended” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well. |
| Last Night In Soho | See three spots above. |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Tim Curry’s villain song alone deserves a re-assessment. |
| Jury Duty | A dog playing Jeopardy! and the presence of Tia Carrere both make this movie worthy of a re-assessment. |
| Outlaw King | See six spots above. |
| Spy Hard | I can’t say no to re-assessing a movie with a parody song, especially one in which Weird Al infuses his own style into it. |
| Meeting Evil | If “Secret Window” can be re-assessed, then this movie should be as well. |
| Free Fire | The combination of a 1970s aesthetic and A24’s involvement make this movie worthy of a re-assessment. |
| Bad Lieutenant: Port Call Of New Orleans | With the release of “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” being announced, this movie deserves a re-assessment, despite it not having any connection to the Harvey Keitel-led movie. |
| 2 In The Bush: A Love Story | See 10 spots above. |
| Reservoir Dogs | This movie has been chosen to be re-assessed a third time as a tribute to the late Michael Madsen. |
Well, that surplus of open “pre-Dream Scenario” Flickuum spots has dwindled, as there continue to be so many Flickuum-worthy movies allocated to Tiers 8 through 10. And given that there are 49 other undocumented movies, that number will dwindle even more, thus adding to my good problem of deciding on over 1,000 potential Flickuum futures.
Until the next time.