SargothLads, ladettes, flaps, flappers, b-boys & girls, mall goths, teds and/or mods - the time has come to vote on this week's #FridayMovie. Summon your inner obscure subcultural identity and double-click
Dead men don't wear plaid (1982)
Bagdad café (1987)
The andromeda strain (1971)
The omega man (1971)
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Friends! This is the penultimate vote for this round of #FridayMovie shenanigans. Which means that you not only get to vote for which movie I'll see this week, but also - indirectly - which two movies will go next week. Make the future happen today!
Dead men don't wear plaid (1982)
The andromeda strain (1971)
The omega man (1971)
Poll ended at .
Since last week's #FridayMovie vote was the penultimate vote, this week's poll is the ultimate one. The decision is thus: which of these 1971 horror (technically) movies should I watch first in this end october viewing?
The andromeda strain (1971)
The omega man (1971)
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And so, #FridayMovie round two is officially over. To recap:
How to make an American quilt (1995)
Operation Avalanche (2016)
Ghost world (2001)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
River of no return (1954)
The day the Earth stood still (1951)
OtherLife (2017)
The good, the bad and the ugly (1966)
[The good, the bad and the weird (2008)]
Plan 9 from outer space (1957)
The conversation (1974)
Bagdad café (1987)
Dead men don't wear plaid (1982)
The Andromeda strain (1971)
The omega man (1971)
We now enter into a couple of weeks of #FridayMovie shenanigans, where options do not return in subsequent polls. It is therefore imperative that you think carefully about these options; you only get one shot. Do not miss
Attack (1956)
Attack of the crab monsters (1957)
Attack of the 50 ft woman (1958)
Attack of the giant leeches (1959)
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Recent events will not cause an end to our ancient #FridayMovie tradition. In fact, it is a cause to cling even harder to 'em. Thus, I present to you these four options
Point of no return (1985)
Point of no return (1991)
Point of no return (1993)
Point of no return (2018)
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And so yet again we have a tuesday #FridayMovie. I present to you these four options, featuring various levels of intricate interconnection
Hidden dragon, crouching tiger (2000)
The hidden fortress (1958)
Enter the dragon (1973)
Ek tha tiger (2012)
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The venerable #FridayMovie tradition continues apace. This week, we go classic, to the pillars of cinematic history, the essentials, the must-sees for any film buff. Thus, I present to you, these four options
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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Our #FridayMovie escapades stride forward into round three. The premise is simple: at some point during the week I post a poll, and when I get home on friday afternoon, I watch the winner. Thus, without further ado: the four options
I am a fugitive from a chain gang (1932)
I was born, but... (1932)
I walked with a zombie (1943)
I married a monster from outer space (1958)
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In these troubled times, it is more important than ever to hold on to our ancient traditions. Thus, the #FridayMovie polls march on. Here's this week's options:
Silent movie (1976)
Only lovers left alive (2013)
A star is born (1954)
Stranger than paradise (1984)
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This week, we poll some of the classics, in my journey towards becoming a film knower. Thus, this week's #FridayMovie options are:
Battleship Potempkin (1925)
Bicycle thieves (1948)
Obaltan (1961)
8½ (1963)
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#FridayMovie time! This week, I present to you, four titles that can not, even with the most tenuous of argumentation, be labelled as christmas movies:
Arsenic and old lace (1944)
The lavender hill mob (1951)
The hidden fortress (1958)
Wizards (1977)
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This next friday takes place in the liminal week between christmas and new year's, where the exact weekday is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Thus, this week's #FridayMovie is one of these four uncertain and ambiguous options
Man with a movie camera (1929)
Limite (1931)
Viridiana (1961)
Persona (1966)
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Seeing how it is the first #FridayMovie poll of the year, we need something to set the mood for the rest of the year. You can thus have a direct impact on the course of my 2025, by voting on one of these four trajectories
Women on the verge of a mental breakdown (1988)
The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover (1989)
My own private Idaho (1990)
The double life of Veronique (1991)
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Slowly, gradually, grudgingly, we are returning to a time when we know what day of the week it is. A sign of the times is this week's #FridayMovie, with its inscrutable yet scrumptious options
Casablanca (1942)
Rashomon (1950)
Tokyo story (1953)
Memories of underdevelopment (1968)
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I'm not saying that this week's #FridayMovie options are monster movies
but
there is at least one monster in each of these movies
but
there is at least one monster in each of these movies
I walked with a zombie (1943)
Viridiana (1961)
Wizards (1977)
Only lovers left alive (2013)
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A bird whispered to me, it is time to choose this week's #FridayMovie. As I looked to see what kind of bird would such a thing say, it sang a little tune before fading away
I was born, but... (1932)
Casablanca (1942)
A star is born (1954)
Persona (1966)
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The winds of change are changing. Which direction should this week's #FridayMovie yearn, pine and/or howl?
Tokyo story (1953)
The hidden fortress (1958)
Obaltan (1961)
Stranger than paradise (1984)
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BEHOLD! The sun has risen, the tides have turned, the wheel of time has squeaked. This means we are all a week older, and also that it is time for a new #FridayMovie poll
I am a fugitive from a chain gang (1932)
Bicycle thieves (1948)
The lavender hill mob (1951)
Memories of underdevelopment (1968)
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We now take a brief break from our usual historical #FridayMovie shenanigans to make a visit to this side of the millennium. Sometimes, the 10s refers to the 2010s
La vie en rose (2007)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The grand Budapest hotel (2014)
Everything everywhere all at once (2022)
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And so we return to the #FridayMovie syllabus ™️. The trivia for this week is that one entry was completely destroyed except for a (1) copy, which was painstakingly restored by enthusiasts who refused to let go
Limite (1931)
I was born, but (1932)
Tokyo story (1953)
Obaltan (1961)
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HWAET! Camera! Set! #FridayMovie! Action!
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
I walked with a zombie (1943)
Memories of underdevelopment (1968)
Poll ended at .
For these being turbulent times under strange skies, we can still trust the #FridayMovie poll commencing like a finely chiseled clock tuned to an oldtimey channel
A star is born (1954)
Viridiana (1961)
Stranger than paradise (1984)
Only lovers left alive (2013)
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This week on #FridayMovie, there are two contestants: the best Korean movie ever made, vs the best Cuban movie ever made. Round 1! Fight!
Aimless bullet (1961)
Memorias del Subdesarrollo (1968)
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For this week's #FridayMovie, we are taking a me-centered approach
I am a fugitive from a chain gang (1932)
I was born, but... (1932)
I walked with a zombie (1943)
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I want to add to the record that I watched Memorias del Subdesarrollo, and that it was an ingot of melancholia
This has no other effect than it not appearing in future polls, and me having to sit down in mute silence for a while
And so, gentle #FridayMovie listeners, it is time for another interlude. Subtitles can be found in the back of the seats in front of you, and extra pillows are available upon request
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The grand Budapest hotel (2014)
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On this day of joeks, japes and other unrestrained tomfooleries, it might be a comfort to know that the #FridayMovie continues unperturbed, without ruffles or disruptions. This week's trivia: one of these entries was denounced by the Vatican and subsequently banned by Franco
Limite (1931)
Viridiana (1961)
Persona (1966)
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So when the news hit that Val Kilmer had kicked the bucket, it generated a null response in me. Being an unmarried yet inquisitive waif in possession of a running #FridayMovie poll, I swiftly sought to remedy this situation
Willow (1988)
The real McCoy (1993)
Heat (1995)
Kiss kiss bang bang (2005)
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The wheel turns, and so we are here at #FridayMovie again. The current list is rapidly running out of titles, and I am looking into what to put on the next one. I'm not saying that "science fiction movies of ungodly cheesiness" is one of the potential directions things could go, but it's not not not not a direction. Stay tuned (and vote) to find out
I walked with a zombie (1943)
Bicycle thieves (1948)
Stranger than paradise (1984)
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Sensing a thematic resonance I went ahead and watched I am a fugitive from a chain gang (1932). This turned out to be true - when combined with Bicycle thieves, you've got yourself the basis for a good ol' critical paper on the criminal justice system
For bonus points, it also ties into the Powder ganger faction in New Vegas, as illustrated by this representative still
With only mere weeks left of this #FridayMovie round, the search for a category for the next round intensifies. I'm not saying that "over the top Bollywood bangers banging away" is a possible category, but
Viridiana (1961)
Stranger than paraside (1984)
Only lovers left alive (2013)
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We have arrived at the penultimate poll of the third round of the #FridayMovie cinematic ultravaganza. One of the potential categories for the next round might, just might, be "notable films about cats". But before letting the proverbial prowlers out of the bag, let's finish the current list, shall we?
Limite (1931)
Viridiana (1961)
Stranger than paradise (1984)
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We have arrived at the ultimate poll of the third round, which is rad and cool. Pitted against each other are the best Brazilian movie of all time (at the or at one time), and the best Spanish movie of all time (at the or at one time). Thanks for participating, and stay tuned for more time (past, present, future or pluperfect)
Limite (1931)
Viridiana (1961)
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With the close of round three, we have arrived at the opening of round four. This brings with it a number of changes. One is that I will no longer be running down a list of movies until I've seen 'em all; the Syllabus is completed. Another change is that the options will no longer be specific films, but rather categories from which a title will be drawn. These categories may or may not be intuitive, as you will find out
Now, onward. There are more fridays ahead
This week's #FridayMovie category is "cities". Which is to say: a movie which is in some way inspired, influenced or reverse-engineered by or through the city it takes place in, either directly or indirectly. The options are:
Rome
Paris
Berlin
New york
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and the winner
which may or may not reflect the geographic basis of mastodon as a social network
is
Berlin
Representing this city are two movies. The first is Cabaret (1972), which probably need no introduction. (Sadly, I was not able to get a hold of the 1927 version.) The second is Menchen am Sonntag (1930), which appears to consist of Berliners out and about on a random Sunday afternoon in the beforetimes
Let's hit it
for some reason, the subtitles were in Spanish, which led to this wonderfully anglo-confusing juxtaposition
