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#MovieThread VII: The Kino Awakens, Chapter Two — February Edition
From 2020 to 2025 I watched 2370 movies.
In January 2026 I watched another 35, for a total of 2405 movies.
This month:
* Wrapping up Fincher.
* More 1957.
* Barbra Streisand, probably.
Previous thread:
Of the Missouri Emptymans? It's —
#36, or #2406, 2020's "The Empty Man."
My brother who doesn't like horror movies wants to see the YouTubesman's horror movie, so once again heading out into the cold to go see —
#37, or #2407, 2026's "Iron Lung."
What if I wrapped up David Fincher today, it's —
#38, or #2408, 2011's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Not in the mood to Mank, so let's instead check in with the man who so killed James Bond's sense of whimsy that Daniel Craig wasn't allowed to so much as smile in public for fifteen years, it's —
#39, or #2409, 1997's "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."
Austin Powers is from 1967 and wakes back up in 1997, a 30-year difference — only one year more than the time between this movie coming out and today.
Would a man from 1996 be as alien to us as a man from 1967 is to the people of 1997?
"Russian intelligence? Are you mad?"
"A lot's happened since you were frozen. The Cold War's over."
"Well, finally those capitalist pigs will pay for their crimes, eh? Eh, comrades, eh?"
"Austin, we won."
"Oh, groovy. Smashing. Yay, capitalism."
the comrade austin powers
"One million dollars!"
chump change. bread goes for two.
"You can't judge him by modern standards!"
this does kind of have the ultimate excuse, doesn't it. he /is/ poorly aged
"People never think how things affect the family of a henchman."
if you don't want the consequences of working for Northrop-Martin & Wesson, don't work for Northrop-Martin & Wesson
"John Smith won't be coming. He was decapitated by an ill-tempered mutated sea bass."
and you're telling me these henchman mourning scenes weren't in the American cut? solid running gag, honestly.
The movie that dares to ask, what if somebody wrote 1941's "Citizen Kane" and that somebody's name was —
#40, or #2410, 2020 David Fincher picture "Mank."
This should really be called "Mank!" with an exclamation mark. You wanna say it with some jazz hands.
👋 Mank! 👋
"What makes you think it's meant to be anybody?"
"Everyone in the English-speaking world will recognise him instantly."
ruffalo in mickey 17
"They showed that Hitler giving a speech, kissing babies. He is /creepers/."
i'll say
"Ah, Hitler Schmitler."
incredible 1930s Hitler discussion in this thing
"How can I put this nicely?"
you never have, why start now
It’s all a bit “and THIS is where THAT bit of "Kane" comes from!” and it’s often high-energy funny being weirdly delivered low-energy, but it’s insightful, full of good performances, and kind of a hoot. Love hangin’ with Mank.
Watch as Mank writes while lying prone, watch as Mank drinks while lying prone, watch as Mank chats while lying prone! Sometimes he might even sit!
Does this schtick work for a /second/ 90 minute film? Let's find out with —
#41, or #2411, 1999's "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Asked about time travel logistics, Basil Exposition says "I suggest you don't worry about this sort of thing and just enjoy yourself," before turning to the camera and adding "That goes for you all, too."
Yeah, definitely not one I'm gonna think about too much.
"You know what's remarkable is how England looks in no way like Southern California!"
it's uncanny
Remember when people used to steal each other’s mojo? Happened all the time in the 90s.
Honestly about on par with the first one, in that it’s a confident, reliably funny comedy of a kind that doesn’t get made any more. Repeated lampshading of things like the time travel logic making no sense and California standing in for England means it does just get away with stuff that shouldn’t quite work.
Don’t care for the Fat Bastard character — he reminds me too much of Myers’ wretched green ogre.
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I always count these, don't I.
#42, or #2412, the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony legally known as "Cerimonia di apertura dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali Milano Cortina 2026."
Leaving now to go see a movie we were gonna see earlier this week, but then I got frozen in and couldn't leave my house, so I guess it was me who had —
#43, or #2413, 2026 Park Chan-wook picture "No Other Choice."
I would simply not attach this much personal value to my employment status. Could not be me.
Great, a blast. Has a lot to say, is really funny in how it's saying that.
The end of the first act specifically is so great that it's kind of a shame it never really reaches those heights again, but then the rest of it is still pretty good, also.
This 1957 Best Picture nominee in which Marlon Brando learns the Japanese are people and experience racism sometimes is either a complete fucking disaster or, like, kinda progressive for its age and a little pointless today, no middle ground, either way it's two and a half hours long, it's —
#44, or #2414, 1957's "Sayonara."
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