RE: https://beepboop.one/@Alexis/115996498846346328

#MovieThread VII: The Kino Awakens, Chapter Three — March Edition

From 2020 to 2025 I watched 2370 movies.
In 2026 so far I've watched another 70, for a total of 2440 movies.

This month:
* John McTiernan.
* Ninja Turtles, probably.

 Previous thread:

Starting John McTiernan, it's the movie "Nomadland" is not a sequel to, it's —

#71, or #2441, 1986's "Nomads."

It's the movie today best remembered for the "Seinfeld" episode of the same title where Elaine is the only person in town who hates it, leaving now for a screening of —

#72, or #2442, 1996's "The English Patient."

With this one I'm 8/10 for seeing this year's Best Picture nominees in the cinema, leaving now to go see —

#73, or #2443, 2026's "Sentimental Value."

With and after dinner, watched —

#74, or #2443, 2026 Netflix doc “Queen of Chess.”

Interesting story about a woman I knew nothing about. But it’s a shame it has to tell her story by focusing on her rivalry with a man. Do enjoy watching her crush these dudes, though, obviously.

As I understand it, this Brazilian Best Picture nominee is not about a secret agent, leaving now to go see —

#75, or #2445, 2026's "O Agente Secreto," or, "The Secret Agent."

It's the "Star Trek" movie that dares to ask, what if the "Star Trek" movies had a cast that actually liked being in the same room as each other, it's —

#76, or #2446, 1994's "Star Trek Generations."

#startrek #tng

The only one of this year's slate of Best Picture nominees I have to watch at home instead of in the cinema, it's —

#77, or #2447, 2025's "Train Dreams."

The conversation about this one has collapsed into "boy, they really whiffed it on this one," but that means there's a chance I can be contrarian just by having a good time, so, you know, still gotta see it, leaving now to go see —

#78, or #2448, 2026's "The Bride!"

Meant to go see this true story Tourette's drama before it became unexpectedly topical but never got around to it until what's probably the last screening, leaving now to go see —

#79, or #2449, 2026's "I Swear."

Yesterday was Pie Day. On a related note, it's —

#80, or #2450, 1999's "American Pie."

The Pursuit of Purple March? No. The Chase for Burnt Sienna November? Absolutely not. It's —

#81, or #2451, 1990 John McTiernan picture "The Hunt for Red October."

I guess Red October is a submarine.

@Alexis I watched this movie, but only with a Film and 40s (Giant Bomb's old movie commentary podcast) commentary on it.

I should sync some more of those and upload them to torrent trackers.

@The_T Did you enjoy it? I'm finding it, uhhh, pretty dense with the submarine and navy talk.
@Alexis the commentary track helped a lot.
@The_T Yeah, either more distraction, like a commentary track, or less, like seeing it in the cinema, feels like it would help here.
@Alexis they should release podcast commentary tracks into theaters
@The_T When "Knives Out" came out, while it was still in theatres, Rian Johnson released a commentary track on his website specifically for listening to in the cinema. Went to the last screening just to sit there with my headphones on the whole time.
@Alexis yeah, but then you have to sync it yourself while the movie is going... I wanna rip the film's audio track and sync it by hand, then reencode it into the video. much easier.