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#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."

Used to be all you needed for a Best Picture nominee was two guys and a chain gang for them to escape from, it's —

#82, or #2452, 1958's "The Defiant Ones."

Ths seems like a movie for a yawny Wednesday where I'm not gonna do anything else, I understand it to be about Sean Connery doing doctor science in the jungle, but the title sure is a bit of a red flag, it's —

#83, or #2453, 1992 John McTiernan picture "Medicine Man."

You've heard of the first three words you say when it's time to do the seek part of hide-and-seek, now get ready for the next three words, leaving now to go see(k?) —

#84, or #2454, 2026's "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come."

Let's go meet a rock friend in space, leaving now to go see —

#85, or #2455, 2026's "Project Hail Mary."

This is called this in the same way it's called "A Minecraft Movie" — it's just one take on it, there /can/ be other Beautiful Minds, it's —

#86, or #2456, 2001's "A Beautiful Mind."

37-year old Russell Crowe not quite selling 19-year old Princeton freshman, though by gum the man is trying.
Crowe disturbed to learn his roommate is the most immediately annoying man he's ever met (Paul Bettany).

"Mathematics is never going to lead you to a higher truth."

they haven't said what Bettany is at Princeton for yet, but it's definitely literature

@Alexis *ding* *ding* *ding*
@kurt I mean, look at him.
@Alexis Business major Bettany, Computer Science Bettany, Chemistry Bettany, no, none of that works does it?

@kurt It has to be something one could wax poetic about, but he's too manic for it to be a subtle poetry, the poetry of the subject needs to be fairly obvious, and there needs to be somewhat of a future in it.

Literature, yes. Dance, no. English, yes. History, no. Japanese, yes. Politics, yes, but East European Studies, no.

(Though I /can/ see him as a Chemist.)

@Alexis I couldn't see him as a chemist, I /could/ see history for him, though. But teacher more than student.