(2026 dir. Jorma Taccone) Date Seen: September 15 2026
TOBY'S PRIVATE WATCHLIST & THOUGHTS ON FILM.. PLEASE DON'T READ THESE
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/14/2026
(2026 dir. Rhys Frake-Waterfield) Date Seen: September 14 2026
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/13/2026
(2026 dir. Adam Wingard) Date Seen: September 13 2026
372)
THE TRIP [I ONDE DAGER]
(2021 dir. Tommy Wirkola) Date Seen: September 13 2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/12/2026
(2026 dir. Walker / Auen) Date Seen: September 12 2026
370) NITRATE KISSES
(1992 dir. Barbara Hammer) 2nd Viewing: September 12 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/11/2026
(2026 dir. Maclain Nelson) Date Seen: September 11 2026
368) ONE LAST SHOT
(2026 dir. James Nunn) Date Seen: September 11 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/9/2026
(2026 dir. Macon Blair) Date Seen: September 9 2026
365) NIGHT OF THE DEMON
(1980 dir. Wasson / Ball) Date Seen: September 9 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Monday, September 7, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/7/2026
(2026 dir. Marianne Elliott) Date Seen: September 7 2026
For a live theatre person, Marianne Elliott's got a surprisingly voluptuous eye for the camera. I was completely carried along by these two & the chaotic little journey they were going on --and then it just sort of evaporates into nothing in its last stretch. Maybe that’s how the book also ends or maybe there was some deep existential point that I completely missed.. 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for Gillian Anderson.
362) THE SUN NEVER SETS
(2026 dir. Joe Swanberg) Date Seen: September 7 2026
Normally Jake Johnson is Joe Swanberg's secret weapon, but this time it's Dakota Fanning who's his saving grace. It's some of the most thoughtful & believable work she's ever done i.m.o. & I wish her part wasn't stuck in such a mid-tier Swanberg film. He's not formally as bad as he used to be in the early days, but Jesus Christ, could someone remind him films are usually a visual medium.. As a youngster when one of his movies didn't work for me I'd always say he was like if Éric Rohmer had been a bad dramatist. Now when he plops his work just feels like "prestige tv" filler (w/ great under-the-radar performances).
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/6/2026
(2026 dir. Elegance Bratton) Date Seen: September 6 2026
It thankfully doesn't have that "Only White Cops Can Fix Racism" aftertaste that MISSISSIPPI BURNING had, but at least that movie tonally knew what the hell it was! this one gets very goofy in the midst of being about one of the most fucked up times in U.S. history.. Not a complete drop-off for director Bratton (post THE INSPECTION), he is doing some cool stylistic shit here --I just wish the material was handled differently considering all the talent involved.
Mark's Bulb Nose > Mark's Bald Cap
360) A USEFUL GHOST
(2026 dir. R. Boonbunchachoke) Date Seen: September 6 2026
this takes some very big risky thematic & storytelling leaps & didn't feel like it always landed them. But I'm just glad anyone is trying to make paranormal non-horror like this in 2026 that is contemplative in any way.
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