Viewing Journal: 4/25/2026

167) BALLISTIC

(2026 dir. Chad Faust) Date Seen: April 25 2026

166) DAMNATION ALLEY

(1977 dir. Jack Smight) Date Seen: April 25 2026

strikes a very similar dopey but loveable chord to THE AFTERMATH (1982), as far as goofy post-apocalyptic adventures go. & this one is even more pollyannish in its worldview. Who has time for existential dread when you can be a groovy new-age pioneer. [my brain couldn't stop science nitpicking this scenario. Even disregarding the nonsense polar axis stuff; How would the heroes be waltzing around w/o rad suits or respirators? 😂]

Viewing Journal: 4/24/2026

165) EXIT 8

(2026 dir. Genki Kawamura) Date Seen: April 24 2026

"Waiting, waiting drives you crazy / Waiting drives you crazy / Endless repetition / Endless coming & leaving / & do not, Do not come to heaven / Do not bother coming / Endlessly to heaven / Why not stay down?"

- Radiohead "Let Down"

Thom's initial verse 3 lyrics

Too many thoughts on this movie right now,

Some visual notes to jog my memory later:

THE SHINING (1980 dir. Kubrick)

THE OUTWATERS (2023 dir. Banfitch)

Silent Hill P.T. (2014 Team Silent)

2011 Tōhoku Earthquake & Tsunami (source NHK)

IT ENDS (2025 dir. Ullom)

BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999 dir. Myrick/Sánchez)

GERRY (2002 dir. Gus Vant Sant)

ELEPHANT (2003 dir. Gus Van Sant)

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW (2014 dir. Dowdle)

"The Way Out" SOUTHBOUND (2015 dir. Radio Silence)

SUICIDE CLUB (2001 dir. Sion Sono)

CUBE (1997 dir. Natali)

Viewing Journal: 4/23/2026

164) MICHAEL

(2026 dir. Antoine Fuqua) Date Seen: April 23 2026

Jaafar Jackson is "the Jack-O"

Viewing Journal: 4/22/2026

163) BROTHERS UNDER FIRE

(2026 dir. Justin Chadwick) Date Seen: April 22 2026

162) BLAZING FISTS

(2026 dir. Takashi Miike) Date Seen: April 22 2026

Viewing Journal: 4/21/2026

161) THE SUPER

   MARIO GALAXY MOVIE

(2026 dir. Horvath/Jelenic) Date Seen: April 21 2026

I felt 90% the same about this one as I did the first. Just copy & paste my thoughts from 2023 here & they'll still ring almost identical

That other 10% is reserved entirely for precious Yoshi. He's the only element that gives this film a slight leg up over the first.

160) HELL'S ANGELS

(1930 dir. Howard Hughes) 2nd Viewing: April 21 2026

4K Restoration @ Texas Theatre

Viewing Journal: 4/20/2026

159) SPEED RACER

(2008 dir. the Wachowskis) 4th Viewing: April 20 2026

18th Anniversary 4K @ IMAX

158) YOUNGBLOOD

(1986 dir. Peter Markle) Date Seen: April 20 2026

Viewing Journal: 4/19/2026

157) WORLDBREAKER

(2026 dir. Brad Anderson) Date Seen: April 19 2026

Viewing Journal: 4/18/2026

156) OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR

(2026 dir. Oscar Boyson) Date Seen: April 18 2026

Viewing Journal: 4/17/2026

155) BUSBOYS

(2026 dir. Jonah Feingold) Date Seen: April 17 2026

Viewing Journal: 4/16/2026

154) PALESTINE 36

(2026 dir. Annemarie Jacir) Date Seen: April 16 2026

153) AMERICA 3000

(1986 dir. David Engelbach) Date Seen: April 16 2026