THE END OF OAK STREET
(2026 dir. David Robert Mitchell) Date Seen: September 16 2026
TOBY'S PRIVATE WATCHLIST & THOUGHTS ON FILM.. PLEASE DON'T READ THESE
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Viewing Journal: 9/15/2026
(2026 dir. Jorma Taccone) Date Seen: 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
Viewing Journal: 9/10/2026
(2026 dir. Na Hong-jin) Date Seen: September 10 2026
"Devil Hulk" from The Immortal Hulk & "Cooper" from SUPER 8 (2011) ain't got time for a bunch provincial Earthling bumpkins. Arguably one of the more exhilarating pieces of action filmmaking for the whole of 2026.. I do worry though that Neon's marketing campaign for it is leaning a little too hard into horror. Running the risk of genre-drift backlash with mainstream audiences. (whatever gets arses into theatre seats I guess)
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).
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