Films in 2019: October

This past month I ended up watching dozens of movies, more so than usual at least. That’s partially due to TCM’s spotlight on movies that run at 75 minutes or less, so I was able to squeeze in a number of short movies. But I also found myself watching a bunch of movies back to…

Films in 2018: November

With FilmStruck shutting down at the end of November, I spent most of the month watching as many of the movies on my watchlist as possible. I couldn’t get to every movie, but I did manage to watch a good chunk! I posted some of my thoughts on the streaming service shutting down a couple…

Summer Under the Stars: Battleground (1949)

TCM’s star of the day is Van Johnson, and my film pick for the actor is Battleground, which airs today at 8:00 P.M. (EST). Battleground follows a company of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. The squad faces many hardships in an…

Films in 2014: August

This month my eyes were practically glued to TCM thanks to its fantastic Summer Under the Stars program. So far, August also has the highest number of new-to-me films I’ve watched this year, and I watched a little over 50 films in total, though May still holds the record for most films watched.

Films in 2013: January

First month of the year down! Months where I’m on break usually mean I’m spending even more time watching movies. This month I caught up on most of my Oscar viewing, as every year since 2008 I’ve watched every movie nominated for Best Picture. In the past couple of years, I’ve also attempted to watch…