As a kid, this was the first time I heard of Tim Curry, and my god I loved him. I rewatched this movie so many times growing up, as one of the first dvds we got (the very first was the first five episodes of Scooby-Doo) It's a good, classic mystery with the Scooby gang, with an iconic villain and a great soundtrack. I also didn't realize how fast the movie went until I rewatched it now, it felt like we got to the unmasking really quick.

Watched with MST3K. Alright special effects, but the editing is very confusing, and very obvious that the Merlin bits were made up afterwards to make this a longer movie.

#9 on my Anti-Criterion Challenge 2025: 1990s

Only watchable with MST3K. Insufferable characters, a nothing plot, and the sword fights recycle the same three moves or so, in every fight.

Watched with MST3K. I hope the woman here got paid well to model those freezers. The way they had her pose, gesture, and smile feels so uncanny.

Midsummer’s is a good choice for a stopmotion animated movie, and the character models are gorgeous. I was losing interest near the end, I took a break before Bottom & Co. perform at the tri-wedding.

Took time to grow on me, if only because I didn't know I was getting a mini, animated opera when I found this one. But it was fun, it's both gothic and goofy, and the animation style suits it well.

It's a good Shakespeare adaptation, given the Kurosawa period epic treatment. Also, I didn't know Peter was in this! I last saw him as the titular Devil Woman Doctor in one of the later Guinea Pig movies. Feels like a strange crossover between the film Canon and trash sov horror.

#16 on my Criterion Challenge 2025: Watch a film that is currently out of print from the physical collection

I don't understand a goddamn thing, and I don't like that. Though I do find it funny how Goddard managed to piss off Shakespeare scholars with this one. I have nothing else to say about it, though.

#52 on my Criterion Challenge 2025: Watch any Criterion film from your watchlist

I doubted that this was a loose adaptation of The Tempest, but I'll be damned. It sure is The Tempest, in space. I'm not usually enthusiastic about Shakespeare, but this was fun. The costuming, the working practical props, and the animation on the monster really made this stand out.

As well crafted as it was, this movie isn't for me. Not because of the good/bad country music, I don't mind the genre. I just found the movie too busy for me. It is a good exploration of the American social/political landscape: our obsession with celebrity; how possessive we are of certain public figures, yet only enjoying them on a superficial level that renders them half a person, ready to be abandoned if they reveal too much of themselves.

#3 on my Criterion Challenge 2025: Directed by Robert Altman