Hello, movie buffs! Happy autumn! September was another small viewing and blogging month for me, but still worth taking a look back at. Here’s what I watched.
New-to-me viewings: 9
Re-watches: 2
Total for September: 11
Total for 2019, so far: 131
The new-to-me list:
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
- Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
- Black Narcissus (1947)
- Their Finest (2016)
- I Can Only Imagine (2018)
- The Goldfinch (2019)
- Ad Astra (2019)
- Downton Abbey (2019)
My favorite first-timer viewings of the month were Black Narcissus (predictably), Their Finest, and Downton Abbey.
Re-watches:
- Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
- Annihilation (2018)
Viewing methods:
- At the cinema – 6
- Criterion Channel – 1
- From my collection – 1
- Prime Video – 3
By decade:
- 1910s – 0
- 1920s -0
- 1930s – 0
- 1940s – 1
- 1950s – 0
- 1960s – 0
- 1970s – 0
- 1980s – 0
- 1990s – 0
- 2000s – 1
- 2010s – 9
What did you discover in September? I hope you had a great month, and here’s to a spooky-movie-filled October!
The Motion Pictures 
Black Narcissus was really ace wasn’t it. Kathleen Byron was a revelation to me and I had no idea that was Jean Simmons! Loved her dance in that lovely big room.
Really wanted to see Ad Astra at the cinema but I don’t think I’ll be able to make it now! I do like to catch good sci-fi on the big screen.
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Kathleen Byron was phenomenal! Ad Astra might still be worth watching if it pops up on a steaming service you’re subscribed to. Sci-fi is always best on the big screen but it’s definitely a film more focused on character/story than outer space scenery. A lot of people seem to dislike it but I thought it was fairly engaging — didn’t meet my expectations, but I’d say it’s worth a look!
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I’ve spied the review scores without reading anything and was a little deflated to see it keep dropping. I had had high hopes for it. Yeah I think I will be happy to wait for it to appear on Netflix or similar. Save me some pounds and it’s sounding like the Joker could be a most see. So lose one gain one :)
All the best… Mikey
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Well, once again I didn’t see ONE of the films you watched…hopefully that’ll change in October, with a particular New Orleans-set kidnapping film! What did you think about Angel Has Fallen? I really liked the first two, but heard nothing about the this third one.
I watched 16 films in September, and by far my favorite ‘new to me’ of the bunch was ‘Desk Set’…dear lord, I couldn’t believe how awesome Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn were! And that office…how’d I’d love to work in a place like that; the film made 1950s New York City look like such a wonderful time and place to be. I also watched several episodes of the new MST3K, and thought they were outstanding, and hilarious. In fact, I might have to say that I liked this season more than any of the previous ones.
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Desk Set is amaaaazing! One of my all time favorite librarian movies and one of my favorite films in general. I would love to work in that office, too. So glad to hear you enjoyed it! I’m overdue for a re-watch.
I must admit, I’d didn’t realize Angel Has Fallen was part of a series! I haven’t seen either of the first two, so I can’t compare. I’m always kind of “meh” on action movies — I end up watching a lot of them with my dad but am picky since the newer ones often prioritize stunts over character/plot. It suffered from that at times but had some interesting threads and was a fine popcorn flick, overall.
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I know it’s part of the story, but it really pissed me off when that big, clunky computer was plopped right into that comfortable office, basically ruining it as a cool place to work. You should post a list of your favorite library movies!
The first two ‘Have Fallen’ movies are fine popcorn flicks as well; I liked the second one more than the first, but I must be the only person on Earth to feel that way. I’ll check out the third when it comes to video…thanks for the nutshell review!
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Have you ever seen the site Reel Librarians? I’ve put off making a list because that site does such a good and comprehensive job of it, but I should put together a list of personal favorites! I thought I might have done it around the time I graduated, but I dug through the archives and didn’t find anything. I’ll add it to the to-do list!
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Thanks for the link, I’ll check it out! And yes, do a personal favorites list…that would be fun!
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Thanks, Lindsey, for the Reel Librarians shout-out! :) Absolutely, you should put together a list of your personal favorite library/librarian movies! (In fact, I also need to update my own Best/Worst lists… it’s on my never-ending to-do list.) We could even do a two-fer blog post, highlighting your list on your blog as well as on Reel Librarians as a guest post. Just send me an email if you’re interested :)
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Definitely interested! This month is a little crazy for me, but I’ll take a look at my schedule and shoot you an email soon. :) I adore your site!
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Awesome, looking forward to it! :) :) :)
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