{"id":13107,"date":"2020-01-01T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/?p=13107"},"modified":"2020-02-05T06:12:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T14:12:03","slug":"2019-in-film-miscellaneous-important-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/2019-in-film-miscellaneous-important-data\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 in Film: Miscellaneous Important Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Based on my own research. Films included only if they played theatrically. Corrections and additions are welcome (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ericdsnider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ me<\/a>). For comparison\u2019s sake, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/2018-miscellaneous-important-data\/\">2018<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/2017-in-film-miscellaneous-important-data\/\">2017<\/a> editions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Total wide releases (600+ theaters): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>146<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, and franchises: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>40<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on a true story (BOATS): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>19<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on novels: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>16<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on comic books or comic strips: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>6<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on TV shows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>3<\/strong> (<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-dora-and-the-lost-city-of-gold\/\">Dora and the Lost City of Gold<\/a><\/em>; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/cluny-brown-downton-abbey-and-the-british-class-system\/\">Downton Abbey<\/a><\/em>; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/the-mcg-enius-of-charlies-angels\/\">Charlie&#8217;s Angels<\/a><\/em><\/strong>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on toys: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2<\/strong> (<em><strong>Playmobil: The Movie<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-uglydolls\/\">UglyDolls<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on plays: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1<\/strong> (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-cats\/\">Cats<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Based on games: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1<\/strong> (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/every-sex-dream-ive-had-about-the-pokemon-in-detective-pikachu-ranked\/\">Pokemon: Detective Pikachu<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wholly original, not based on anything: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>56<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Documentaries: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Animated: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>15<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wide releases with colons in their titles: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>18 <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wide releases directed by women: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>21, <\/strong>including two co-directed by men<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Longest wide release title: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world\/\">How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Shortest wide release title: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(tie) <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-us\/\">Us<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-ma\/\">Ma<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Longest wide release: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-avengers-endgame\/\">Avengers: Endgame<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (181 minutes) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Shortest wide release: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Penguins<\/strong><\/em> (77 minutes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies about real events that show pictures or film of the real people at the end: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Honey Boy<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Sister Aimee<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile\/\">Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-fighting-with-my-family\/\">Fighting with My Family<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Brittany Runs a Marathon<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-farewell\/\">The Farewell<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-blinded-by-the-light\/\">Blinded by the Light<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Official Secrets<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Infiltrators<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Sonja the White Swan<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Highwaymen<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-hotel-mumbai\/\">Hotel Mumbai<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-best-of-enemies\/\">The Best of Enemies<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-rocketman\/\">Rocketman<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-annabelle-comes-home\/\">Annabelle Comes Home<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-ford-v-ferrari\/\">Ford v Ferrari<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Two Popes<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-golden-glove\/\">The Golden Glove<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/fantastic-fest-review-dolemite-is-my-name\/\">Dolemite Is My Name<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Current War<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood\/\">A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Just Mercy<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-wild-nights-with-emily\/\">Wild Nights with Emily<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(photos of Dickinson&#8217;s handwritten poems); <em><strong>Richard Jewell <\/strong><\/em>(not at the end, though)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose titles are never referenced or explained in the movie itself: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/josh-bell-says-dont-forget-sweetheart\/\">Sweetheart<\/a>; Triple Frontier; Starfish; <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-giant-little-ones\/\">Giant Little Ones<\/a>; Waves<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies that make a specific song pop into your head when you hear the title: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-yesterday\/\">Yesterday<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Blinded by the Light<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Rocketman<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-last-christmas\/\">Last Christmas<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-hustle\/\">The Hustle<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-isnt-it-romantic\/\"><em><strong>Isn&#8217;t It Romantic<\/strong><\/em><\/a>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-shaft\/\">Shaft<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-amazing-grace\/\">Amazing Grace<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Cats<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies that start with a young woman waking up outdoors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/sundance-review-share\/\">Share<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Sweetheart<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies about sinister Hungarians: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-prodigy\/\">The Prodigy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-greta\/\">Greta<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies set in the past about Germans who will get in a lot of trouble if anyone finds what they have stashed in the hidden rooms of their houses: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/fantastic-fest-review-jojo-rabbit\/\">Jojo Rabbit<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Golden Glove<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a two-tape VHS copy of The Right Stuff is visible on someone&#8217;s shelf: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Captain Marvel<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Us<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose first image is an extended shot of a TV surrounded by videotapes or DVDs, the titles of which hint at the movie&#8217;s themes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/craig-j-clark-says-dont-forget-climax\/\">Climax<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Us<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Superhero movies with Djimon Hounsou in a supporting role in which the protagonist&#8217;s superhero name is never spoken but if it were spoken it would be &#8220;Captain Marvel&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-shazam\/\">Shazam!<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Captain Marvel<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which Captain Marvel appears but is not mentioned by name: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Captain Marvel<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Avengers: Endgame<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which Captain Marvel is mentioned by name but does not appear: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-spider-man-far-from-home\/\">Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies about people trying to bring back dead family members: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-replicas\/\">Replicas<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-pet-sematary\/\">Pet Sematary<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Avengers: Endgame<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/joseph-allen-says-dont-forget-happy-death-day-2u\/\">Happy Death Day 2U<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies that are remakes of foreign films, remade by the same guy who made it the first time: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Cold Pursuit<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Gloria Bell<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which someone in modern times pulls King Arthur&#8217;s sword Excalibur from a stone: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-kid-who-would-be-king\/\">The Kid Who Would Be King<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-hellboy\/\">Hellboy<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies written by Tina Gordon Chism that take a fantasy premise from an earlier comedy, reverse it, and also make it about black women: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-what-men-want\/\">What Men Want<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-little\/\">Little<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a selfish career-minded woman changes her tune after an encounter with a tween girl: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Little<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-family\/\">Family<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which Rebel Wilson&#8217;s F-words are drowned out by a horn to preserve the movie&#8217;s PG-13 rating: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Isn&#8217;t It Romantic<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Hustle<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a woman pretends to be blind to distract or hustle someone: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Happy Death Day 2U<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Hustle<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies set largely in New York City whose plots revolve around dead dogs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-a-dogs-journey\/\">A Dog&#8217;s Journey<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum\/\">John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2014 Parabellum<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies with scenes set in Grand Central Station: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-sun-is-also-a-star\/\">The Sun Is Also a Star<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2014 Parabellum<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which secret groups use old-fashioned technology, including carrier pigeons, to avoid detection: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2014 Parabellum<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-captive-state\/\">Captive State<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies about lonely middle-aged women who use trickery to befriend young people and become dangerously obsessed with them: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Greta<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Ma<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a main character, a black man, is staunchly opposed to guns but ends up being required to use one (and is good at it): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The Intruder<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Shaft<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in patriarchally named franchises in which someone awkwardly asserts that the title organization should be given a more inclusive name: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-dark-phoenix\/\">Dark Phoenix<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(X-Men);<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-men-in-black-international\/\">Men in Black: International<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which an English person gets a phone call from a celebrity (appearing as himself) who wants to help with their career, but they hang up because they think it&#8217;s a prank: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Fighting with My Family<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Yesterday<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which there are villains who can make themselves look like anyone: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Captain Marvel<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Men in Black<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> International<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Avengers: Endgame<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Spider-Man: Far from Home<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Dark Phoenix <\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which the new occupants of a house are annoyed by a former resident&#8217;s constant returning to do minor repair, and in which racial tensions are a theme: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The Intruder<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/skateboarding-symbolism-in-the-last-black-man-in-san-francisco\/\">The Last Black Man in San Francisco<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which the villain intentionally hits a jogger with his or her vehicle: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Ma<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Intruder<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which Brad Pitt deals with painful memories while on an antenna-fixing mission: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood\/\">Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Ad Astra <\/strong><\/em>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwoClawsMedia\/status\/1212193241925398528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TwoClawsMedia<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Feline movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Cats<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Lion King<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-tigers-are-not-afraid\/\">Tigers Are Not Afraid<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Elton John-based musicals: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The Lion King<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Rocketman<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies narrated by dogs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>A Dog&#8217;s Journey<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> A Dog&#8217;s Way Home<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain\/\">The Art of Racing in the Rain<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies about pets: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-secret-life-of-pets-2\/\">The Secret Life of Pets 2<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-pet-sematary\/\">Pet Sematary<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> A Dog&#8217;s Way Home<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> A Dog&#8217;s Journey<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Arctic Dogs<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>The Art of Racing in the Rain<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Cats<\/strong><\/em> (questionable)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies that sound like they&#8217;re about pets but aren&#8217;t: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-good-boys\/\">Good Boys<\/a><\/em><\/strong>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-poms\/\">Poms<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <strong><em>Jojo Rabbit<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>The Goldfinch<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-crawl\/\">Crawl<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies loosely inspired by Hamlet: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The Lion King<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-ophelia\/\">Ophelia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies released on Aug. 9 and based on pre-existing kids&#8217; properties in which someone runs face-first into a spider web and frantically hollers, &#8220;Get it off! Get it off me!&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Dora and the Lost City of Gold<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark\/\">Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which people must solve puzzles to escape from deadly rooms: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-escape-room\/\">Escape Room<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Dora and the Lost City of Gold<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which teen girls are living in the jungle with parents who are exploring Mesoamerican ruins: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Dora and the Lost City of Gold<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-47-meters-down-uncaged\/\">47 Meters Down: Uncaged<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sci-fi police procedurals in which cops use time travel to solve murders: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Don&#8217;t Let Go<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/tiff-review-synchronic\/\">Synchronic<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> In the Shadow of the Moon<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a man sings a Stephen Sondheim song: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/jokers-roots-in-two-1960s-thrillers\/\">Joker<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (&#8220;Send in the Clowns,&#8221; Wall Street bro on the subway, one of the few recorded instances of a Sondheim song being used as a taunt); <em><strong>Marriage Story<\/strong><\/em> (&#8220;Being Alive,&#8221; Adam Driver at the piano bar); <strong>Knives Out<\/strong> (&#8220;Losing My Mind,&#8221; Daniel Craig to himself while waiting in the car).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies with an emphatic hatred of hippies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-zombieland-double-tap\/\">Zombieland: Double Tap<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Zombie movies in which Bill Murray appears: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-the-dead-dont-die\/\">The Dead Don&#8217;t Die<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Zombieland: Double Tap<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which Scarlett Johansson lovingly ties someone&#8217;s shoe: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Jojo Rabbit<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Marriage Story<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose titles trip us up: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Knives Out<\/strong><\/em> and<strong style=\"font-style: italic;\"> Knives and Skin<\/strong> and<em><strong> Knife + Heart<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>The Hustle<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-hustlers\/\">Hustlers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong style=\"font-style: italic;\">We Die Young<\/strong> and<em><strong> Too Late to Die Young<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>A Dog&#8217;s Journey<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>A Dog&#8217;s Way Home<\/strong><\/em>. How are these not the same movie??<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose titles are just a woman&#8217;s first name: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Jexi<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-judy\/\">Judy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> June<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Frankie<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Diane<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-greta\/\">Greta<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Clara<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-anna\/\">Anna<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Luz<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Marilyn<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Mary<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Ophelia<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Rosie<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-harriet\/\">Harriet<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose titles are just a woman&#8217;s first name, and she&#8217;s played by Isabelle Huppert: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Greta<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Frankie<\/strong><\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sesno_says\/status\/1214687277995020288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sesno_says<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies whose titles are just a man&#8217;s full name: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Richard Jewell<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>Brian Banks<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>John Wick Chapter 3 \u2014 Parabellum<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Men&#8217;s last names:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Shaft<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>Rambo: Last Blood<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>Tolkien<\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/exclusive-future-fast-furious-spinoffs-revealed\/\">Fast &amp; Furious Presents: Hobbs &amp; Shaw<\/a><\/em><\/strong>; <strong><em>Ford v Ferrari<\/em><\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Royal movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The King<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Lion King<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Kid Who Would Be King<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> King of Thieves<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The King&#8217;s Letters<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Kingdom<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Kingmaker<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Long Live the King<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Queen &amp; Slim<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Queen of Hearts<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Miracle of the Little Prince<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Cinderella and the Secret Prince<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-godzilla-king-of-the-monsters\/\">Godzilla: King of the Monsters<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Little movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Little<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Little Joe<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Little Monsters<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Little Women<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Little Woods<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Biggest Little Farm<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Long movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Long Shot<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Long Lost<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Long Day&#8217;s Journey into Night<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Long Live the King<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Good movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-good-boys\/\">Good Boys<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Good Girls Get High<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>The Good Liar<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dead movies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>The Dead Don&#8217;t Die<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/zach-vasquez-says-dont-forget-one-cut-of-the-dead\/\">One Cut of the Dead<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Chain of Death<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> The Death &amp; Life of John F. Donovan<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/bill-bria-says-dont-forget-the-death-of-dick-long\/\">The Death of Dick Long<\/a><\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Happy Death Day 2U<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> An Affair to Die For<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Every Time I Die<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>We Die Young<\/strong><\/em>;<em><strong> Too Late to Die Young<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Documentaries that start with the subject asking Alexa about themselves: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Ask Dr. Ruth<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>The Amazing Johnathan Documentary<\/strong><\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thefilmcynic\/status\/1212514674245287936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thefilmcynic<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a socially awkward, gun-toting loner lives in a shabby apartment with his mother, who is infatuated with a TV personality who discusses on-air a burst of public violence to which the son was adjacent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <em><strong>Joker<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Richard Jewell<\/strong><\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThatAdamPalmer\/status\/1214676574311796738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ThatAdamPalmer<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which a young woman calmly sits and lights up a cigarette while a home is destroyed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Parasite<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>Ready or Not<\/strong><\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwoClawsMedia\/status\/1215129756951334912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TwoClawsMedia<\/a>) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Movies in which someone sings &#8220;I Got Five on It&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Us<\/strong><\/em>; <em><strong>The Last Black Man in San Francisco<\/strong><\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwoClawsMedia\/status\/1215152568906780672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TwoClawsMedia<\/a>) <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on my own research. 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