Mini-Marathons/Watching Projects 2022
01-2; 4-7; 24: Winter Holidays (Christmas(es), New Year, "Old New Year" (idiosyncratic Post-Soviet oddity thanks to calendar reform), Chinese New Year and so on).
02-3; 17: 2021 Catch-Up.
8-13; 16; 19-27; 29-31: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
11; 18; 25-27: Directorial Debuts.
12-13; 19-20: Dexter.
14-15: Scream.
28-29: Oleh Sentsov
02-3; 17: 2021 Catch-Up.
8-13; 16; 19-27; 29-31: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
11; 18; 25-27: Directorial Debuts.
12-13; 19-20: Dexter.
14-15: Scream.
28-29: Oleh Sentsov
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- DirectorJoe DanteChuck JonesStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHowie MandelThe Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.1 January: Winter Holidays (New Year's Day).
- DirectorJon WattsStarsTom HollandZendayaBenedict CumberbatchWith Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.4 January: Winter Holidays; 2021 Catch-Up.
- DirectorLana WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesCarrie-Anne MossYahya Abdul-Mateen IIReturn to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more.4 January: 2021 Catch-Up.
- DirectorPilotRedSunStarsPilotRedSunSanta ClauseBeing fed up with the entire holiday season, a man chooses to become a Grinch.7 January: Winter Holidays (Orthodox Christmas).
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.7-8 January: Winter Holidays (Orthodox Christmas).
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternOne year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.13-14 January: Winter Holidays (Old New Year's Eve).
- DirectorNaum ArdashnikovOleg EfremovStarsVyacheslav NevinnyyAleksandr KalyaginKseniya MininaTwo men, sharing the same first name and living in the same building but each with different background and attitude to life, have to rethink their views in the midst of crowded winter holiday celebration.15 January: Winter Holidays (Old New Year).
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsBradley CooperCate BlanchettToni ColletteA grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.19 January: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsTyrone PowerJoan BlondellColeen GrayThe rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.21 January: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- DirectorBoy HarsherJae MatthewsAugustus MullerStarsBoy HarsherMariana SaldañaKris EsfandiariAs a bloodied woman (Kris Esfandiari) sits to watch a TV, television host (James Duval) announces a performance by Boy Harsher, Mariana Saldaña and The Strong Man.20-21; 25 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- DirectorBoy HarsherJae MatthewsAugustus MullerStarsKris EsfandiariCameron FindlayCooper B. HandyA strange, bloodied woman travels to a secluded, rural town.25 January: Film Noir and Neo-Noir; Directorial Debuts.
- DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsMichael C. HallJack AlcottJulia JonesSomeone has discovered Jim Lindsay's secret identity, leading Dexter to realize that he might not be the only serial killer in town. Meanwhile Harrison spirals out of control during a wrestling match.25 January: Dexter.
- DirectorSanford BookstaverStarsMichael C. HallJack AlcottJulia JonesDexter turns from predator to protector out of concern that a serial killer has set its sights on someone he cares deeply about. Angela arrests someone who may be the culprit of a cold case. Harrison turns to a very dangerous person.25 January: Dexter.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid Arquette25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.26 January: Scream.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteTen years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.27 January: Scream.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.31 January: Film Noir and Neo-Noir (it's noir-adjacent, even with some backing by Eddie Muller).
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsRalph FiennesGemma ArtertonRhys IfansIn the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.1 February: 2021 Catch-Up, Winter Holidays (Chinese/Lunar New Year).
- DirectorKateryna GornostaiStarsMaria FedorchenkoArsenii MarkovYana IsaienkoNavigating the emotional turmoil of waiting for life to begin while hanging around with classmates - a radical, authentic, and sensitive insight into the unsettling feeling of being young and an inside perspective on Ukrainian youth.3 February: Directorial Debuts.
- DirectorSanford BookstaverStarsMichael C. HallJack AlcottJulia JonesDexter fights for his life in the woods, leading to a confrontation in an abandoned summer camp; Harrison finds himself torn between two father figures who can lead him down two different paths; Angela makes some disturbing discoveries.4 February: Dexter.
- DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsMichael C. HallJack AlcottJulia JonesDexter and Harrison find themselves closer than ever over Christmas break, bringing father and son into the crosshairs of a serial killer; Angela starts to wonder if Iron Lake is not the safe place she always thought it was.4-5 February: Dexter.
- DirectorRick WallaceStarsMichael T. WeissAndrea ParkerPatrick BauchauJarod is the new doctor at a NYC hospital, trying to expose negligence and a cover-up that led to a young boy being paralyzed.5 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- StarsEddie MullerEddie Muller presents a showing of Repeat Performance (1947).6 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- DirectorRussell RouseStarsJack PalanceHarold J. StoneEdward PlattSan Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.8 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsLouis HaywardJoan LeslieVirginia FieldOn New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.9 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir; Winter Holidays.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.18 February: Film Noir and Neo-Noir; Directorial Debuts.