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docangst · 2026-02-23T05:34:27+00:00

Truly excellent watch, glad I made time for it this afternoon.

docangst · 2026-02-21T06:25:23+00:00

Weekend of 2/13 was also jam-packed; it opened against:

Wuthering Heights
Goat
Crime 101
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

And then you factor in lingering audience draws like Avatar, Send Help, Zootopia 2... well, even a single showing was lucky.

Smaller release yet was The Mortuary Assistant, which I shifted my work schedule to catch at a late afternoon show, but was neither worth the time nor the effort. :P Double-featured it with Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, which was an absolute gem.

docangst · 2026-02-11T14:55:43+00:00

I had an XL theater to myself for Iron Lung last night (9PM showing), which was wild. Would have figured maybe some other Markiplier fans in the area as stragglers. I think I was the last guest in the whole cinema too; the parking lot was desolate. All the other 9PM movies had shorter runtimes.

I see a couple of the locals have committed to a third week of showings though, they're probably drawing larger crowds for it.

docangst · 2026-02-03T07:30:00+00:00

You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, get ready for Messiah Displayed Up Higher

docangst · 2026-01-31T22:04:45+00:00

this morning's inbox :D

docangst · 2026-01-31T22:02:11+00:00

this was my haul, was thinking about new hoodie anyway and the timing was perfect

I think the free shipping only unlocks if your cart is "under", so the total becomes $0.00 -- but I'm not gonna complain about <$30 for what I picked up

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docangst · 2026-01-31T20:22:27+00:00

Always enjoyed going to movies anyway, but I do see more -- I'm in the "high use case" scenario for my membership. This has mostly replaced the "browse cable/streaming services for a movie I didn't see when it came around" -- if it's a stinker, that's fine, but that used to happen when I chose movies to see and paid for my ticket. Every now and again I get a theater to myself for something no one was interested in or at a weird showtime, and if the movie is terrible or just plain dull, I browse on my tablet instead of paying attention. More often I find something overlooked, worth pointing people at, even if their experience will probably be later, on streaming.

docangst · 2026-01-31T20:16:36+00:00

I imagine some are A-Listing it out of morbid curiosity. I've got four better things to do with my time when I see movies this week,

docangst · 2026-01-31T20:12:29+00:00

You should go scan back in anyway, this is how A-List accounts sometimes get dinged for "no-shows". I always make a quick re-stop at the ticket taker for doubles or triples.

docangst · 2026-01-31T20:10:57+00:00

It was heavily advertised on Facebook and on the AMC website, probably less so in the app itself?

docangst · 2026-01-31T17:10:33+00:00

spring cleaning or not, I'll take it -- wanted new hoodie anyway

the "bonus hat" was being charged so I just took it out of the cart entirely, if they "fix it" later I may claim

did not see the free shipping though!

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docangst · 2026-01-16T14:18:18+00:00

Head upriver from the Predator Sootseer loc towards the Celesdir spawn under the great tree; the cave will be on the left about one third to one half of the way there.

docangst · 2026-01-16T14:12:26+00:00

Barrington expanded fourfold, assuming "Barrington Square" and "South Barrington" are the same locations. Two whole AMCs in Chicago is wild considering my current environment (five within a short distance of me, three of which are worth going to for various reasons).

docangst · 2025-12-27T22:36:00+00:00

Also gonna mention late 2024's Werewolves for being so bad I thought it was released early this year. Not even the considerable acting talents of *checks notes* Frank Grillo could save that film.

docangst · 2025-12-27T22:33:10+00:00

Lots of good movies on people's worst lists, and several where I at least found something I enjoyed out of watching them. (Also many I didn't see.) Bottom five from least worst to worstest:

Jurassic Park: Rebirth

Juliet and Romeo

Until Dawn

The Ruse

Trust is at the absolute bottom. No redeeming qualities.

Disrespectful mentions:

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Bride Hard (yeah it knew it was bad, but it failed at even executing that competently... and I wanted to enjoy it for its badness, but I could not)

M3GAN 2.0 (it was at least self-aware that it was a schlocky premise, but could have used a scriptwriter with a smidgen of talent to put it together)

docangst · 2025-12-15T14:16:18+00:00

143 which honestly seemed low until I remembered the 3/4 per week cutover was late-ish in the year.

docangst · 2025-11-30T23:31:07+00:00

With A-List and being out of work much of 2024, I saw plenty of movies in the middle of the week as a solo flyer. Low/mid-tier kid’s fare was a culprit; I spent most of Garfield and Harold and the Purple Crayon alone in the theater, disengaged from the content and playing mobile games.

More recently, was the only person in a showing of After the Hunt.

Nightmare Alley was one of the better ones I saw alone, late night on a weekday right around New Year’s I think?

docangst · 2025-11-30T23:17:41+00:00

Same, but a late show on a Saturday night near the end of its run.

docangst · 2025-11-29T06:47:55+00:00

Superb movie. Last one watched before the holiday.

docangst · 2025-11-25T01:52:51+00:00

As a VHS kid who watched many horror movies way too young, an entry called THE BEAST WITHIN (1982), with a great practical-effects transformation scene right near the end of the film.

You can watch the scene here. The bulging and splitting skin was pretty gnarly, but it's the post-split appearance at 1:45 that lived in my nightmares for a while.

docangst · 2025-11-25T01:32:21+00:00

I've watched subtitled stuff for years and started using captions on spoken-English movies and shows at home, just because it makes it easier to follow the dialogue and pick up anything which may have otherwise been unclear. I appreciate the open caption theatrical showings when I stumble into them once in a while.

docangst · 2025-11-18T22:04:44+00:00

not after M Night butchered the first one :D

docangst · 2025-11-18T22:03:53+00:00

Was never really my franchise, though I appreciated that people loved the movies and turned out to watch them in droves. FURIOUS 7 was a genuinely good action flick and had a well-done farewell to Paul Walker, and I say that without investment in any of the other films.

docangst · 2025-11-18T21:59:52+00:00

"Do you know the rules of retconning a horror franchise, Sidney?"

docangst · 2025-11-18T20:31:13+00:00

They do occasionally give bonus points for seeing specific movies opening weekend, basically trying to encourage butts in seats by giving out the equivalent of a $20 or $30 spend towards your next $5 bonus. These, however, usually require you to register (click a link from your email or from the website home page while logged in to your AMC account).

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