Happy New Year! I hope you are all doing well. If you missed it over on my channel I posted my video of the Best Movies of 2023:
I would also like to announce my next 12 picks for my Blind Spot series. I have been now doing this series for over 7 and am going to record my 100th entry in the series soon. Each year I try and pick a variety of films to keep the series fun for me and hopefully for the readers as well. I tried to do the same this year with some comedy, cult classics, popular favorites and more I have somehow missed seeing along the way. If any of you want to participate in Blind Spot please do! I would love to see your takes on films you've missed.
So here goes:
January- JFK by Oliver Stone
This is one of those films I've heard much praise for but just never had the chance to see. It follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Was it a conspiracy or a one-man job? The cast including Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman and Kevin Costner is great so I'm looking forward to seeing it.
February- Love Story by Arthur Hiller
I love a romance but I'm not as high on romantic weepies which is probably why I've never seen the classic Love Story. This classic story of young love was a huge hit at the box office when it came out and made 173 million on a 2 million budget. I've heard it's well done so I'm intrigued to finally check it off my list.
March- John Wick by Chad Stahelski
Yes I have never seen John Wick. I don't love violence in film and I'd heard this one was pretty brutal so I missed it and then it became this phenomenon, so it is finally time for me to watch this action series and see what all the fuss is about. Let's go!
April- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Sergio Leone
In 2023 I watched A Fistful of Dollars for blind spot and I enjoyed it, so I decided to put another Sergio Leone classic on the docket for this year- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. We will see how this spaghetti western compares!
May- Seven Days in May by John Frankenheimer
I love a good political thriller and I've heard lots of praise for 1964's Seven Days in May. The narratives can build up tension well and be very entertaining. The cast on this one is outstanding including Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner. I look froward to checking it out
June- The Magnificent Ambersons by Orson Welles (kind of)
The story behind The Magnificent Ambersons is probably more famous than the movie itself. The fact that the studio cut an hour off of director Orson Welles' film and shot a new ending is pretty terrible. It's why I haven't watched it yet but I think it will be interesting to see what the studio came up with. I think it is just one of those movies a film critic eventually needs to watch and now is as good a time as any.
July- Deadpool by Tim Miller
Yes, I have never seen the original Deadpool. The only Deadpool I've seen is Once Upon a Deadpool and I hated it. As I said with John Wick I'm not the biggest fan of gratuitous violence and I have a feeling the sense of humor in this won't be my thing but I'll try and keep an open mind. With Deadpool 3 being the only MCU release in 2024 in theaters it's time to watch the original and see what I think.
August- Far from the Madding Crowd by John Schlesinger
I love the version of Madding Crowd from 2015 with Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts and feel it is one of the more underrated films of the 2010s. When I say that people have often told me the version from 1967 starring Julie Christie is better so we'll see what I think. I bet I will like both versions better than the book, which I didn't care for much at all.
The Plague Dogs by Martin Rosen
There honestly aren't that many animated blind spots I have left. At least without diving into series I've watched most of the classics of the medium. One I haven't seen, however, is The Plague Dogs which is from the same team that did Watership Down in 1978. I'm sure this dog /war film will be intense but it should be compelling.
October- The Thing by John Carpenter
I try to push myself out of my comfort zone for the October blind spot watch but in 2023 I might have gone too far with Trick R Treat. It wasn't for me. In 2024 we will see if John Carpenter's classic The Thing is more my jam. I liked his Halloween so it should be a fascinating watch.
November- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life by Terry Jones
It's perhaps surprising I've never seen this Monty Python classic because I love Holy Grail so much but it's true. I know this has a big vomit joke which I hate (I have a very easy gag reflex) but hopefully other jokes will work better for me.
December- It Happened on Fifth Avenue by Roy Del Ruth
Like with animation, there aren't that many holiday films I haven't seen but It Happened on Fifth Avenue is one of them. I've heard it's very funny, sweet and got all the Christmas feels which is enough to get me interested.
So there you have it! My blind spot picks for 2024. What do you think of these films? Have you seen them?
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