for reels: June 2020

Welcome to For Reels, a monthly list of things we’re going to watch in the next month or else. When putting together these lists, we consider

1. what is coming to a streaming service(s) this month,

2. what are films we’ve been meaning to get around to,

3. what writing we’re working on that requires we (re)watch a film, and

4. what we’re being recommended to watch.

The fun part is sharing the list with you and seeing what you’re all watching, too. Feel free to comment and let us know!

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Andy

Dick Tracy (1990)

Here are some films I’m planning on rewatching in June, either because they’re newly available on a streaming service, or it’s just been a while and I’m curious to see how they hold up.

1. Dunkirk (2017)

2. Layer Cake (2004)

3. Dark City (1998)

4. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

5. Nocturnal Animals (2016)

6. Back to the Future II (1989)

7. Dick Tracy (1990)

Here are just a shit ton of movies I want to watch in June. Some of them are either coming to or leaving streaming services soon, others have been on my various queues for a while. I also added a bunch of movies that are available on HBO Max, which just launched on Wednesday and might already have the best film selection of any major streaming service.

1. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

2. Piranha (1978)

3. City of the Living Dead (1979)

4. Monstrum (2018)

5. Tenebrae (1981)

6. Saint Jack (1979)

7. Falling Down (1993)

8. 24 Hour Party People (2002)

9. The Offence (1973)

10. Andre the Giant (2018)

11. Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993)

12. Wacko (1983)

13. Putney Swope (1969)

14. The Red Shoes (1948)

15. Liquid Sky (1983)

16. The Player (1992)

17. Nighthawks (1981)

18. The Sword of Doom (1966)

19. Hostel (2005)

20. The Green Inferno (2013)

Here are some New-ish movies that I still want to catch up on.

1. Rocketman (2019)

2. Sword of Trust (2019)

3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

4. The Last Black Man in San Fransisco (2019)

5. Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)

6. Capone (2020)

Finally, here are some leftovers from my May list that I still want to get to sooner rather than later.

1. Inherent Vice (2014)

2. Seven Samurai (1954)

3. Mother (2009)

4. Faces (1968)

5. Opening Night (1977)

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Nic

Humpday (2009)

I should preface this by saying that I’ve been extremely busy and stressed out lately. I’m in the middle of trying to buy a house to move my family into, and I’m still working a full-time job. So…I didn’t watch that many from my previous list and, honestly, might do a shitty job with this list, too.

I think I’m going to try to rewatch some stuff that made me feel good when I was younger.

Here are all the Lynn Shelton films I want to watch. Some are for the first time, some are ones I haven’t seen since they were in theaters. Hoping to speak with some of her collaborators for future pieces.

• Humpday (2009)

• Your Sister’s Sister (2011)

• Touchy Feely (2013)

• Laggies (2014)

• Outside In (2017)

• Sword of Trust (2019)

Here are all the films associated with “Mumblecore” I want to watch for a retrospective essay I hope to write one day. There are a ton of these, but I’m going to start with the ones I watched when I was in college and were my introduction to the “movement.” These are kind of comfort food movies.

• The Puffy Chair (2005)

• Mutual Appreciation (2005)

• Dance Party USA (2006)

• Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)

• Quiet City (2007)

• Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008)

• Alexander the Last (2009)

• Tiny Furniture (2010)

My hold over from last month. I did a pretty shitty job watching the films on my May list. I’m not going to feel too bad about it, but I still feel guilty about not having seen this film because I know it’s going to be awesome.

• Lady Bird (2017)