Sunday, November 30, 2025

Movies I Have Seen - December 2025 (1 movie)

 

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Singing Back The Buffalo. 2024 (Canadian), Starring Tasha Hubbard. APTN, 1 December 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. 


Seven Veils. 2023 (Canadian), Starring 



Crave, 2 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Sharp Corner. 2024 (Canadian), Starring 


  • Ben Foster as Josh
  • Cobie Smulders as Rachel, Josh's wife
  • William Kosovic as Max
  • Gavin Drea as Erikson
  • Alexandra Castillo as Tamara
  • Jonathan Watton as Peter
  • Reid Price as Drew
  • Leah Johnston as Kate
  • Andrew Shaver as Ben
  • Bob Mann as Stephen
  • Allison Wilson-Forbes as Eva
  • Wayne Burns as Tim
  • Gita Miller as Alicia
  • Eugene Sampang as Alan
  • David Light as Chad
  • Steve Lawrence as Howard
  • Emily Jewer as Collins
  • Ryan Willis as carnival worker
  • Susan Leblanc-Crawford as mourning mother


Crave, 4 December 2025. Soundtrack: Composer - Stephen McKeon. 

"She Said" - Performed by The Jins. "Close To You" - Performed by The Hollywood Saxons. "Bossa da Saudade" - Performed by Celia Reggiani. "Down By The Bay" - Performed by Coby Smulders and Ben Foster. "QUEVASHACERHOY?" - Performed by Omar Courtz. 


Zombieland. 2009, Starring 


  • Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus, a young man who lived by himself in a beat-up apartment before becoming one of the few survivors of the zombie apocalypse. He lives by a strict set of rules to stay alive. The character is also the narrator of the film.
  • Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, Columbus's trusted partner who spends the majority of the movie searching for a Twinkie. He despises zombies and enjoys killing and torturing them.
  • Emma Stone as Wichita/Krista, Little Rock's older sister and Columbus's love interest. She is distrustful of strangers, and overly protective of her little sister.
  • Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Wichita's 12-year-old sister. She is sweet, but not that innocent and has had to grow up very quickly because of the apocalypse.
  • Bill Murray as a fictionalized version of himself, still living in his Los Angeles home and regularly disguising himself as a zombie to travel around the area.[20]
  • Amber Heard as 406, Columbus's ill-fated neighbor who becomes the first zombie he kills.


Hollywood Suite, 4 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Zombieland: Double Tap. 2019, Starring 


  • Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, Columbus' trusted partner
  • Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus, who survives thanks to a strict set of rules
  • Emma Stone as Wichita/Krista, a hardened survivor who is reluctant to settle down with Columbus
  • Abigail Breslin as Little Rock, Wichita's rebellious younger sister
  • Rosario Dawson as Nevada, owner of an Elvis-themed motel
  • Zoey Deutch as Madison, a dumb blonde who has been living in a mall since the zombie apocalypse began when she was 14
  • Luke Wilson as Albuquerque, Flagstaff's partner whose personality mirrors Tallahassee
  • Avan Jogia as Berkeley, a pacifist, whom Little Rock picks up
  • Thomas Middleditch as Flagstaff, Albuquerque's partner who has his own set of commandments for survival, and whose personality mirrors Columbus'

A mid-credits scene features Bill Murray reprising his role as a fictionalized version of himself being interviewed by Al Roker, Lili Estefan, Josh Alex Horowitz, and Grace Randolph (also as fictionalized versions of themselves) during the final minutes before the zombie apocalypse hit them, promoting a fictitious Garfield 3.


Hollywood Suite, 4 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

The idea for an enterprise Madison speaks about is an obvious reference to Uber. Founded in 2009, it did not exist in the "Zombieland" universe, since the zombie apocalypse started exactly in 2009.


A Man For All Seasons. 1966 (British), 



Hollywood Suite ??, 7 December 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Composer -  Georges Dellerue. 

Anachronisms: 

When Sir Thomas More enters the room to first answer charges before Secretary Cromwell, a chandelier with electric lights is visible in the background.

At the end, Thomas More picks the blossom of a tree called aesculus hippocastanum, a tree that only appeared in Europe in the 17th century and was introduced by the Turks.

When the King first visits More's house, a yellow Labrador Retriever runs to the house. However, the dog with the specific physical characteristics associated with Labradors today hadn't yet been bred.

Thomas More makes a reference to bulldogs. The term "bulldog" wasn't coined until a century later, in 1631 or 1632.


Gidget. 1959, Starring 


Cast notes:


Hollywood Suite, 7 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man. 1951, Starring 


  • Bud Abbott as Bud Alexander, Lou's partner and friend
  • Lou Costello as Lou Francis, Bud's bumbling friend and partner
  • Arthur Franz as Tommy Nelson / The Invisible Man
  • Nancy Guild as Helen Gray, Tommy's girlfriend
  • Adele Jergens as Boots Marsden, Morgan's girlfriend
  • Sheldon Leonard as Morgan, a gangster and Rocky's manager
  • William Frawley as Detective Roberts, a detective on the Tommy Nelson case
  • Gavin Muir as Dr. Philip Gray, Helen's uncle
  • Sam Balter as Radio announcer
  • John Daheim as Rocky Hanlon, Tommy's rival and opponent
  • Paul Maxey as Dr. James C. Turner, a therapist
  • James Best as Tommy Nelson (Franz's stand-in)


Hollywood Suite, 7 December 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Quote: 

Lou would scream back, 'Hey, you rehearse it too much and it loses all spontanuity!' He was taking two words, spontaneity and continuity, and running them both together. It was a Costello legend." 


28 Days Later (sometimes stylised with ellipsis as 28 Days Later...). 2002 (British), Starring 


Additionally, Alex Palmer, Bindu De Stoppani, and Jukka Hiltunen portray the animal liberation activists, while David Schneider portrays a scientist at the laboratory. Christopher Dunne and Emma Hitching appear as Jim's parents. Toby Sedgwick plays an infected priest encountered by Jim.


Hollywood Suite, 9 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

The Access credit card used had been defunct since the mid-1990s.

The aircraft seen at the end of the movie is a Folland Gnat with Finnish markings. However, Finnish Gnats were retired since 1972.

The film is set in 1997 however a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C 200 can be seen in the beginning of the film.


28 Weeks Later. 2007, Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 10 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

Andy is seen wearing a 2006-07 Real Madrid shirt. The film is meant to be set in 2002.

The characters are seen driving an 2004 registration Volvo. The film is meant to be set in 2002.

The U.S. Army personnel are wearing a style of uniform that did not exist at the time the film takes place.

The film takes place in or around 2002, at that time the Wembley Stadium was in an early state of construction and would not have looked like it did.

At Charing Cross station, during Don and Scarlet's showdown, a Jubilee Line train is on the platform. The Jubilee Line hasn't stopped at Charing Cross since 1999.


28 Years Later. 2025, Starring 



Crave, 11 December 2025. Soundtrack: "



Anachronism: 

At a point near the beginning of the film Spike picks up a power rangers action figure of the red operation overdrive ranger. This show was released in 2007 and the rage apocalypse happened in 2002.


The Mouse That Roared. 1959 (British), Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 14 December 2025, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Anachronism: 

General Snippet (MacDonald Parke) and the other US Army officers wear the WWII-era olive drab uniform that was replaced by the green Class A uniform in 1956 (which has only just recently been phased out)


I Know What You Did Last Summer. 2025, Starring 


Additionally, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Brandy Norwood reprise their roles as Helen Shivers, a victim of the 1997 Southport massacre, and Karla Wilson, a survivor of the 1998 Tower Bay massacre, respectively.[9] Isaiah Mustafa makes an uncredited appearance as Andrew, Karla's partner.


Crave, 15 December 2025. Soundtrack: "




Duck, You Sucker! (Italian: Giù la testa, lit. "Duck Your Head", "Get Down"), also known as A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution. 1971 (Italian), Starring 


  • Rod Steiger as Juan Miranda, is a Mexican peon leading a band of outlaws composed mostly of his own children. He does not care about the revolution at first, but becomes involved after his encounter with John.
  • James Coburn as John (Seán) H. Mallory, is a Fenian revolutionary and explosives expert. Wanted for killing British forces in Ireland, he flees to Mexico, where he ends up getting involved in another revolution.
  • Romolo Valli as Dr. Villega, is a physician and commander of the revolutionary movement of Mesa Verde.
  • Maria Monti as Adelita, is a wealthy female passenger on the stagecoach robbed and raped by Juan at the beginning of the film.
  • Rik Battaglia as General Santerna, is a commander leading the Mexican revolutionary army.
  • Franco Graziosi as Governor Don Jaime, is the corrupt and tyrannical local governor.
  • Antoine Saint-John as Colonel Günther Ruiz, is a ruthless commander leading a detachment of federales and the main antagonist of the film.
  • Vivienne Chandler as Coleen, is John's girlfriend; she appears only in flashbacks.
  • David Warbeck as Nolan, is John's best friend, also an Irish nationalist; he appears only in flashbacks.


Hollywood Suite, 18 December 2025. Soundtrack: Composer - Ennio Morricone. Anachronisms: 

In the train, the automatic pistol that Juan Miranda uses is a Browning GP35. As its names suggests, this model became available in 1935 (so a contemporary of the aforementioned MG42).

Although the action takes place circa 1914, when Mallory's possessions are rifled by Miranda's family, a flag with the legend "IRA" is pulled out. The IRA was not formed until 1919.

Irish nationalist Mallory owns an IRA flag, but the movie is set in 1913 and IRA and its flag did not officially exist until 1919. Mallory could have been a member of IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) instead.

A close-up shot of one of the convoy's trucks as it rolls through mud shows a modern pneumatic tire and wheel.

In the first scene, where Juan holds up the stagecoach, one of the children in the bandit gang is holding a Spanish double action pistol, an Astra 400. If this movie were to take place in 1914, the Astra 400 model would not have been invented yet, as it was put into production in 1921.

The newspaper that John Mallory is given in the "surgical operation" scene reads in the right column "Y el mundial lo ganó Pelé... que es el rey... balón", which would be translated as "And the Soccer World Cup was won by Pelé... who is the king... soccer ball". Famous soccer player Pelé was not even born in the 1910s, and neither did the World Cup even exist in the first place.

The machine gun used by Mallory is a German MG3. This model was used in the 50s. This movie takes place between 1900 to 1925.















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