One thing any MSTie should have in their heart is a love of movies. Not just good cinema, but if one doesn't have an appreciation for the misfires, one only appreciates half of what Mystery Science Theater 3000 has to offer. There are many out there who only want to see the finest cinema has to offer and bask in it. They can do what they want. Speaking for myself, personally, I want to see everything. I want to see what people can make. I want to see what people can do. And even if it's a spectacular failure, I want to look into a movie's heart and see what it's trying to accomplish, even if you'll forgive me for being snarky about it. I am a MSTie, after all.
Most people see cinema as an art gallery. I see cinema as a playground. I want to play on everything, ride each slide, experience each part of it, go from one part to something entirely different. I want difference in genre, style, and yes, even quality. To just concentrate on one thing is boring.
And thus, here is a new part of my blog, called My Cinema Playground. Here I offer small blurbs of the new films I get to see every week, while also offering up a new project called Oscar Bait & Switch, where I go through every Academy Award winner and contrast with the popular films of each year.
Cinema Playground Journal
2026: Week 1 (The Dutchman, The Plague, We Bury the Dead)
2026: Week 2 (Father Mother Sister Brother, Greenland: Migration, I Was a Stranger, Is This Thing On?, Primate)
2026: Week 3 (28 Years Later...: The Bone Temple, All You Need Is Kill, Charlie the Wonderdog, Dead Man's Wire, Night Patrol, No Other Choice, Sheepdog, Signing Tony Raymond, Killer Whale)
2026: Week 4 (Clicka, H Is for Hawk, Mercy, Return to Silent Hill, Send Help, The Testament of Ann Lee, KPop Demon Hunters, Train Dreams)
2026: Week 5 (Iron Lung, Shelter, Tafiti: Across the Desert, Worldbreaker, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, The Perfect Neighbor)
2026: Week 6 (Dracula, The Moment, Solo Mio, The Strangers: Chapter 3, Whistle, The Voice of Hind Rajab)
2026: Week 7 (Cold Storage; Crime 101; GOAT; Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die; The Mortuary Assistant; Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie; Wuthering Heights, Come See Me in the Good Light)
2026: Week 8 (How to Make a Killing, Midwinter Break, Psycho Killer, This Is Not a Test, Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated & Live Action)
2026: Week 9 (Dreams, Pillion, Scream 7, Undercard, Frankenstein's Bride)
2026: Week 10 (The Bride!, Dolly, For Worse, Hoppers, Protector)
2026: Week 11 (Reminders of Him, The Secret Agent, Slanted, Undertone)
2026: Week 12 (I Live Here Now, The Pout-Pout Fish, Project Hail Mary, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Vampires of the Velvet Lounge)
2026: Week 13 (Alpha, Forbidden Fruits, Holy Days, They Will Kill You, You're Dating a Narcissist!)
2026: Week 14 (The Drama, A Great Awakening, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)
2026: Week 15 (Exit 8; Faces of Death; Hunting Matthew Nichols; You, Me & Tuscany)
2026: Week 16 (Busboys, The Mummy, Normal)
2026: Week 17 (Desert Warrior, Michael, Mother Mary, Over Your Dead Body)
2026: Week 18 (Animal Farm, Deep Water, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Hokum)
2026: Week 19 (Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives)
2026: Week 20 (In the Grey, Obsession, The Wizard of the Kremlin)
Oscar Bait & Switch
Vol. 1: 1927-1928 - "A Tale of Two Best Pictures"
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