Squid Ink

So, all in all, 2019 was a pretty good year for movies.

A few surprises (though fewer than expected).

A few disappointments (though fewer than expected).

A few long-term friends coming to conclusions, (some more permanent than others).

(I think I’ll stop with the parenthesizes now…)

This was also my first full year with the AMC A-List program, which lets you watch up to three movies a week, be it in Dolby, 3-D, IMAX, or what have you, all for about twenty bucks a month. So as long as I saw at least two movies each month, it paid for itself.

My best months were June and December, which tied with six movies, meaning I paid about $3.50 a movie, which ain’t bad.

(I could go on about the program, and it’s perks, but they’re not paying me to do so, and that’s kind of another post. I may do one with all the movies I’ve seen so far with A-List, but I may not. The first one I did was Venom. And I said I was gonna stop with these things…)

Because of the A-List, I did see more movies than I probably would have without it.

Maybe.

To be honest, I most likely didn’t see that many more than if I didn’t have A-List, as I love going to the movies.

I did, however, do more repeat viewings than I usually do, because hey, a pretty much free movie is a pretty much free movie.

So, without further adieu, here’s everything that I caught in the theater last year, with the date, because why not? I also note the three movies that I saw outside of A-List, just for clarification.

Jan.
Bumblebee (11th)
Glass (17th)

Feb.
Alita: Battle Angel (13th)
Happy Death Day 2U (26th)

Mar.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2nd)
Captain Marvel (7th)
Captain Marvel (11th)
Us (23rd)

Apr.
Shazam! (4th)
Pet Sematary (10th)
Hellboy (14th)
Avengers: Endgame (25th)

May
Avengers: Endgame (2nd)
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (12th)
John Wick 3 (17th)
Brightburn (27th)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (30th)

Jun.
Ma (non A-List) (1st)
Dark Phoenix (12th)
Avengers: Endgame (15th)
Shaft (22nd)
The Dead Don’t Die (23rd)
Toy Story 4 (25th)
Anna (30th)

Jul.
Avengers: Endgame (1st)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2nd)
Crawl (22nd)

Aug.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (12th)
The Kitchen (17th)
Ready or Not (22nd)
Hobbs & Shaw (25th)

Sep.
It: Chapter 2 (10th)
Rambo: Last Blood (23rd)

Oct.
Joker (3rd)
The Addams Family (10th)
Zombieland 2: Double-Tap (18th)

Nov.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (1st)
Doctor Sleep (7th)
Terminator: Dark Fate (non A-List) (11th)
The Good Liar (17th)
Charlie’s Angels (23rd)

Dec.
Knives Out (3rd)
Frozen II (9th)
21 Bridges (11th)
Jojo Rabbit (12th)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Non A-List) (19th)
Cats (23rd)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (24th)

Yeah, there are a few gaps, for various reasons, though a few are still playing in the theater at the time of this writing, and I’ll try and catch them there. In no particular order, the ones I missed that I still want to see are:

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Rocketman. Uncut Gems. Jumanji II. Midsommar. Fighting With My Family. The Lighthouse.

Now, which movies make my top 10 list? Which are my bottom five? For that, you’ll have to come back next time.