{"id":15437,"date":"2020-01-10T07:27:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=15437"},"modified":"2020-01-05T11:59:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T17:59:54","slug":"2019-the-year-in-movies-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/2019-the-year-in-movies-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2019: The Year In Movies Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6131\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Movie_Reel_22.jpg\" alt=\"Movie_Reel_22\" width=\"314\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Movie_Reel_22.jpg 314w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Movie_Reel_22-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>158 different people starred in the 89 movies I saw last year (starring in being the first two named stars, a tradition dating back to the old Chicago Tribune TV guide which populated the early days of my database), and a whopping 9 of them were in more than 1 film. Those 9 thespians are:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<caption><b>Films Per Actor Per Year<\/b><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Actor Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Films<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Liam Neeson<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Sandra Bullock<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Tom Cruise<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Samuel L. Jackson<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">James McAvoy<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Melissa McCarthy<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Ryan Reynolds<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Kiernan Shipka<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Bruce Willis<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Now let\u2019s take a look at the remaining movies that I saw in 2019, following up on last Friday&#8217;s post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Silence (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA very similar tale to <em>A Quiet Place<\/em>, but apparently based on a book which pre-dates last year&#8217;s hit movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eighth Grade (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA coming of age story for a young girl trying to navigate the last year of middle school and the social pressures therein.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Captive (2014)<\/strong><br \/>\nA father suspected of killing his young daughter continue to look for her years later, and eventually finds her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Simple Favor (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman befriends another mother at her child&#8217;s school and finds herself drawn into mystery and intrigue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can You Keep A Secret? (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman starts dating her boss after accidentally telling him all of her secrets on a flight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broken Star (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman under house arrest has an interesting neighbor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Curerd (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a cure is found for a zombie outbreak, not everyone is willing to forgive and forget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)<\/strong><br \/>\nA high school girl becomes popular after &#8220;maturing&#8221;, but her new friends start dropping like flies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Horns (2014)<\/strong><br \/>\nBased on the <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/book-6-of-52-horns-a-novel\/\">book<\/a> by Joe Hill, a man grows horns and gains powers when his girlfriend is murdered and everyone assumes he did it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Solo (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA documentary about a crazy man who likes to climb mountains by himself without ropes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marriage Story (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nAdam Driver and Scarlett Johansson see their marriage break up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three Days Of The Condor (1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe last survivor of a hit on a CIA outpost tries to stay alive while someone tries to clean up the loose end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a singer finds that nobody else remembers the Beatles, he recreates their songs and becomes the biggest star in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Child&#8217;s Play (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA remake of the horror &#8220;classic&#8221; about a killer doll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Happytime Murders (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nSomeone is killing puppets and it is up to Melissa McCarthy and her puppet partner to figure out who.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Perfection (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo musical prodigies maim each other to get back at their abusive teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glass (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA secret society tries to convince the world&#8217;s three superpowered beings that they really aren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Death Wish (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nRight wing revenge porn about a man who goes vigilante when the police don&#8217;t solve his wife&#8217;s murder quick enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creep 2 (2017)<\/strong><br \/>\nA serial killer hires a videographer to capture his life story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time Trap (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of kids follow a teacher into a cave where time passes much slower than it does on the surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adrift (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA woman stranded on a boat following a hurricane somehow finds her way to shore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creed II (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe son of Apollo Creed looks for revenge against the son of Ivan Drago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cold Pursuit (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiam Neeson helps answer the question of what <em>Taken<\/em> would be like in the snow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After Darkness (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nAs the sun dies, a family&#8217;s deep seated issues come to the surface while they wait to be saved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Boys (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of middle school boys go on an adventure before their first kissing party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pet Sematary (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe latest adaptation of the Stephen King tale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe mission they chose to accept was to save the world&#8230; again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field of Dreams (1989)<\/strong><br \/>\nBased on the W.P. Kinsella <a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/book-15-of-52-shoeless-joe\/\">tale<\/a>, an Iowa farmer builds a baseball field on his farm and reconnects with the past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men In Black: International (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA new recruit helps an agent regain his mojo and find the traitor in his midst.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sun Is Also A Star (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA young Korean man finds the love of his life, on the day she&#8217;s going to be deported to Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Star Wars: Episode IX &#8211; The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe resistance makes their final stand against the First Order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready Or Not (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA bride finds out some unfortunate truths about her in-laws when they try to sacrifice her on her wedding night to appease Satan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booksmart (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo high school seniors try to make up for missing the social experience of high school the night before graduation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Widows (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter their husbands are killed, a disparate group of women need to pull off a heist to pay off some gangsters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Invitation (2016)<\/strong><br \/>\nA man and his girlfriend are invited to a dinner party where his ex-wife and her new husband have plans of mass suicide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serenity (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nA fisherman agrees to kill his ex&#8217;s new husband for the sake of his son.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apollo 13 (1995)<\/strong><br \/>\nHouston, they had a problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nJean Grey gets some new powers, kills some people, then redeems herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Oath (2018)<\/strong><br \/>\nA boorish man gets his family in trouble with the government when he refuses to sign an oath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>158 different people starred in the 89 movies I saw last year (starring in being the first two named stars, a tradition dating back to the old Chicago Tribune TV guide which populated the early days of my database), and a whopping 9 of them were in more than 1 film. 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