EVERYTHING I WATCHED IN JULY | Movies & TV Letterboxd Wrap up Spookyastronauts

[@danielcarlson5362]

Came for the horror content, but was most excited for you to talk about Barbie :)

[@spookyastronauts]

💕💕💕

[@toddpacker4683]

So you got what you came for 😊

[@lilmovieperp3599]

Can’t believe Barbie is my favorite movie of the year so far. 😂😂😂that shit went so haaard.

[@Wraiven22]

Have you seen talk to me?? I could only see one or the other and decided on Talk to Me, which has been my favorite movie of the year so far now

[@Tiffany__B]

I'm SO happy you loved the Barbie movie!! for some reason i thought maybe you wouldn't like it, so i'm very happy to hear you loved it this much, ahhh!! I went to watch it yesterday and it was such a fun movie, genuinely i didn't expect it to be such a success, it's incredible 💗

[@spookyastronauts]

No I love stuff like this. Y’all only see a small part of my personality on my videos. 💕 barbie forever

[@danielgrace3355]

I LOVED the Blackening , haven't laughed that much for a horror comedy in a while.

[@baraka99]

Eyes wide shut is my favourite Kubrick movie too.

[@savannahrains8187]

I wish that people would stop hating on Barbie before they see it. It was literally hilarious& makes fun of both men and women. The message is literally “nobody should live in someone else’s shadow” and people are mad?!?!

[@GL00MYG1RL]

from one horror fan to another: i'm so glad you liked barbie!! i laughed and i cried too. so so good!!!

[@spookyastronauts]

It was perfect

[@ashanein]

Yes!! High ten! 💜 We went to the drive-in to see it. I was cackling so loudly that I'm sure my partner was embarrassed lol. And then i cried a lot too. It was therapeutic lol.

[@jnc3880]

I’m definitely checking out Barbie. Great way to detox from the dark side. I have a feeling it’s going to get a lot of Oscar nominations. I just hope that song does not get stuck in my head. Everyone is warning me lol.

[@spookyastronauts]

I don’t know if it’s a detox from the dark side tbh it’s really sad haha I bawled

[@samsquanch1996]

I haven't seen Barbie, but what a huge movie! I work across the street from a movie theater and all week I've been seeing huge crowds all wearing pink, lol. Looks like we have a new cult hit.

[@limetreess]

i love that we both just randomly rewatched face/off this month, it’s truly a movie that just needs to be rewatched every now and again. also just saw talk to me and it was phenomenal! telling all my friends to go see it!

[@anemone9081]

I love you Emma and I wish you much strength to go through this difficult time. May your lovely dog have much quality time with you. ♥️

[@MamaTine9]

My husband and I went to see Talk To Me last night and loved it!

[@spookyastronauts]

Yay!

[@davidlynch7828]

You never let me down spookyastronaut I was having trouble trying to find a movie to watch then found this video, thanks champ 😊

[@davidellis5141]

The party scene in Eyes Wide Shut Is Incredible. Shame Bill Doesn't Know The Password.

[@lukenarlee8118]

Hi Emma! I also just finished Tin and Tina the other night and agree with all your comments 100%. Sometimes creepy, sometimes humorous, and sometimes deeply uncomfortable to watch. But I thought it was very well shot and acted. It has definitely lingered in my mind a bit.

[@atmosphericentry0]

Just watched Biosphere from your recommendation and OH MY GOD I did not expect it to go in that direction, thank you for being vague about it! Probably one of the most unique end of the world movies I've seen. I wish I could talk about it more but I don't want to give away spoilers but it's definitely a movie you need to go into blind.

[@Islington17]

The Bear is phenomenal. The holiday episode blew me away.

[@markaitkenguitar]

Great month! I’m dying to see Barbie. Luv your Barbie energy! The Bear is the BEST.

[@wolverinescratch]

Come with me Meg 2 can't wait

[@marvelboi3416]

The Blackening gain a lot of good reviews in the US and was a box-office success. Fans of the movie really truly embraced and liked this.

[@HayGurlHay]

Eyes Wide Shut is one of my favourites! It wasn't at first, but I really enjoy watching it every 5 years or so. As you age I suppose your perspective changes about the themes and narrative, well for me it has! Joy Ride was AMAZING to me, but I'm half Asian and was raised in an Asian community. Highly recommend for North American Asians!!

[@berrrnice]

Thank goodness for these videos, I’m a teacher off for the summer and thanks to the terrible weather, I feel like I’ve watched every horror I can think of 😂

[@ineedsomespace3038]

Barbie was a 10/10 for me too! We all love horror here, but Barbie was such a joy to watch, I was smiling and laughing the whole film. I knew it would be funny and smart because I trusted Greta and Noah from the moment they announced the film, but it exceeded my expectations with how genuinely hilarious it was. It has a great emotional side to it too. Overall, best theatre experience I've had in a long time. Oh, and The Bear is fantastic, although I'm curious how you feel about Claire in season 2.

[@spookyastronauts]

Ooo is there some kind of controversy with Claire? I liked her?

[@ineedsomespace3038]

@@spookyastronauts There is some backlash about the character being a Manic Pixie Dream Girl from a writing standpoint. But I'm glad you liked her!

[@spookyastronauts]

Haha I can see that but we didn’t get much of that yet, I feel like she was more one dimensional for the sake of making it a story about his inability to connect. Hopefully we get more on her if there’s another season

[@ineedsomespace3038]

@@spookyastronauts Yeah, I just hope that if they bring her back we'll get to see a more complex and interesting character overall. I'll trust the writers, so let's hope they (and actors) get the deal they deserve.

[@GoulGames]

It may be unpopular but I LOVED insidious the red door

[@Dearest_orugitas]

Me too!! I didn’t go in expecting it to be similar than the previous ones though. Maybe that’s why? I think it’s my second favorite. Number one being the first one.

[@GoulGames]

@@Dearest_orugitas agreed!!

[@GoulGames]

@TheColbie98 i watched all 4 for the first time a few days before the red door came out and loved them all including the 5th one.

[@jamiepaich]

I love all the movies. Haven't seen Red Door yet, but I know I'm gonna like it.

[@BeckywiseTheDancingClown]

I loved it too!!!

[@wanya_telborn]

Thanks for that little update on Grommey ❤😊

[@linaarvidsson8188]

I always enjoy your wrap up-videos, Emma! I´m going to watch The Bear this month. I´ve missed that one, so thank you for the recommendation.

[@LegoLad01]

you were talking about Kidman's Monolog in Eyes Wide Shut..which made me think of another great scene she does in another movie....and then later in ur vid you even mention that movie. For me one of the best acting moments in cinema history is nicole kidman in The Stepford Wives at the start when she's getting fired and we see a close-up of her face with her reaction to it.

[@starfleetbrat]

I watched The Clearing all the way through and I agree it was very slow. Almost everything happens in the last ep or two, the rest is just lots of wondering when it was going to get to the point. I did like it for the aspect of dealing with trauma, but good lord it was slow to get to the end and Im not sure the end really paid off and made it worth sitting through. It seemed to be loosely based on The Family right up until about episode six or seven I guess where it goes in a different direction and is definitely fiction. Miranda Otto was amazing though, as she always is. (Apparently this was directed by her sister Gracie Otto).

[@spookyastronauts]

Yes it was based on The Family, do you think its worth watching the end episodes? can i just skip to them haha

[@laurenceholmes9011]

The makers of Talk To Me heard you, they announced a sequel is in the works

[@Lara-oq2se]

Loved, loved, loved Biosphere. Hilarious and unique. We went in not knowing anything about it, definitely the best way to watch it. Also loved Talk to me. There are plans for Talk to me too and Bring her back!

[@darrenjohnson3374]

Hi Emma! Saw Barbie in the US and it was excellent! I have never seen so many people dressed in pastels in my life! I just want to fan-boy over you for a minute. I am so impressed by your knowledge of horror but your critique of disturbing cinema is....well, disturbing. LOL.In a good way. Here are SOME of the films that I have watched because of your reviews : "Soft and Quiet" "The Outwaters" "They Look Like Us" "The Skin I Live In" (which I saw in theaters, but forgot) "Bad Boy Bubbie", "Calvaire" "Speak No Evil". I have felt challenged, upset, offended and, in some ways, informed by these films. Thank you!!!!

[@angelaatherton2547]

Sending good wishes to you and Gromit ❤ . Hope you are all coping okay. Much agreed, The Bear is something special.

[@lbuades88]

Tin & tina was wild lol but i still think about the song the kids are obssessed with😂

[@gidgetmaurer123]

Sending Gromit extra prayers. Thx for the recaps.

[@gamelairtim]

Now that you mention it, I would love to see a subset of Does This Offend You comparing old and new versions of movies, especially those with social themes or which were controversial on release. Diabolique, Stepford Wives, village of the Damned, etc

[@spookyastronauts]

Stepford might be good !

[@Luvandrockettes]

Totally! Especially compare Stepford wives and Don’t worry darling

[@_TheViewer_]

I’m right there with ya 🥳 Best wishes to Gromit and you ✌️

[@LoganABass]

The way I laughed when you brought Tin & Tina 😂 That movie was like a fever dream! The husband was an all-time dumb/gaslight-y horror husband right alongside the dude from Orphan. The amount of things he just brushed off were increasingly comedic.

[@spookyastronauts]

its so bizarreeeee!

[@filmfangirls9163]

I wait for the day you watch Blackbird ❤ i truly want to hear your thoughts and knowledge of the true story. You have really been the reason ive tried so many crimes shows and docus!

[@anahatsumi2469]

I’m surprised that you didn’t like the clearing, it seemed like your jam. I thought Miranda Otto was incredible in it!

[@spookyastronauts]

I wanted to ! It was just so slow

[@Luvandrockettes]

We all went to watch Barbie to party and came out crying and appreciating life 😭💕

[@KadyAz17]

I love Willy Wonka, its one of my all time favorites. Its crazy to think that the whole movie was funded by the Quaker Oats company as a tie in to advertise a candy bar (the candy bar was a failure).

[@vanessalaughtland4417]

Very much here for the Barbie love, definitely film of the year so far for me! I also checked out Run Rabbit Run, definitely a mixed bag for me - my main issue was the pacing if I'm honest! Sarah Snook was great in it though.

[@sandranelson6344]

She’s fantastic in Predestination! I became a fan of hers after seeing her for the first time in that movie.

[@noctiliogames350]

saw Biosphere per your recommendation. Best Room 104 episode I've seen yet. Fantastic.

[@dollhousegirl7153]

Let people have nice things! Love that.

[@Wraiven22]

I had to choose between seeing Talk to Me and Barbie this last weekend and after hearing so much good about it from the festival circuit I chose the former. I don’t regret it and found it a spooky good time, but I definitely can’t wait for Barbie to be out on streaming so I can see it too.

[@dani3po]

The sequence in Promising Young Woman with Carey Mulligan and Connie Britton is amazing unforgettable. I wouldn't watch the movie again, though.

[@221BBakerStreet]

The thing that really got me annoyed at "Face Off" was the fact that even if a face transplant were possible, if you were to place someone's amputated face onto a different person, their bone structures are still going to be completely different. And it's the structure of the bones in the face that determines the person's appearance. Not the skin. Also they both have different coloured eyes. Did they do an eye transplant as well???

[@baaron7]

The only men that are sooking at Barbie either didnt watch it or are the exact men the film is making fun of. As a bloke myself, i loved it. And anyone that says its man hating, did you even watch the ending?

[@delhurworth6001]

The clearing is good Emma,only problem is when you don’t know where you are with the fucken timeline,they could have been more information in the gaps but 6 out 10❤️🇬🇬

[@INCBlackbird]

About Loft: I'm from Belgium and when Loft was released it was a huge deal. The director Erik Van Looy (he also did the remake) is also a famous tv celebrity here. He presents a quiz for example. So it was gonna be a big deal regardless. But i personally don't think it wad worth it. I think it's quite an average thriller. I would actually recommend you another film from the same director: De Zaak Alzheimer. The english title is the memory of a killer. This movie is so much better than Loft, but less well known. I can't tell you if the twists are different, cause i haven't seen the remake.

[@michav73]

Helemaal mee eens ;-)

[@K9_NINA]

As much as I hate attending the movies ( aggravating noise and irritating behavior of people ( ie staying on cell phone entire movie!!), I am going to try again with me going to see Talk to Me today bc of your review. Ty💙

[@spookyastronauts]

Hope you love it

[@danield9488]

Was hoping youd cover 2 of the 1s you told us you were hyped on beginning of July: They Cloned Tyronne & The Haunting of Dolores Roach they were great! Also Curious Case of Natalia Grace.. watching Biosphere tonight thanks!

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah I have been wanting to watch Tyrone with my partner but we haven’t found time together yet.

[@horrorableshow]

Still have to see insidious 😭😭😭😭😭great vid Emma!

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

I'm so excited to watch Barbie when it hits VOD. I've been binging Suits lately, but in season 4 I'm really hating the direction they are taking it. But since I'm so interested in law stuffs, it's been a fun ride.

[@sharaththallapally5208]

I am on high while watching this 😅 but still love your content💙💙

[@jasonlang951]

Have you kept up with yellow jackets, servant and from? I remember you recommending the 1st season to each and haven't heard you talk about them since if not they are really good.

[@spookyastronauts]

No i havent! i havent watched any of From. Im so behind! so much content its overwhelming starting new shows at the moment. But ill get to it! I have some travel coming up maybe i can do it then.

[@jasonlang951]

@@spookyastronauts I have watched your channel for years now you have reccomended so many movies and series for me to watch.i honestly think you will enjoy the 3 of them.

[@toddpacker4683]

From is awesome

[@dianaedid7819]

If you haven’t seen FROM… please watch it! I know you will love it

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

What a wild month... Congrats!

[@danielsweet858]

If you praise Barbie THAT highly I've GOT to check it out. Sounds like you saw a different movie than what all the critics have claimed. Lots of love to Gromit! ❤

[@spookyastronauts]

What critics? Most loved it, I mean I’m a rotten tomatoes critic too! It was just the headlines that were rage baiting.

[@danielsweet858]

@@spookyastronauts The ones on KZbin who complained about agendas fot the most part

[@andrewspicecake]

I highly recommend the original The Stepford Wives (1975) if you haven't seen it. Not even in the same subgenre 😎👍

[@janscimccaw9091]

Not my usual horror, but I stumbled across the series Why Women Kill (2019?) Binged it in two days. If you haven't seen it, I think it's worth checking out even though it's not horror. ❤your channel!

[@pattiray8542]

I haven’t seen Barbie yet, but I am absolutely in love with Greta Gerwig in all her many iterations ❤️ Much love to you and Gromit! ❤❤❤

[@VeelouC]

Im so happy you gave barbie 10/10 yay!!💕

[@slayet2ville1]

Willy Wonka is a great horror movie and im serious, if u know what to look for and turn ur mind set into believing ur watching a horror, it works

[@zainabkamal5957]

I liked run rabbit run it was so dark Biosphere is bizarre

[@lynnetteashcroft1089]

Pleeease give us a list of your fave found footage movies!

[@BeckywiseTheDancingClown]

I didnt mind Bird Box Barcelona but it felt like it wouldve worked better as a mini series so they could pace and flesh it out more

[@thebadassninja5847]

Here is the movies that I watched in July 1. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of Crystal Skull (2008) (first time watch) (own it on digital) 2. Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (2023) (first time watch) (own it on digital) 3. 97 Minutes (2023) (first time watch) (own it on digital) 4. Prom Pact (2023) (first time watch) (own it on digital) 5. Insidious (2011) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 6. Insidious Chapter 2 (2013) (first time watch) (own it on digital) 7. Insidious Chapter 3 (2015) (first time watch) 8. Joy Ride (2023) (first time watch) (skip it) 9. Insidious: The Red Door (2023) (first time watch) (skip it) 10. As Certain As Death (2023) (first time watch) (own it on physical) 11. Influencer (2023) (2x) (first watch was a first time watch) (own it on physical) 12. Robots (2023) (first time watch) (own it on physical) 13. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) (rewatch) (own it on digital) 14. Terrifier (2018) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 15. Halloween (1978) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 16. Halloween 2 (1981) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 17. Halloween (2007) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 18. Friday The 13th (1980) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 19. Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) (rewatch) (own it on physical) 20. Zoey 102 (3x) (first watch was a first time watch) (own it on digital) 21. The Outwaters (2023) (first time watch) (fuck it) 22. Talk To Me (2023) (first time watch) (stream it) 23. Scream 6 (2023) (rewatch) (own it on physical)

[@SeesThings]

I haven't seen Barbie. Everyone I know who saw it loved it. Really forward to The Meg 2, your review and the movie. 🤘

[@matt11708]

Hope your dog gets better.

[@samtan4729]

Any plans for Oppenheimer? It's one of the most ambitious and impressive movies of the year for sure.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah I talk about this in the video at the end! I knew people would ask

[@markpvip21]

Hi Emma, you’ve probably talked about it at some point but what is that app you use to track the movies you watch?

[@sheraz_z]

Oppenheimer Slay Incoming

[@monsterbride4615]

Yes, let people have nice things! Love your attitude towards the Barbie movie. It was a GOOD movie, period.

[@lalomedinamunoz1348]

Have you watched the horror of Dolores Roach? I think it came out this month on prime. It is really good

[@spookyastronauts]

No I haven’t! I’ve heard good things though

[@BellePolish]

Will there be a video for Talk To Me id love to hear your thoughts 😊

[@Timesend]

Face off is awesome 🔥🔥

[@Michael_Ian_Blackface]

As someone who watches many horror movies, have you found the trope of "the Black character dies first" something that is acurate? I liked The Blackening, more than I thought I would, in large part because I didn't like the marketing, which was largely built around that trope e.g. "If everyone is Black then who dies first?". I get why they focus on that for the poster, even if the movie itself doesnt really all that much, but the more I think about it and every horror movie I've ever seen, it just doesnt seem to happen enough to warrant actually being a trope. Just curious.

[@spookyastronauts]

yes it was a trope in 90s and 2000s for sure!

[@NickiTedesco]

Can you please please please review the independant movie The Bunny Game written and starring Rodleen Getsic, from 2010 avant-grade horror film? I found it to be the most terrifying concept I might have ever seen.

[@spookyastronauts]

I’ve spoken about it before, in a disturbing video. But not a fan

[@dvarrio8680]

I reccomend watching Oppenheiner. For a film that it's not of the horror genre, it's pretty scary because it's real life. Plus it's just a good movie.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yes I talk about this at the end! I’m seeing it

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Been thinking about watching Tin and Tina. It looks like such an odd killer kid horror movie. I'll have to give it a shot.

[@spookyastronauts]

It’s so weird

[@lisakate853]

Can I ask why you give star ratings to most but not some? Just curious!

[@spookyastronauts]

The ones I haven’t are because I’m reviewing them so there’s a video either on my patreon or my main channel :) to not spoil my score really

[@mrs.ericalaurenhornmason3825]

I plan on going to the movies and see Barbie movie aug. 3

[@spookyastronauts]

Hope you love it

[@D.C.1989]

Thanks!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you!!! 🥹🥹🥹

[@mr3465]

🖤

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Biosphere, I'm on it. First, A Man Escaped. Haven't Seen Barbie yet, went to Oppenheimer first. Huge Greta fan. Love Frances Ha. House of the dEvil. Me, "No, not the pretty one, JC". LadyBird's next up. Tin and Tina. Mmm. There's too much separation between key moments filled with, silly childish things. You can't go the Zelot route, the literal aspect, and impose things figuratively. A disconnect happens in the depiction of the characters. As you said, a comedy.? I think if they defined the characters to one side, they would be frightening, and the scenes then would be horrifying. So I guess you would be right as just creepy kids. The scene I found horrifying in regard to "Different Children", would be the cat and staircase, and the following decision was in The Innocents. Thank you for Biosphere. BTW, I can recommend some older films. Wild Strawberries and Summer With Monica and The Cranes Are Flying.

[@davidobrien1719]

Hi my brother inlaw has his first film out soon. It is called Evie will you review it when it comes out. Its a independent British psychological horror

[@mikesilva3868]

😊great review

[@masteronionnorth2341]

I watched The Sound of Freedom and Talk To Me recently. Both are excellent films. Both are in my top 3 of the year so far. I thought Run Rabbit Run was pretty solid. I was entertained...

[@daniellethomas3745]

I thought “How to Blow up a Pipeline” was a documentary about how the US gov blew up the Nord Stream causing the most devastating ecological disaster in decades…

[@daniellethomas3745]

But yeah it makes sense that Hollywood made a movie to shift the attention away from the awful ecological impact, and repackage it as an “super impactful act of ecoterrorism”

[@spookyastronauts]

nope i think this might be different to what you are talking about.

[@horrrorgasmus]

TALK TO ME 🖤

[@SlasherInSuits]

Is it every youtuber? I hear all the horror KZbinrs have their views slashed and ads slashed. Her, Cody leach, myself and others.

[@spookyastronauts]

Hmm I’m not sure what you are referring to. I never said this happened to me, nothing has changed on my account. My views are actually up.

[@SlasherInSuits]

@@spookyastronauts oh okay my bad. You mean your dog its been rough couple of months personally. Yeah I was like you're crushing it.

[@spookyastronauts]

Yeah my dog has cancer. It wasn’t anything to do with my channel

[@SlasherInSuits]

@@spookyastronauts your channel is awesome. I remember you had that playlist with creators on it and it started me doing KZbin.

[@SlasherInSuits]

@@spookyastronauts your videos are so personal even your reviews like we’re going to the movies with you. Do you have any advice?

[@saartjestaartje80]

Have you've seen Tar?

[@spookyastronauts]

Yes! loved it!

[@jamiewilshaw3595]

I found red door to be a bit boring, not rubbish but the same kind of feeling I had about conjuring 3. 🎃🎃👍👍

[@Sab_MJsMama]

You can have Barbie. I just will never…👍🏻😏

[@isabelleould9090]

I found The Bear way too stressful to watch. The chaos and the yelling and the pressure...not for me.

[@spookyastronauts]

haha i get that

[@davidlynch7828]

If anyone else wants to recomend me any movies it would be much appreciated i have recently got stan and prime video

[@lovefilles]

Insidious was indeed very disapointing... very sad about it.

[@mrs.ericalaurenhornmason3825]

I love ❤️ movie 🍿 Willy wonka and the chocolate 🍫 factory 🏭

[@Priscilla_Ann]

I just can’t imagine what Barbie is like 😝