Cayom Y9 Discussion Thread || Review Phase Underway

[SLAM!]

3 minutes ago, El Squibbonator said:

When does the Oscar voting begin, then? 

 

Another player might verify my answer, but I believe we don't do Oscar voting until after the box office phase that comes after reviews. We may not have an exact date for Oscar voting until then, but as of now, reviewers have plenty of time between now and Oscar voting.

[El Squibbonator]

Are we allowed to write reviews for our own films, provided we don't show any favoritism? I'm asking because I had a plan for a special kind of review thread that would being an "equal-opportunity" reviewer, so to speak. 

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, El Squibbonator said:

Are we allowed to write reviews for our own films, provided we don't show any favoritism? I'm asking because I had a plan for a special kind of review thread that would being an "equal-opportunity" reviewer, so to speak. 

So we’re not allowed to review our own films—but we are allowed to include our own films in our Top 25 ranking, which we can make after reviewing everyone else’s films!

[El Squibbonator]

Gotcha. 

[SLAM!]

On 6/2/2022 at 1:08 AM, SLAM! said:

Temporary Updated Y9 Schedule

 

So this updated schedule is meant as a way to keep track of new posts on the submission thread for the time being; the schedule on the other thread may be updated in the future, but this schedule will tide over players eager for an updated top-down look at how the year's shaping up so far. This is a living post that I plan to update as more films get submitted in the lead-up to the June 27th deadline. Whenever films are posted in the submission thread, I'll add them here, and if you have any other requests about the schedule, you can tag me in this discussion thread and I'll make changes; my goal is to do either of those tasks within twenty-four hours of the film getting posted or the request being made. 😎

 

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Friday, January 3rd

Winner Takes All - Thriller/Black Comedy - Directed by Stefan Schwartz - R - $12.5m budget - 3,088 theaters

Friday, January 10th

Socksucker - Romantic Comedy - Directed by Paul Fieg - R - $25m budget - 3,278 theaters

Friday, January 17th (4-Day MLK Weekend)

Interceptors - Sci-Fi/Action - Directed by Simon West - PG-13 - $100m budget - 3,625 theaters - In IMAX (2 Weeks)

Super Monkey Ball - Animated Comedy - Directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn - PG - $91m budget - 3,770 theaters

Friday, January 24th

Go-Kart Gottlieb - Drama - Directed by Tom Tykwer - PG-13 - $40m budget - 2,370 theaters

Friday, January 31st

By The Seaside - Teen Romantic Comedy - directed by Karen Maine - PG-13 - $25m budget - 3,433 theaters
Grand Theft Auto - Crime/Thriller/Action/Satire/Drama - Directed by Liz Friedlander - R - $60m budget - 3,883 theaters - In IMAX (2 weeks)

Friday, February 7th

The Crummy Shindig - Comedy/Musical - Directed by Ol Parker - PG - $30m budget - 3,317 theaters

Friday, February 14th (4-Day President’s Day Weekend)

Landslide - Action/Thriller - Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber - PG-13 - $70m budget - 4,022 theaters - In IMAX (12 weeks)

Whinge & Cringe - Live-Action & Animation Hybrid/Black Comedy - Directed by Peter Avanzino - R - $75m budget - 3,179 theaters

Friday, February 21st

Scales of Justice - Legal Drama - Directed by Scott Frank - R - $30m budget - 3,160 theaters

Friday, February 28th

Death Is Not My Friend - Surrealist Drama - Directed by Emily Harris - PG-13 - $25m budget - 2,589 theaters

Friday, March 7th

Bugcatcher Boys - Family Comedy - Directed by Thor Freudenthal - PG - $15m budget - 2,877 theaters
Deep Sixed - Action - Directed by Patrick Hughes - R - $30m budget - 3,432 theaters

Friday, March 14th
The Last Victim - Horror - Directed by André Øvredal - R - $30m budget - 3,150 theaters

Friday, March 21st

Alakazam! - Animation - Directed by Sarah Smith and J.P. Vine - PG - $125m budget - 3,875 theaters

Friday, March 28th

American Spy - Spy Thriller/Romance - Directed by Ava DuVernay - PG-13 - $45m budget - 3,289 theaters

Friday, April 4th

Bikini - Drama - Directed by Kelly Reichardt - R - $10m budget - 1,475 theaters

Molly and Emmett - Animation/Family/Children's - Directed by Dan Walker - G - $10m budget - 1,500 Theaters

Friday, April 11th

Heart of the Amazon - Nature Documentary - G - $5m budget - 2,491 theaters

Friday, April 18th (Easter Weekend)

The Boy Who Hated Books - Family/Drama - Directed by Thea Sharrock - PG - $42m budget - 3,356 theaters

Devil Bean - Action/Comedy - Directed by Doug Liman - PG-13 - $75m budget - 3,361 Theaters

Friday, April 25th

Shadow of the Comet - Action/Science-Fiction - Directed by Harold Kingsley - PG-13 - $25m budget - 2,086 Theaters

Friday, May 2nd

Martian Manhunter - Superhero/Sci-Fi/Action - Directed by Matt Shakman - PG-13 - $155m budget - 4,287 theaters - In IMAX (Three Weeks)

Friday, May 9th (Mother’s Day Weekend)

Kirby and the King's Caper - Animation - Directed by Pierre Perifel - PG - $100m budget - 4,042 theaters

Friday, May 16th

AeroMobil: The Future Is Now - Documentary - Directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer - PG - $5m budget - 2,115 theaters

The Man of the Jungle - Action/Adventure/Drama/Musical - Directed by F. Gary Gray - PG-13 - $175m budget - 3,956 theaters

Friday, May 23rd (4-Day Memorial Day Weekend)
Revenge Ex - Romantic Comedy - Directed by Will Gluck - R - $37m budget - 3,925 theaters

Rocket Hero - Action/Thriller - Directed by Christopher McQuarrie - PG-13 - $110m budget - 3,657 theaters - In IMAX (2 weeks)

Friday, May 30th

Fatal Error - Horror/Sci-Fi - Directed by M.J. Bassett - R - $15m budget - 2,842 theaters

Friday, June 6th
Matilda and the Night Children - Computer Animation/Fantasy/Musical - Directed by Ashton Corbin and Everett Downing - PG - $135m budget - 4,239 - In IMAX (1 week)

Friday, June 13th (Father’s Day Weekend)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Power of the Monado - Sci-Fi/Adventure - Directed by Wes Ball - PG-13 - $150m budget - 3,850 theaters - In IMAX (7 weeks)

Friday, June 20th
The Next Good Day - Drama - Directed by Tom McCarthy - PG-13 - $15m budget - 2,820 theaters

Friday, June 27th

Second Dimension: Last Hope - Action/Fantasy - Directed by Chloé Zhao - PG-13 - $160m budget - 4,105 theaters

Wednesday, July 2nd (5-Day Independence Day Weekend)
Heremias - CGI Animation/Fantasy/Adventure/Drama - Directed by Brenda Chapman - PG - $150m budget - 4,185 theaters

War on Drugs: America's Modern Conflict - Documentary - Directed by Lyric Cabral - R - $5m budget - 2,150 theaters

Friday, July 11th

The Mirage - Western/Horror - Directed by Fede Álvarez - R - $20m budget - 3,664 theaters

Friday, July 18th

HOOOOOPs - Sports Comedy - Directed by Charles Stone III - PG-13 - $25m budget - 3,392 theaters

Friday, July 25th

Hearts of Fire: Vengeful Heart - Action/Thriller - Directed by Natália Grimberg - PG-13 - $30m budget - 3,123 theaters

Friday, August 1st

Dinosaucers - Animation/Fantasy/Children's - Directed by John M. Carrigan - PG - $45m budget - 3,104 theaters - In IMAX (4 weeks)

Friday, August 8th

Gran Turismo - Sports - Directed by Jamie Babbit - PG-13 - $60m budget - 3,462 theaters

Friday, August 15th

The Excursion (Limited Release) - Portuguese Drama - Directed by Sérgio Graciano - PG-13 - $942.6k budget - 3 theaters

Someone's Grace - Faith-Based - Directed by Roxann Dawson - PG - $10m budget - 2,824 theaters

Friday, August 22nd
The Excursion (Limited Expansion #1) - Portuguese Drama - Directed by Sergio Graciano - PG-13 - $942.6k budget - 10 theaters

The Talons of the Hawk - Horror/Thriller - Directed by Gareth Edwards - R - $50m budget - 3,170 theaters

Friday, August 29th (4-Day Labor Day Weekend)

The Excursion (Limited Expansion #2) - Portuguese Drama - Directed by Sérgio Graciano - PG-13 - $942.6k budget - 567 theaters

The First Water War - Family Comedy - Directed by David Bowers - PG - $20m budget - 3,201 theaters

Scythe - YA Dystopian/Thriller - Directed by Matthew Vaughn - R - $100m budget - 3,845 theaters - In IMAX (4 weeks)

Friday, September 5th

Acne - Body Horror/Psychological Drama - Directed by Jake Hammond - R - $7m budget - 3,231 theaters

Seals of Honor - Nature Documentary - Directed by Drew Fellman - G - $5m budget - 2,491 theaters

Friday, September 12th

Home Invasion: Part IV - Curtain Call - Directed by Joe Carnahan - $35m budget - 3,029 theaters

Tumbleweed - Western/Slow Cinema - Directed by Gus Van Sant - $10m budget - 2,545 theaters

Friday, September 19th

Raven Island - Animation/Fantasy/Family - Directed by Rebecca Daintree - PG - $20m budget - 2,055 theaters

Friday, September 26th
Invader Zim - Animation/Sci-Fi/Black Comedy - Directed by Owen Dennis - PG - $120m budget - 3,701 theaters - In IMAX (2 weeks)

Friday, October 3rd

Fore! - Comedy - Directed by Tom Gormican - PG-13 - $30m budget - 3,036 theaters

Warmth (Limited Release) - Drama/Fantasy - Directed by Alfonso Cuarón - R - $45m budget - 4 theaters

Friday, October 10th (4-Day Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day Weekend)

Mechamen - Sci-Fi/Action - Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra - PG-13 - $150m budget - 4,019 theaters - In IMAX (7 weeks)

Warmth (Limited Expansion #1) - Drama/Fantasy - Directed by Alfonso Cuarón - R - $45m budget - 500 theaters

Sleepy Hollow - Stop Motion/Animation/Thriller/Mystery/Horror - Directed by Henry Selick - R - $70m budget - 3,925 theaters

Friday, October 17th

Guinea Pigger - Comedy - Directed by Ron Oliver - PG - $7.5m budget - 3,019 theaters

Warmth (Wide Release) - Drama/Fantasy - Directed by Alfonso Cuarón - R - $45m budget - 666 theaters

Friday, October 24th

Red Rabbit - Spy/Drama/Thriller - Directed by John Madden - PG-13 - $60m budget - 3,544 theaters

#Spooked - Horror/Comedy - Directed by Jeff Wadlow - PG-13 - $10m budget - 3,432 theaters

Warmth (Wide Expansion #2) - Drama/Fantasy - Directed by Alfonso Cuarón - R - $45m budget - 1,478 theaters

Friday, October 31st

Grace and Mercy - Dramedy - Directed by Stella Meghie - PG-13 - $20m budget - 2,754 theaters

Warmth (Wide Expansion #3) - Drama/Fantasy - Directed by Alfonso Cuarón - R- $45m budget - 2,978 theaters

Friday, November 7th

Land of the Crescent - Period Adventure - Directed by Mohamed Diab - $90m budget - 3,933 theaters

Mother Knows Better - Comedy - Directed by Tyler Perry - PG-13 - $20m budget - 3,785 theaters

Friday, November 14th

Tongue Tied - Fantasy/Romantic Comedy - Directed by Armando Iannucci - PG-13 - $60m budget - 3,215 theaters

Friday, November 21st

Runaway Train - Biographical Drama - Directed by James Mangold - R - $35m budget - 3,132 theaters

Wednesday, November 26th (5-Day Thanksgiving Weekend)
Inspector Gadget and Penny - CG Animation/Comedy/Action - Directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath - PG - $85m budget - 4,023 theaters

Ultraman: Dark Future - Superhero/Sci-Fi - Directed by Jonathan Liebesman - PG-13 - $110m budget - 3,973 theaters - in IMAX (5 weeks)

Friday, December 5th

Father III - All Hell Breaks Loose - Horror/Thriller/Action - Directed by Anna Foersted - R - $25m budget - 3,666 theaters

Friday, December 12th

The Baddest of Them All - Concert - Directed by Bruce Hendricks - PG-13 - $7m budget - 2,450 theaters

SSX - Action/Sports - Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee - PG-13 - $100m budget - 4,253 theaters

Friday, December 19th

Dancing in the Doghouse - Thriller/Drama/Romance - Directed by Karyn Kusama - R - $85m budget - 3,301 theaters
The Queen Who Never Was - Fantasy Drama - Directed by Michelle MacLaren - R - $200m budget - 4,013 theaters

Thursday, December 25th (4-Day Christmas Weekend)

Among Us - Comedy/Mystery - Directed by James Gunn - PG-13 - $100m budget - 3,850 theaters

Vixen and the Castle of Doom - Animation/Fantasy - Directed by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, and Gianluigi Toccafondo - PG - $15.8m budget - 2,867 theaters

 

 

Bumping my finished yearly schedule up a bit for easy access to films

[MCKillswitch123]

Every Y9 film ranked by word count:

 

Spoiler

1. Second Dimension: Last Hope - 28467
2. The Queen Who Never Was - 23263
3. Heremias - 18241
4. Dancing in the Doghouse - 14120
5. Alakazam! - 13522
6. Tongue Tied - 12168
7. Mechamen - 11497
8. Someone's Grace - 11391
9. Kirby and the King's Caper - 10853
10. American Spy - 10608
11. Grand Theft Auto - 8996
12. Invader Zim - 8968
13. Sleepy Hollow - 8916
14. Death is Not My Friend - 7777
15. The Last Victim - 7699
16. Devil Bean - 7287
17. Matilda and the Night Children - 7123
18. Vixen and the Castle of Doom - 6064
19. Among Us - 6053
20. The Mirage - 5596
21. The Excursion - 5443
22. Rocket Hero - 5329
23. Martian Manhunter - 4989
24. The Next Good Day - 4946
25. Red Rabbit - 4884
26. The Boy Who Hated Books - 4440
27. Runaway Train - 4331
28. Scales of Justice - 3970
29. Scythe - 3948
30. Super Monkey Ball - 3521
31. Winner Takes All - 3200
32. Acne - 3070
33. Inspector Gadget and Penny - 3043
34. Grace and Mercy - 3038
35. Bikini - 3009
36. Xenoblade Chronicles: The Power of the Monado - 2972
37. The Crummy Shindig - 2964
38. Revenge Ex - 2814
39. Warmth - 2814
40. Fore! - 2813
41. War on Drugs: America's Modern Conflict - 2697
42. Land of the Crescent - 2335
43. Go-Kart Gottlieb - 2109
44. Tumbleweed - 1937
45. The Talons of the Hawk - 1741
46. HOOOOOPs - 1739
47. The Man of the Jungle - 1638
48. Dinosaucers - 1596
49. Guinea Pigger - 1585
50. Shadow of the Comet - 1377
51. SSX - 1079
52. Raven Island - 965
53. Molly and Emmett - 942
54. Whinge & Cringe - 840
55. Socksucker - 579
56. Ultraman: Dark Future - 535
57. Father III - All Hell Breaks Loose - 520
58. Gran Turismo - 507
59. Fatal Error - 501
60. Interceptors - 477
61. The First Water War - 444
62. #Spooked - 326
63. Landslide - 285
64. Hearts of Fire: Vengeful Heart - 265
65. Deep Sixed - 239
66. By the Seaside - 209
67. Mother Knows Better - 163
68. Home Invasion: Part IV - Curtain Call - 155
69. AeroMobil: The Future is Now - 139
70. Heart of the Amazon - 110
71. Bugcatcher Boys - 47
72. Seals of Honor - 28
73. The Baddest of Them All - 26

 

[lamamama]

I know its also part of the game, but I just wanted to thank everyone who took the time to review and provide constructive feedback to Second Dimension it is the first time I have put much effort into writing something and the feedback has been very helpful!!