ESJ's Movie Project

By Eric Johnson

I'm reviewing every movie I watch, and watching every movie I own. Settle in, this is going to take a while.

Previous issues

🎬 A fresh start for this newsletter

#108 Jan 8, 2021

🔢 Every movie I saw in 2020, ranked: The final list

#107 Jan 1, 2021

🏆 Movies I loved this year that you can stream right now

#106 Dec 28, 2020

#105

Dec 23, 2020

🎄 "I don't know what to say, except it's Christmas, and we're all in misery." – Hey all — sending this week's newsletter a few days early because if I were to publish it on Christma
#104

Dec 18, 2020

🎬 "If they gave a prize for being mean, the winner would be him!" – I had intended, in this edition, to bring you a review of 1966's The Fortune Cookie. It's a Billy Wil
#103

Dec 11, 2020

🎬 "You see gum on the street? Leave it there. It isn't free candy." – As you've probably noticed, I'm rewatching my way through the Marvel movies in the order they were re
#102

Dec 4, 2020

🎬 "I'll stop a car, and I won't use my thumb!" – I hope everyone had a safe and restful Thanksgiving break last week — I gorged myself on turkey and p
#101

Nov 25, 2020

🦃 No newsletter this Friday, but ... – Hey everyone — I'm taking this Friday off, so no normal newsletter this week.However: I have a very s
#100

Nov 20, 2020

🎬 "You wouldn't like me when I'm ... hungry." – History has been made — after months of anticipation, the fateful number has been crossed and the Ass
#99

Nov 13, 2020

🎬 “You haven’t worked a day in your life. How could you be exhausted?” – I got a digital advance copy of the book A is for Auteur this week, which is being published by the m
#98

Nov 6, 2020

🎬 "I volunteer as tribute!" – Is it still Tuesday? ... No? It's Friday?Huh. I coulda sworn ...Well, guess that means it's time for
#97

Nov 3, 2020

🎬 Comfy, feel-good movies to get you through Election Day/Week/Month – First of all: If you are an eligible voter in the US and haven't voted yet, go do that ASAP. If you d
#96

Oct 30, 2020

🎬 "Good evening, Clarice." – Hello, hello everyone — I have just returned from a lovely and restful vacation, but rest assured, I
#95

Oct 23, 2020

🎬 "What is the Matrix?" – You can support this newsletter with a one-time $3 donation at Buy Me a Coffee.Big thank you to Davi
#94

Oct 16, 2020

🎬 “I like my blood. I’ve grown accustomed to it.” – God help me, I'm at risk of starting another newsletter. Those of you who follow me on Twitter know t
#93

Oct 9, 2020

🎬 "YOU ... SHALL NOT ... PASS!" – (this newsletter is also available on Medium)The most difficult decision of my week was which Lord of
#92

Oct 2, 2020

🎬 “He’s invisible, that’s what’s the matter with him.” – What a week! After more than five years, yesterday was my last day working at Vox Media. I'm going to
#91

Sep 25, 2020

🎬 "Snakes ... Why did it have to be snakes?" – Scroll down for reviews of all four Indiana Jones movies (I had some extra time this week).Also: I'm
#90

Sep 18, 2020

🎬 "Hello, boys! I'm baaaaack!" – I was planning to watch more movies this week but two things intervened: One, finally watching season
#89

Sep 11, 2020

🎬 "Have you seen this chicken?" – As if 2020 wasn't enough already: On Wednesday, the sky turned orange. On Thursday, it was a hazy, si

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