Films That I Saw: October 2025

 

We are two months away from the end of the year and in all honesty, I wish it would end right now as I do not know if anyone will survive the next year. Considering the chaos, we are in with the Israel-Gaza conflict still happening as well as other events around the world including Argentina leaning towards the right with help from the U.S. That is nothing compared here in America as another government shutdown has happened where 42 million Americans, me included, will not have access to SNAP as people are starving while our fuckhead dictator has decided to destroy the east wing of the White House to create a stupid ballroom that is nothing more than a reflection of his own ego. America. We are the worst country in the world and based on an article I saw on The Guardian in the U.K. Yes, we are living in a golden age of stupidity.

This was not a good month for me personally as my plans to watch a bunch of horror films this month went down the drain thanks in part to visitors from family friends who have now unfortunately overstayed their welcome. Since my dad’s passing, they have been there for us getting my mother a new refrigerator, a new dishwasher, the air fryer, and a bunch of things as they have been helpful. This year, however, they went too far though they did fix the refrigerator because of a leak. Yet, I have always felt that no matter how much they help us. I always feel like we owe them in many ways as they come to Atlanta once a year to get things out of storage little by little and then return to Panama or to Philadelphia where their daughter lives with their son Luca. We give them a place to live but I have noticed a pattern whenever they come here or whenever they are set to arrive as it always lead to problems with me and my mother.

The same arguments have always led to some horrible things, and I have now noticed that it has become quite negative. This year was no exception as I tried to tell her that something was not right, and I always knew something bad was happening. She ignored it as usual but then came the unexpected visit of their daughter, her husband, and Luca as a surprise as they invaded the house. It became too much for me to deal with as I started to isolate myself in my room and I could not deal with all the drama that is happening as they would try to give me gifts that I do not need. Food that I have never eaten before and would not like. Clothes that I do not need as I have more than enough. After they left the house as we had to babysit my niece for a few days as my sister had to go out of town for work. My mother realized the truth as she decided not to have them next year as it was too much for her as well. Especially as she often talks to one of them as that woman always complains and complains about everything.

It is things like that I could not deal with as I do not want to go through that again as I nearly relapsed into serious depression. My mother is right now just trying to focus on the upcoming holidays while also being someone for her cousin to talk to as she is going through her own depression since she has no kids at home anymore. Plus, her husband is often away at work leaving her to be with just her pets as this sense of loneliness is alarming. We did invite her for the holidays or sometime early next year as she is my mother’s favorite cousin and I have always been fond of her.

In the month of October, I only saw 6 films in 3 first-timers and 3 re-watches with one film being directed or co-directed by a woman as part of the 52 Films by Women pledge. Honestly, pathetic considering that October is a favorite month of mine in watching horror as the highlight of the month has been my Blind Spot film in Cure. Given the lack of films that I saw this month, I will not post any lists as I did not really watch much other than the channels I am subscribed to on YouTube and old seasons of King of the Hill including parts of season 4 as I had not watched some episodes from that season and everything else from that series until the most recent season.

In November, I plan to watch new releases such as Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein while I am unsure what other new releases I hope to watch. The Blind Spot for November will be Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious while I am unsure if I will finish my Auteurs piece on Robert Eggers as I have now been thinking about updating my Auteurs piece on Paul Thomas Anderson as every upcoming Auteurs piece that I have previously announced will be slated for next year.



Before I bid adieu, given that this was an intense month for me. This was also a month of incredible loss as the passing of Diane Keaton this month has been a shock and a sad one as she is an icon in cinema. I grew up watching her films as a kid and the idea of not having Diane Keaton around is unimaginable as she will be missed. This is also a reminder that given the passing of Robert Redford and Gene Hackman this year that a lot of these giants of New Hollywood are starting to become less as if they were the last true film stars of their kind.



Also passing away include Tcheky Kayro who passed away earlier today, June Lockhart, filmmaker Peter Watkins, local Philadelphia rock DJ Pierre Robert, Maria Riva, saxophonist James Senese, Prunella Scales of Fawlty Towers, jazz legend Jack DeJohnette, Bjorn Andresen, David Ball of Soft Cell, Robert Lawrence Horne aka Mo of Men on a Mission, chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, Martine Brochard, baseball legend Sandy Alomar Jr., poster creator Drew Struzan, casting director Jackie Burch, John Lodge of the Moody Blues, Thommy Price of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Paolo Bonacelli, filmmaker Ken Jacobs, Dame Jane Goodall, and two of the finest musicians of the 20th/21st Century in D’Angelo and “Space” Ace Frehley of KISS. Godspeed to you all and we will miss you. Another notable figure that passed is Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins who was killed in prison for a bunch of sick shit including pedophilia and an attempt to rape a baby. Well, fuck him and to the prisoners who killed him. Thank you. One less motherfucker to deal with. Until then, this is thevoid99 signing off…



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