Sunday, November 30, 2025

Tag: Willem Dafoe

Legend of Ochi, The (2025)

Title: The Legend of Ochi
Rating: PG
Directed by: Isaiah Saxon
Written by: Isaiah Saxon
Starring: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 4/25/2025
Running Time: 96 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as Ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby Ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Alan Saxon

Special thanks to Michael, Frank, and Stephen for this submission

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Nosferatu (2024)

NOSFERATU_FP_00005a_R Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

Title: Nosferatu
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Eggers
Written by: Robert Eggers and Henrik Galeen
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 12/25/2024
Running Time: 133 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony and Asza for this submission

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Saturday Night (2024)*

Title: Saturday Night
Rating: R
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written by: Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman
Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, and J.K. Simmons
Release Date: 10/11/2024
Running Time: 109 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
A brief voiceover is heard, it’s difficult to understand, but sounds like: Ahhhhhhh, all right! [mumble mumble mumble] Now we got it, now we got it. Go back, go back, go back..

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (-1 rating, 3 votes)
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Note: The beginning of the credits are stylized like the opening credits of SNL.

Dedication: To the Intrepid 1975 cast and crew that bravely changed Television and started a revolution, thank you for the decades of laughter. For those who shared their stories for this film, we are forever grateful.

Special thanks to Gabe, Laurence, and Tony for this submission


Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Title: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Tim Burton
Written by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 9/6/2024
Running Time: 104 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In loving memory of
Bob
1372 – 2024 A.D.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Kinds of Kindness (2024)*

Title: Kinds of Kindness
Rating: R
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer
Release Date: 6/28/2024
Running Time: 164 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
We see R.M.F. eating a sub at Baby’s Snack Box. He squeezes ketchup from a bottle on his sub and he gets it on his white long sleeve collared dress shirt. As he is his wiping off his shirt, the camera zoom in on the shirt pocket, which has the R.M.F. letters on it.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Memory of Katie Dolese

Special thanks to Tony for this submission


Poor Things (2023)

Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.

Title: Poor Things
Rating: R
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Tony McNamara
Based on the novel by:Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem DaFoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and Christopher Abbot
Release Date: 12/8/2023
Running Time: 141 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Michael, Javier, Gabe, and Laurence for this submission


Boy and the Heron, The (2023)

Title: The Boy and the Heron
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Luca Padovan, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens
Release Date: 12/8/2023
Running Time: 124 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy
about life, death, and creation,
 in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Gabe, Frank, and Michael for this submission


Asteroid City (2023)

Scarlett Johansson stars as "Midge Campbell" in writer/director Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

Title: Asteroid City
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum
Release Date: 6/23/2023
Running Time: 104 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Inside (2023)*

Willem Dafoe stars as Nemo in director Vasilis Katsoupis' INSIDE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Wolfgang Ennenbach / Focus Features

Title: Inside
Rating: R
Directed by: Vasilis Katsoupis
Written by: Ben Hopkins and Vasilis Katsoupis
Starring: Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 3/17/2023
Running Time: 105 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

The story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the security system locks everything down. And then malfunctions. He is locked inside. At first, he expects his partner-in-crime to arrive, then the security guards or the police. Or the owner. But no one comes. Then he hopes and prays for a cleaning lady to come. A servant. Anyone. But no one comes. And days stretch out into weeks and months. He is locked inside a prison adorned with exquisite, strange, even eerie works of art: works that he both covets and admires, but which are now, for him, useless. Instead, he must use all of his cunning and invention to survive. To break into all the locked spaces to find all the food and liquid he will need. The luxury penthouse – this locus of perfection and aspiration – has become a prison. A desert island. A torture chamber. And then a place of revelation.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Towards the end of the credits we hear Nemo read from the book about the 3 rules of energy (like earlier in the film). As the credits end, we hear Nemo singing the phrase “I’m going to heaven on the hillside”.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (+1 rating, 1 votes)
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Memoriam: In loving memory
Breda Beban
Laszlo Rajk
Nik Powell
Cameron Michael

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission


Dead for A Dollar (2022)

Title: Dead for A Dollar
Rating: R
Directed by: Walter Hill
Written by: Matt Harris and Walter Hill
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke, and Benjamin Bratt
Release Date: 9/30/2022
Running Time: 114 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Follows a famed bounty hunter who runs into his sworn enemy, a professional gambler and outlaw that he had sent to prison years before.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Budd Boetticher