2450 – Godzilla Minus One (2023)

timespace coordinates: 1945-47 (postwar) Japan

Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0マイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan) is a 2023 Japanese epic kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho, it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho’s 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise’s Reiwa era.

The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando and Kuranosuke Sasaki. Set in postwar Japan, it follows a former kamikaze pilot suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after encountering a giant monster known as “Godzilla“.

Godzilla Minus One is widely considered one of the best films of 2023 and among the greatest Godzilla movies ever made. (wiki)

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2449 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

timespace coordinates: 2027 Arctic Ocean / Barbados / Cádiz / Cairo / France / Gibraltar / Miami / Rio de Janeiro / Rome / Hollow Earth

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. it is the sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise, also serving as the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise and 13th in the King Kong franchise.

The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. (wiki)

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2448 – Sasquatch Sunset (2024)

timespace coodinates: early 1990s  in the forests of Northern California

Sasquatch Sunset is a 2024 American absurdist fantasy drama film directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner, written by David Zellner, and starring Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner. The film follows a family of sasquatch over a period of one year. Ari Aster served as an executive producer under his Square Peg banner.  (wiki)

The Creatures of Nature feat. Riley Keough

The Creatures of Nature (Grunts Variation)

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2447 – Foil (2023)

timespace coodinates: Bakersfield, Ca / Old Dale 1997

An unusual piece of foil with potential alien origin causes a rift between two former best friends camping in the California desert. (imdb)

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2446 – The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023)

timespace coodinates: 1980s rural Arizona rest stop

The Last Stop in Yuma County is a 2023 American crime thriller film written and directed by Francis Galluppi and starring Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Faizon Love and Michael Abbott Jr. It is Galluppi’s feature directorial debut. (wiki)

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2445 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

timespace coodinates: Operation Postmaster 1941 -1942  Britain > the Spanish colony of Fernando Po

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a 2024 spy action comedy film directed, co-written and co-produced by Guy Ritchie, and starring Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding and Alex Pettyfer. Based on the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis, the film portrays a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Postmaster. (wiki)

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2444 – Abigail (2024)

Abigail is a 2024 American horror comedy film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film follows a group of kidnappers who capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and demand $50 million for her release, unaware the young girl is actually a vampire. It stars Alisha Weir as Abigail, alongside Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Will Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, and Giancarlo Esposito. This was the last film that Cloud worked on as he died on July 31, 2023, shortly after wrapping his scenes; the film is dedicated to him. (wiki)

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