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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2425 – Asphalt City (2023)

timespace coordinates: 2022  NYC night drive // night shift

Asphalt City (originally titled Black Flies) is a 2023 American thriller drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and written by Ryan King and Ben Mac Brown, based on the 2008 novel Black Flies by Shannon Burke. It stars Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael Pitt, Katherine Waterston, and Mike Tyson.

Eric Ortiz Garcia of Screen Anarchy wrote that the film “finds its power reflecting the brutal level of stress inherent in this profession … Sauvaire makes his mission explicit: to raise awareness about those paramedics who are completely overwhelmed. That’s something the filmmaker achieves.” Tori Brazier of Metro wrote, “Black Flies is a grim tale, and not a recommended watch for the more delicate cinema fan, but its message and lack of subtlety certainly hit home.” (wiki)

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2424 – Late Night with the Devil (2023)

timespace coordinates: October 31, 1977  Manhattan studio during the live broadcast of the sixth season episode of Night Owls with Jack Delroy

Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, an international co-production of Australia, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, and Josh Quong Tart.

Framed as a found footage film with a documentary prologue, it focuses on a Halloween night 1977 talk show episode in which the host, the ambitious Jack Delroy, invites a purportedly possessed girl onto the program in an attempt to boost ratings. (wiki)

This horror movie’s filmmakers ”The Cairnes Brothers” – Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes – have said of this picture in an official statement: “In the ’70s and ’80s there was something slightly dangerous about late-night TV. Talk shows in particular were a window into some strange adult world. We thought combining that charged, live-to-air atmosphere with the supernatural could make for a uniquely frightening film experience.”

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2421 – Hundreds of Beavers (2022)

timespace coordinates:  19th century ‘bizarre winter realm’ Wisconsin

Hundreds of Beavers is a 2022 American slapstick comedy film directed by Mike Cheslik and written by Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews. The film stars Tews as an applejack maker conflicting with beavers to win the hand of a fur trader’s daughter. (wiki)

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2392 – Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)

timespace coordinates: 2021 mountain valleys and backwoods hiking trails

Lovely, Dark, and Deep is a 2023 American horror film written and directed by Teresa Sutherland in their feature length debut, and starring Georgina Campbell. (wiki)

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2331 – Bramble: The Mountain King (2023 Video game)

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble’s many hideous creatures.

Bramble: The Mountain King is a 2023 action-adventure video game developed by Dimfrost Studio and published by Merge Games.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows 10 / Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350 / Memory: 4 GB RAM / Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB / DirectX: Version 11 / Storage: 8 GB available space

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2328 – It Lives Inside (2023)

It Lives Inside is a 2023 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Bishal Dutta in his feature-film directorial debut, starring Megan Suri, Mohana Krishnan and Betty Gabriel. (wiki)

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