Movies I Watched in May

Donna Reed and John Wayne, They Were Expendable (1945)

This month we watched season 5 of All Creatures Great and Small. I also watched season 1 of The Madison (2026-) starring Michele Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell. The first couple episodes were good, but as the show went on the use of the F word as an adjective became veeerrrrryyy tiresome. The outhouse storyline was completely unnecessary. Didn't particularly care for the last two episodes. I know Kurt Russell will be in season two as well but how much I don't know. I also watched the first six episodes of The Other Bennett Sister (2026), which I really enjoyed but also found a bit sad (the way Mary's family treats her). 

Lots of rewatches, ocean fare, John Wayne (and Ward Bond), and Jack Lemmon

* indicates a rewatch
(?) I've seen part of it but don't think I'd seen the entire thing

1. There Was a Father (1942-Japanese) - Chishu Ryu
2. *They Were Expendable (1945) - Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Ward Bond
3. *Without Reservations (1946) - Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don DeFore
4. Morning Departure/Operation Disaster (1950) - John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee
5. Borderline (1950) - Fred MacMurray & Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr
6. *Operation Pacific (1951) - John Wayne & Patricia Neal, Ward Bond
7. *Hondo (1953) - John Wayne & Geraldine Page, Ward Bond
8. The Purple Plain (1954) - Gregory Peck, Bernard Lee
9. *Mister Roberts (1955) - Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Ward Bond
10. Away All Boats (1956) - Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, Julie Adams, Richard Boone, Charles McGraw
11. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) - Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Ann Harding, Marisa Parvin, Keenan Wynn
12. The Tin Star (1957) - Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins
13. *The Apartment (1960) - Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray
14. *The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1961) - Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson
15. *Viva Las Vegas (1964) - Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret, William Demerest
16. (?)In Harm's Way (1965) - John Wayne & Patricia Neal, Kirk Douglas, Paula Prentiss, Henry Fonda, Burgess Meredith, Brandon De Wilde, Franchot Tone, Dana Andrews, George Kennedy
17. Return of the Gunfighter (1966) - Robert Taylor, Chad Everett, Ana Martin
18. Made in Paris (1966) - Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna, Chad Everett
19. The Odd Couple (1968) - Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
20. *The Emperor's New Groove (2000) - James Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt
21. *Star Trek (2009) - Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin
22. *Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - above cast + Benedict Cumberbatch
23. *Star Trek Beyond (2016) - above cast + Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella

Least Favorite Film: In Harm's Way is one of those all-star affairs that's overly long and not very good. Also Kirk Douglas' character was despicable.

Favorite Movie: I rewatched a ton of movies this month, but my favorite new-to-me film is definitely The Tin Star. 

Away All Boats (1956)