January films have less than an amazing reputation. Coming off the Oscar buzz months and some questionable holiday movies, the New Year always starts with random horror movies, not good enough for the month of October, low budget films and a few indie gems. In this week’s episode of Part-Time Characters, Maria, Adonis and Jenny try to get to the bottom of why January is considered by the film community a ‘dump month’.
We start our shift talking about a few new things we watched in out initial segment What Have you Been Watching? Adonis, with endless choices on his horizon, decided to watch the Netflix Original The Babysitter.
Our main segment is all about January movies and the ones we have disliked the most throughout the year. However, January doesn’t always fail movie fans so we include a few great movies that have been released in January like The Grey or Persepolis.
We end our part-time shift with Adonis’s review of Insidious: The Last Key. Let’s just say Adonis didn’t have a great week, movie-wise.
Question of the Week: What January movie did you hate the most?
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This week’s cast: Maria Garcia, Bridget Serdock, Sam Noland, Adonis Gonzalez and Jenny Pan
Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud
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What January movie did you hate the most?
Love the dump month deep dive! 🎥 Your take on January films is spot-on—so many forgettable horrors and half-baked indies.
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January movies are a dumpster fire every year. I mean, who even remembers the last good flick from this month? It’s like studios just want to dump what they couldn’t sell the rest of the year. At least there’s a tool to help make Instagram posts pop while we try to forget about those bad movies. Check it out: Instagram Grid Maker
I really enjoyed this take on the worst January movies — I agree that some films released early in the year get overlooked, and your commentary made me laugh and think differently about them. It was a fun and thoughtful read!
I found this article really entertaining 99 nights in the forest— it’s fun to read about which January movies didn’t quite hit the mark, and your insights made me appreciate even the bad ones in a new way!
Honestly, January movies just suck. It’s like studios dump their worst stuff right after the holidays. The Grey was a rare gem, but most of it’s just a waste of time.I used percentage decrease calculator
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January really does have that “dump month” reputation for movies, where studios quietly release projects they don’t seem fully confident about. Every now and then there’s a surprise hit, but a lot of films end up feeling rushed or forgettable compared to the big holiday and awards-season releases. I always find discussions like this interesting because they show how audience expectations shape movie culture over time. In a completely different space, tools like https://gpaconverterhub.com/ do something similar for students by simplifying confusing CGPA and percentage conversions into something much easier to understand.
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