February 2012
WatchCurrent’s look into The War Room, from their series ‘50 Documentaries To See Before You Die.’
#122 - Puss In Boots (Miller, 2011)
Grade - B
#121 - Wanderlust (Wain, 2012)
Grade - D
#120 - Re:Generation (Bar-Lev, 2012)
Grade - B
#119 - Vanya On 42nd Street (Malle, 1994)
Grade - A
#118 - Tomorrow When The War Began (Beattie, 2012)
Grade - C
#117 - Herb And Dorothy (Sasaki, 2008)
Grade - B+
#116 - The Other Love (De Toth, 1947)
Grade - B-
#115 - Detour (Ulmer, 1945)
Grade - B+
#114 - Rembrandt (Korda, 1936)
Grade - C+
#113 - A Man Escaped (Bresson, 1956)
Grade - A
#112 - A Trip To The Moon (Melies, 1902)
Recently purchased the new album from Air, which also happens to be their score for this iconic bit of classic cinema, and it’s newly restored colorized version. Now, unlike most colorized films, this was actually once done by the filmmaker himself, who hand painted each frame of his short. Now, Air’s score is absolutely fantastic, when used in the film, but as a 40+ minute piece...
#111 - Ghost Rider: The Spirit Of Vengeance...
Nic Cage going “Full Cage” shot by Neveldine/Taylor? It may not be a good film, but it’s entertaining as all fuck.
Grade - C-
#110 - Garbo Talks (Lumet, 1984)
Grade - B
#109 - Les dames du Bois De Boulogne (Bresson,...
Grade - A
#108 - Psycho Legacy (Galluzzo, 2010) [re-watch]
Grade - C+
#107 - Obsession (Dmytryk, 1949)
Grade - B-
#106 - The Orator (Tamasese, 2012)
Grade - C+
#105 - The Turin Horse (Tarr, 2012)
Grade - A
The Nietzsche story is like an absurd punch line... →
Just one paragraph from A.O. Scott’s review of Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse. Probably the best review of the film I’ve read. Or at least the most intriguing. I find the film, though, to be even more powerful than he does. It’s kind of brilliant.
#104 - Keyhole (Maddin, 2012)
Grade - B
#103 - Attenberg (Tsangari, 2012)
Grade - B
#101/102 - Manhattan/Annie Hall
Two of Woody’s best, looking better than ever on Blu-ray. More to come soon in a review over on @CriterionCast, but I will say that these films are brilliant, and look even better.
Grade - A++++++++++++ / A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
#100 - Her Master's Voice (Conti, 2012)
64 minute long documentary, that is a rather entertaining look into ventriloquism. Should fit rather well into a schedule at SXSW for those interested. Breezy, but it has its moments. Review to come early next month.
Grade - B
#99 - The Kid With A Bike (Dardenne/Dardenne,...
Review to come over at @CriterionCast, but let’s just say that it’s probably the best film I’ve seen over the past month and a half. Will have more soon…
Grade - A
#98 - Safe House (Espinosa, 2012)
Grade - C+
#97 - Coffee And Cigarettes (Jarmusch, 2003)
Grade - A
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An outtake from Michael...
#96 - Italy: Love It Or Leave It (Hofer/Ragazzi,...
Grade - B
#95 - Torn Curtain (Hitchcock, 1966)
Grade - C
#94 - The Emperor Jones (Murphy, 1933)
Robeson is a revelation. The final monologue is all-time great. Moving as all hell.
Grade - A
#93 - The Lost Weekend (Wilder, 1945)
Grade - A
#92 - Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace...
Odd little film. First time I’ve watched this film since probably it’s debut on Fox back in, say, 2001? 2002? Yes, it’s a poor film, but it’s not without its merits. Maul is a fantastically menacing character, and Park’s choreography is great. Neeson is fine here, and while the midochlorian mentions do hinder the film, it’s Neeson’s explanation that...
#91 - Sherlock: The Great Game
Grade - A
#90 - Scarlet Road (Scott, 2012)
Grade - B
#89 - Sherlock: The Blind Banker
The weaker of the first two Sherlock episodes I’ve seen, but it’s pretty damn good. The score was far less cumbersome. Don’t get me wrong, the music is great, it’s just omnipresent. Weird. But it’s fucking good. Ace.
Grade - B