Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Imposter (Bart Layton, 2012): 3/5

Oslo, August 31st (Joachim Trier, 2011): 4/5

The Hangover Part II (Todd Philips, 2011): 3/5

The Tree of Life, rw (Terrence Malick, 2011): 5/5

Following (Christopher Nolan, 1998): 3/5

The Killing, rw (Stanley Kubrick, 1956): 5/5

Monday, January 28, 2013

Chinatown, rw (Roman Polanski, 1974): 5/5

Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore, 2012): 3/5

Killer Joe (William Friedkin, 2012): 3/5

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Or, My Treasure (Keren Yedaya, 2005, Israel) -- 3/5

Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie, 2011, UK) -- 2/5

Water Lilies (Celine Sciamma, 2007, France) -- 3/5

Tomboy (Celine Sciamma, 2011, France) -- 4/5

The Queen of Versailles (Lauren Greenfield, 2012, US) -- 4/5

Weekend (Andrew Haigh, 2011, UK) -- 3/5

Sidewalls (Gustavo Taretto, 2011, Argentina) -- 5/5

Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (Arne Glimcher, 2008, US) -- 3/5

Powaqqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1988) -- 3/5

Naqoyqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 2002) -- 2/5

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Phantom Lady, rw (Robert Siodmak, 1944): 3/5

Ace in the Hole, rw (Billy Wilder, 1951): 4/5

Monkey Business (Howard Hawks, 1952): 2/5

The Shining, rw (Stanley Kubrick, 1980): 5/5

Heartburn (Mike Nichols, 1986): 2/5

Fatal Attraction, rw (Adrian Lyne, 1987): 3/5

Suture (Scott McGehee & David Siegel, 1993): 3/5

Sexy Beast, rw (Jonathan Glazer, 2000): 3/5

The Hours, rw (Stephen Daldry, 2002): 5/5

Wild Grass (Alain Resnais, 2009): 2/5

Compliance (Craig Zobel, 2012): 1/5

Detropia (Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, 2012): 2/5

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

California Split, rw (Robert Altman, 1975): 5/5

The Last Detail, rw (Hal Ashby, 1974): 5/5

Far From the Madding Crowd (John Schlesinger, 1967): 3/5

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012, US) -- 3/5

Hard Eight (PT Anderson, 1996, US) -- 3/5

Breaking Bad Season One (Vince Gilligan, US) -- 5/5

Barbara (Christian Petzold, 2012, Germany) -- 3/5

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Barbara (Christian Petzold, 2012): 3/5

The Ambassador (Mads Brugger, 2011): 3/5

Mammoth (Lukas Moodysson, 2009): 2/5

Reality Bites, rw (Ben Stiller, 1994): 2/5

The Crying Game, rw (Neil Jordan, 1992): 4/5

Harper (Jack Smight, 1966): 2/5

Try and Get Me [aka The Sound of Fury] (Cy Endfield, 1950): 3/5

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Informer (John Ford, 1935): 3/5

The Grey (Joe Carnahan, 2012): 3/5

La Promesse, rw (Dardenne Bros., 1996): 5/5

Island of Despair (Jesus/Jess Franco, 1969): 2/5

Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese, 1972): 3/5

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Melvin and Howard (Jonathan Demme, 1980): 3/5

V/H/S (Joe Swanberg, Ti West, etc., 2012): 4/5

Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012): 3/5 (see comment)

Double Indemnity, rw (Billy Wilder, 1944): 5/5

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Lawless (John Hillcoat, 2012): 1/5

The Forgiveness of Blood (Joshua Marston, 2011): 3/5

Caught, rw (Max Ophuls, 1949): 4/5

Vertigo, rw (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958): 5/5

Days of Heaven, rw (Terrence Malick, 1978): 5/5

Jackie Brown, rw (Quentin Tarantino, 1997): 4/5

Collateral, rw (Michael Mann, 2004): 3/5

Brokeback Mountain, rw (Ang Lee, 2005): 5/5
The Queen of Versailles (Lauren Greenfield, 2012): 5/5

The Sting, rw (George Roy Hill, 1973): 3/5

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, rw (1969): 4/5

The Passion of Joan of Arc, rw (1928): 5/5

Take This Waltz (Sarah Polley, 2011): 2/5