Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Update: I've just downgraded to the one disc out-at-a-time plan.

The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012, US) -- 3/5

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Fritz Lang, 1933, Germany) -- 4/5

This is 40 If You Are Incredibly Affluent, Attractive People Living On The Westside of L.A. (Judd Apatow,  2012, US) -- 2.5/5

Collision (Darren Doane, 2009, US) -- 3/5

The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg, 2012, Denmark) -- 3/5

Doubt (John Patrick Shanley, 2008, US) -- 4/5

Upstream Color (Shane Carruth, 2013, US) -- 2/5

Revolucion (Carlos Reygadas, et al., 2009, Mexico) -- 2/5

Friday, July 26, 2013

The Life of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952): 2/5

Halloween, rw (John Carpenter, 1979): 4.5/5

The Green Room (Francois Truffaut, 1978): 1.5/5

Juliet of the Spirits, rw (Frederico Fellini, 1965): 3.5/5

The Century of the Self, Episode 1 (Adam Curtis, 2002): 2/5

It Felt Like a Kiss (Adam Curtis, 2009): 4.5/5

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Crystal Fairy (Sebastian Silva, 2013): 3.5/5

Revolutionary Road, rw (Sam Mendes, 2008): 2/5

Smithereens (Susan Seidelman, 1982): 3/5

30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. New York (Dan Klores, 2010): 5/5

30 for 30: You Don't Know Bo (Michael Bonfiglio, 2012): 4.5/5

30 for 30: The Marinovich Project (John Dorsey & Andrew Stephan, 2011): 4/5

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Fill a man full o' lead, stick him in the ground an' then read words on him

Monsters University (Dan Scanlon, 2013): 3.5/5

The Thing (Matthijs van Heigningen Jr., 2011): 2/5

Red River, rw (Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson, 1946): 5/5

Amer (Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani, 2009): 2/5

Black Girl, 65 mins (Ousmane Sembene, 1966): 4.5/5

Cloud Atlas (Twyker, Wachowski, Wachowski, 2012): 1.5/5

Monday, July 15, 2013

Boondoggling

W.C. Fields:

Sally of the Sawdust (D.W. Griffith, 1925): 2/5

It's a Gift, rw (Norman Z. McLeod, 1934): 5/5

The Bank Dick, rw (Edward F. Kline, 1940): 3.5/5

W.C. Fields and Me (Arthur Hiller, 1976): 2.5/5

***

Of Human Bondage (John Cromwell, 1934): 3/5

Hoosiers (David Anspaugh, 1986): 1/5

Shotgun Stories (Jeff Nichols, 2007): 3.5/5

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Vichy, are they still in the league?

Harper (Jack Smight, 1966): 2/5

Les Miserables (Tom Hooper, 2012): 2/5

Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonca Filho, 2012): 2/5

Wuthering Heights (Andrea Arnold, 2012): 4/5

Woman of the Year (George Stevens, 1942): 4/5

Arrested Development, Season 4 (Mitchell Hurwitz, et al): 3/5

Antoine et Colette, 32 min (Francois Truffaut, 1962): 3/5

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Goodnight, Irene

Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh, 2013): 2/5

Traffic, rw (Steven Soderbergh, 2000): 2/5

One From the Heart, rw (Francis Ford Coppola, 1982): 2/5

The Executioner's Song (Lawrence Schiller, 1982): 3.5/5

Brubaker, rw (Stuart Rosenberg, 1980): 3/5

Never Let Go (John Guillermin, 1960): 2/5

Sometimes a Great Notion (Paul Newman, 1971): 2.5/5

Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I have a great notion
To jump in the river and drown

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight 

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy 4th of July

Breaking Bad Season 5 -- 5/5

Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2012, US) -- 5/5

Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991, US) -- 2/5

re-watched Chungking Express (Wong Kar-wai, 1996, Hong Kong) -- 5/5

Monday, July 1, 2013

Won't Let Me Leave the Fucking Title Field Blank For Some Reason

Port of Shadows (Marcel Carne, 1938): 4/5

400 Blows, rw (Francois Truffaut, 1959): 4/5

Mad Men, season 6 (Matthew Weiner, 2013): 4/5

The Naked Spur, rw (Anthony Mann, 1953): 2/5

The Savages (Tamara Jenkins, 2007): 3.5/5

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, rw (Wes Anderson, 2004): 4/5

Elephant, rw (Gus Van Sant): 5/5

The Postman Always Rings Twice, rw (Tay Garnett, 1946): 3/5