Posts tagged recommendations

CQ (2001) Brilliant Jeremy Davies performance, wacky & compelling integration of 60’s Sci-fi, and the challenge and confusion of life in the editing room.

CQ (2001)

Brilliant Jeremy Davies performance, wacky & compelling integration of 60’s Sci-fi, and the challenge and confusion of life in the editing room.

Margaret (2011) Holy shit. Quickly topped my list of 2011 films. See it in theaters while you can. For people in Los Angeles, it’s playing at the Silent Movie Theater until the end of the week. A brilliant movie.

Margaret (2011)

Holy shit. Quickly topped my list of 2011 films. See it in theaters while you can. For people in Los Angeles, it’s playing at the Silent Movie Theater until the end of the week. A brilliant movie.

Camera Buff (1979) There’s more to life than peace & quiet.

Camera Buff (1979)

There’s more to life than peace & quiet.

JFK (1991) Uncompromising. A defiant emotional journey.

JFK (1991)

Uncompromising. A defiant emotional journey.

Afterschool (2008) Brilliant. Rarely seen private high school life portrayed so accurately — a beautiful nod to Michael Haneke’s Caché & Benny’s Video while maintaining a specificity to the disillusionment of the young American information age.

Afterschool (2008)

Brilliant. Rarely seen private high school life portrayed so accurately — a beautiful nod to Michael Haneke’s Caché & Benny’s Video while maintaining a specificity to the disillusionment of the young American information age.

Café Lumière (2003) Train porn & a contemplative slice of life. Not to mention perfect lighting.
Café Lumière (2003)

Train porn & a contemplative slice of life. Not to mention perfect lighting.

Last Tango in Paris (1972) Mesmerizing.

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

Mesmerizing.

I Melt With You (2011) A great film — it’s unique & carries a special energy that keeps me excited about the direction movies are going in. Great performances, Rob Lowe blew me away in this!

I Melt With You (2011)

A great film — it’s unique & carries a special energy that keeps me excited about the direction movies are going in. Great performances, Rob Lowe blew me away in this!

Hugo (2011) A movie to love if you love movies! + SBC is fucking hilarious.

Hugo (2011)

A movie to love if you love movies!

+ SBC is fucking hilarious.

Everyone Else (2009) A film that so elegantly shows the silent identity struggles in the context of a relationship. I’ve never seen a work so honest & precise. Transparent filmmaking & the performances are perfect.

Everyone Else (2009)

A film that so elegantly shows the silent identity struggles in the context of a relationship. I’ve never seen a work so honest & precise. Transparent filmmaking & the performances are perfect.

Swimming Pool (2003) Great devisive filmmaking. Calm methodical sequencing. A killer performance by Charlotte Rampling.

Swimming Pool (2003)

Great devisive filmmaking. Calm methodical sequencing. A killer performance by Charlotte Rampling.

Elephant (2003) Staggering piece of filmmaking. Perfect from the first minute to the last.

Elephant (2003)

Staggering piece of filmmaking. Perfect from the first minute to the last.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) A penetrating, evocative film. Further establishes Lynne Ramsay as one of the best directors living today.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

A penetrating, evocative film. Further establishes Lynne Ramsay as one of the best directors living today.

Sin Nombre (2009) I haven’t seen a film with as much pulse and beauty as ‘Sin Nombre’ in quite some time. Brilliantly crafted, the director spent 2 years researching the people and places he based the story on, and the hard work translates to the screen beautifully. The photography is so vibrant and visceral I felt like I was inside the movie — and that’s a big deal for me. I watch so many movies now and I’m constantly critiquing the “how” aspect of filmmaking that it is exciting to watch something that makes me forget that. I honestly feel this film has no flaws, and for a feature film debut, Cary Fukunaga is one to look out for.

Sin Nombre (2009)

I haven’t seen a film with as much pulse and beauty as ‘Sin Nombre’ in quite some time. Brilliantly crafted, the director spent 2 years researching the people and places he based the story on, and the hard work translates to the screen beautifully. The photography is so vibrant and visceral I felt like I was inside the movie — and that’s a big deal for me. I watch so many movies now and I’m constantly critiquing the “how” aspect of filmmaking that it is exciting to watch something that makes me forget that. I honestly feel this film has no flaws, and for a feature film debut, Cary Fukunaga is one to look out for.

Paper Heart (2009) Was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this movie. if you’re in the mood for something cute, do it. also, in the film Charlyne mentions she never smooched with Michael Cera in a movie theater, well Jeff Reeser and I sat next to them in “A Serious Man” and they were smooching the whole time.

Paper Heart (2009)

Was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this movie. if you’re in the mood for something cute, do it. also, in the film Charlyne mentions she never smooched with Michael Cera in a movie theater, well Jeff Reeser and I sat next to them in “A Serious Man” and they were smooching the whole time.