Viewing Journal: 12/31/2011

415) MARS
(2010 dir. Geoff Marslett) Date Seen: December 31 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

414) CYPHER
(2004 dir. Vincenzo Natali) Date Seen: December 31 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/30/2011

413) PERFORMANCE
(1970 dir. Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg) 2nd Viewing: December 30 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

412) SUBURBIA
(1996 dir. Richard Linklater) Date Seen: December 30 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

411) THE GAUNTLET
(1977 dir. Clint Eastwood) Date Seen: December 30 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/29/2011

410) CRUISING
(1980 dir. William Friedkin) Date Seen: December 29 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

409) SILVERADO
(1985 dir. Lawrence Kasdan) 2nd Viewing: December 29 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/28/2011

408) THE DARKEST HOUR
(2011 dir. Chris Gorak) Date Seen: December 28 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/27/2011

407) YOUNG ADULT
(2011 dir. Jason Reitman) Date Seen: December 27 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

406) WE BOUGHT A ZOO
(2011 dir. Cameron Crowe) Date Seen: December 27 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/26/2011

405) THE INNKEEPERS
(2011 dir. Ti West) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

404) HELL AND BACK AGAIN
(2011 dir. Danfung Dennis) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

403) WAR HORSE
(2011 dir. Steven Spielberg) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

402) PINA
(2011 dir. Wim Wenders) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/25/2011

401) A CHRISTMAS STORY
(1983 dir. Bob Clark) 5th Viewing: December 25 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

400) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
(1946 dir. Frank Capra) 5th Viewing: December 25 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/24/2011

399) TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
(2011 dir. Tomas Alfredson) Date Seen: December 24 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

398) A DANGEROUS METHOD
(2011 dir. David Cronenberg) Date Seen: December 24 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/23/2011

397) THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(2011 dir. David Fincher) Date Seen: December 23 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

396) BEGINNERS
(2011 dir. Mike Mills) 2nd Viewing: December 23 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ***1/2)

Viewing Journal: 12/22/2011

395) 1911
(2011 dir. Jackie Chan, Li Zhang) Date Seen: December 22 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

394) LITTLE BIG SOLDIER
(2011 dir. Sheng Ding) Date Seen: December 22 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/21/2011

393) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
(2011 dir. Steven Spielberg) Date Seen: December 21 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/20/2011

392) TO DIE LIKE A MAN
(2011 dir. João Pedro Rodrigues) Date Seen: December 20 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

391) SILVER BULLETS
(2011 dir. Joe Swanberg) Date Seen: December 20 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/19/2011

390) TEXAS KILLING FIELDS
(2011 dir. Ami Canaan Mann) Date Seen: December 19 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

389) L'AMOUR FOU
(2011 dir. Pierre Thoretton) Date Seen: December 19 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/18/2011

388) DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT
(2011 dir. Kevin Munroe) Date Seen: December 18 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

387) TWO IN THE WAVE
(2011 dir. Emmanuel Laurent) Date Seen: December 18 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/17/2011

386) TOMBOY
(2011 dir. Céline Sciamma) Date Seen: December 17 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

385) SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
(2011 dir. Guy Ritchie) Date Seen: December 17 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/16/2011

384) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
(2011 dir. Brad Bird) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

383) DIRTY GIRL
(2011 dir. Abe Sylvia) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

382) SHAME
(2011 dir. Steve McQueen) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/15/2011

381) NE CHANGE RIEN
(2010 dir. Pedro Costa) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

380) IN THE FAMILY
(2011 dir. Patrick Wang) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

379) DRAGONSLAYER
(2011 dir. Tristan Patterson) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/14/2011

378) JANE EYRE
(2011 dir. Cary Fukunaga) 2nd Viewing: December 14 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ***1/2)



377) THE SITTER
(2011 dir. David Gordon Green) Date Seen: December 14 2011
Rating: **
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/13/2011

376) THE INTERRUPTERS
(2011 dir. Steve James) Date Seen: December 13 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/12/2011

375) WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
(2011 dir. Lynne Ramsay) Date Seen: December 12 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/11/2011

374) THE MILL AND THE CROSS
(2011 dir. Lech Majewski) Date Seen: December 11 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

373) DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME
(2011 dir. Hark Tsui) Date Seen: December 11 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/10/2011

372) MUNICH
(2005 dir. Steven Spielberg) 3rd Viewing: December 10 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Arguably Spielberg's darkest film. Incredibly violent and doesn't end on the most uplifting of notes. Thankfully, given the subject matter. I can see why he and screenwriter Tony Kushner were attracted to the material and felt it needed to be told cinematically. Few Hollywood films have portrayed the effects of violence on the international community and the individual so operatically. Still powerful 6 years later. And features what may be Eric Bana's finest performance. Lenser legend Janusz Kaminski makes excellent use of filters, flood lights and reflective surfaces once again. Naturally... Why the hell is there not a blu-ray of this yet?


371) THIS IS NOT A FILM
(2011 dir. Jafar Panahi) Date Seen: December 10 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

370) THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
(2011 dir. Catherine Breillat) Date Seen: December 10 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Didn't like it quite as much as Breillat's update of BLUEBEARD from last year, but still found it mesmerizing throughout. Funny too. She continues to get great naturalistic performances from non-experienced youths.

Viewing Journal: 12/9/2011

369) MISS BALA
(2012 dir. Gerardo Naranjo) Date Seen: December 9 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

368) TYRANNOSAUR
(2011 dir. Paddy Considine) Date Seen: December 9 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

367) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) 3rd Viewing: December 9 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/8/2011

366) GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE
(2011 dir. Joann Sfar) Date Seen: December 8 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

365) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) 2nd Viewing: December 8 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ****)





364) TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS
(2011 dir. Radu Muntean) Date Seen: December 8 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars