Viewing Journal: 1/31/2011

58) BURIED
(2010 dir. Rodrigo Cortés) 2nd Viewing: January 31 2011

A real nightmare scenario. I'd say this is my favorite of 2010's "People Trapped In Confined Spaces" cinema trend (See also: 127 HOURS, FROZEN, DEVIL, etc.) 

Ryan Reynold's surprised me here with range I didn't know he had. His fear seemed real and palpable. He conveyed every emotion and level of panic I think a person would actually experience in THAT predicament. 

I hope Rodrigo Cortés tackles more genre fare in the future because he knocked this one out of the park. It takes solid directing to keep things visually engaging when dealing with restrictive settings like this. I feel like Cortés will most likely make something even better down the line. 

 I do wish the film wasn't such a downer-- but I guess that's kind of the point. This type of horror didn't come to fuck around. 

Viewing Journal: 1/30/2011

57) THE HOUSEMAID
(2011 dir. Sang-soo Im) Date Seen: January 30 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/29/2011

56) THE MECHANIC
(2011 dir. Simon West) Date Seen: January 29 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/28/2011

55) ELECTION
(2005 dir. Johnnie To) Date Seen: January 28 2011

54) IRMA VEP
(1996 dir. Olivier Assayas) Date Seen: January 28 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/27/2011

53) DOGTOOTH

(2010 dir. Giorgos Lanthimos) 2nd Viewing: January 27 2011

Still the best film of 2010 in my eyes

Viewing Journal: 1/26/2011

52) KABOOM
(2011 dir. Gregg Araki) Date Seen: January 26 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/25/2011

51) THE PLEDGE
(2001 dir. Sean Penn) Date Seen: January 25 2011

50) THE DOOM GENERATION
(1995 dir. Gregg Araki) Date Seen: January 25 2011

49) THE LIVING END
(1992 dir. Gregg Araki) 2nd Viewing: January 25 2011

48) TAPS
(1981 dir. Harold Becker) 2nd Viewing: January 25 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/24/2011

47) PLAYTIME
(1967 dir. Jacques Tati) 2nd Viewing: January 24 2011

46) PEPPERMINT CANDY
(2000 dir. Lee Chang-dong) Date Seen: January 24 2011

45) UNFORGIVEN
(1992 dir. Clint Eastwood) 4th Viewing: January 24 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/23/2011

44) LEAVING
(2010 dir. Catherine Corsini) Date Seen: January 23 2011

43) INDIANA JONES 

AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
(2008 dir. Steven Spielberg) 2nd Viewing: January 23 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/22/2011

42) THE WAY BACK
(2010 dir. Peter Weir) Date Seen: January 22 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/21/2011

41) ME AND YOU 

        AND EVERYONE WE KNOW
(2005 dir. Miranda July) 2nd Viewing: January 21 2011

40) FANTASTIC MR. FOX
(2009 dir. Wes Anderson) 4th Viewing: January 21 2011

39) DESPICABLE ME
(2010 dir. Pierre Coffin) 2nd Viewing: January 21 2011

38) DEJA VU
(2006 dir. Tony Scott) 2nd Viewing: January 21 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/20/2011

37) THE DARJEELING LIMITED
(2007 dir. Wes Anderson) 4th Viewing: January 20 2011

36) HOTEL CHEVALIER
(2007 dir. Wes Anderson) 3rd Viewing: January 20 2011

35) THE LIFE AQUATIC 

                    WITH STEVE ZISSOU
(2004 dir. Wes Anderson) 4th Viewing: January 20 2011

Viewing Journal: 1/19/2011

34) RAW DEAL
(1986 dir. John Irvin) Date Seen: January 19 2011

33) A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
(1997 dir. Danny Boyle) 3rd Viewing: January 19 2011

remember how good Ash was??

32) THE GREEN HORNET
(2011 dir. Michel Gondry) 2nd Viewing: January 19 2011

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