January 2010
These are the movies I watched this last month along with my rating thereof:
1. *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) B
2. *All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999) B+
3. *Y tu mamá también (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) B
4. *Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) B
5. *The Poseidon Adventure (Ronald Neame, 1972) B+
6. Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh, 1998) C
7. Humpday (Lynn Shelton, 2009) B
8. Half-Life (Jennifer Phang, 2008) B+
9. Paris 36 (Christophe Barratier, 2008) C
10. Taken (Pierre Morel, 2008) B
11. Strange Culture (Lynn Herschman Leeson, 2006) A
12. Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009) D
13. The Detective (Gordon Douglas, 1968) C
14. Tokyo! (Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Joon-ho Bong; 2008) C-
15. Tyson (James Toback, 2008) B
16. Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas, 2008) A
17. Of Time and the City (Terence Davies, 2008) C
18. 9 (Shane Acker, 2009) B
19. Peter and the Wolf (Suzie Templeton, 2006, short) C
20. Lorna's Silence (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2008) B+
21. Anvil: The Story of Anvil (Sacha Gervasi, 2008) C-
22. Sunshine Cleaning (Christina Jeffs, 2008) B
23. Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008) A-
24. Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze, 2009) C-
25. Treeless Mountain (So Yong Kim, 2008) A
26. *Avatar (James Cameron, 2009) B+
27. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009) C
28. Valentino: The Last Emperor (Matt Tyrnauer, 2008) B+
29. The Girl Can't Help It (Frank Tashlin, 1956) C-
30. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, 2007) B+
31. Fados (Carlos Saura, 2007) C
32. Caligula (Tinto Brass, 1979) C+
33. Ink (Jamin Winans, 2009) B
34. Into Temptation (Patrick Coyle, 2009) C
35. The Odessa File (Ronald Neame, 1974) C/C-
36. The Girlfriend Experience (Steven Soderbergh, 2009) C
37. Big Fan (Robert Siegel, 2009) C-
38. The New Twenty (Chris Mason Johnson, 2009) D+
39. Wild Side (Sébastien Lifshitz, 2004) B
40. Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (Michael Drumm, 2006) B
41. Kings and Queen (Arnaud Desplechin, 2005) B
42. Bukowski: Born Into This (John Dullaghan, 2006) D+
43. Constantine's Sword (Oren Jacoby, 2007) D+
44. Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009) B-/C+
45. Pepi, Luci, Bom (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980) B-
46. Labyrinth of Passion (Pedro Almodóvar, 1982) B
47. Para Fuera (Nicholas Jasenovic, 2009, short) C
48. Old Fangs (Adrien Merigeau, 2009, short) C
49. Glottal Opera (John Fink, 2009, short) C
50. Thompson (Jason Tippet, 2008, short) C
51. Voice on the Line (Kelly Sears, 2009, short) B
52. Frankie (Darren Thornton, 2007, short) B-
53. Mr. Okra (T.G. Herrington, 2009, short) B+
54. Dark Habits (Pedro Almodóvar, 1983) C
55. The Flower of My Secret (Pedro Almodóvar, 1995) A
56. Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch (Paul Miller, 2009) C
57. *The Flower of My Secret (Pedro Almodóvar, 1995) A
58. Jamaica Inn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939) B-
59. 35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis, 2007) A-
60. The Comedians of Comedy: The Movie (Michael Blieden, 2005) C-
61. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009) A
62. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009) B+
63. *Matador (Pedro Almodovar, 1986) B-
64. *What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984) A-
65. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972) C
66. Goodbye Solo (Ramin Bahrani, 2008) B-
67. Jack Goes Boating (Philip Seymour Hoffman, 2010) B+
68. *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988) A
69. *Law of Desire (Pedro Almodóvar, 1987) B+
70. *Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Pedro Almodóvar, 1990) A-
71. *Live Flesh (Pedro Almodóvar, 1997) A-
The asterisks indicate movies I had already seen before. I also feel like the first four of these were technically watched in December.
I have quasi-reviews for these at bluefilmjournal.blogspot.com except for the last six which I haven't gotten to yet.
1. *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) B
2. *All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999) B+
3. *Y tu mamá también (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) B
4. *Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) B
5. *The Poseidon Adventure (Ronald Neame, 1972) B+
6. Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh, 1998) C
7. Humpday (Lynn Shelton, 2009) B
8. Half-Life (Jennifer Phang, 2008) B+
9. Paris 36 (Christophe Barratier, 2008) C
10. Taken (Pierre Morel, 2008) B
11. Strange Culture (Lynn Herschman Leeson, 2006) A
12. Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009) D
13. The Detective (Gordon Douglas, 1968) C
14. Tokyo! (Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, Joon-ho Bong; 2008) C-
15. Tyson (James Toback, 2008) B
16. Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas, 2008) A
17. Of Time and the City (Terence Davies, 2008) C
18. 9 (Shane Acker, 2009) B
19. Peter and the Wolf (Suzie Templeton, 2006, short) C
20. Lorna's Silence (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2008) B+
21. Anvil: The Story of Anvil (Sacha Gervasi, 2008) C-
22. Sunshine Cleaning (Christina Jeffs, 2008) B
23. Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008) A-
24. Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze, 2009) C-
25. Treeless Mountain (So Yong Kim, 2008) A
26. *Avatar (James Cameron, 2009) B+
27. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009) C
28. Valentino: The Last Emperor (Matt Tyrnauer, 2008) B+
29. The Girl Can't Help It (Frank Tashlin, 1956) C-
30. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, 2007) B+
31. Fados (Carlos Saura, 2007) C
32. Caligula (Tinto Brass, 1979) C+
33. Ink (Jamin Winans, 2009) B
34. Into Temptation (Patrick Coyle, 2009) C
35. The Odessa File (Ronald Neame, 1974) C/C-
36. The Girlfriend Experience (Steven Soderbergh, 2009) C
37. Big Fan (Robert Siegel, 2009) C-
38. The New Twenty (Chris Mason Johnson, 2009) D+
39. Wild Side (Sébastien Lifshitz, 2004) B
40. Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (Michael Drumm, 2006) B
41. Kings and Queen (Arnaud Desplechin, 2005) B
42. Bukowski: Born Into This (John Dullaghan, 2006) D+
43. Constantine's Sword (Oren Jacoby, 2007) D+
44. Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009) B-/C+
45. Pepi, Luci, Bom (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980) B-
46. Labyrinth of Passion (Pedro Almodóvar, 1982) B
47. Para Fuera (Nicholas Jasenovic, 2009, short) C
48. Old Fangs (Adrien Merigeau, 2009, short) C
49. Glottal Opera (John Fink, 2009, short) C
50. Thompson (Jason Tippet, 2008, short) C
51. Voice on the Line (Kelly Sears, 2009, short) B
52. Frankie (Darren Thornton, 2007, short) B-
53. Mr. Okra (T.G. Herrington, 2009, short) B+
54. Dark Habits (Pedro Almodóvar, 1983) C
55. The Flower of My Secret (Pedro Almodóvar, 1995) A
56. Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch (Paul Miller, 2009) C
57. *The Flower of My Secret (Pedro Almodóvar, 1995) A
58. Jamaica Inn (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939) B-
59. 35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis, 2007) A-
60. The Comedians of Comedy: The Movie (Michael Blieden, 2005) C-
61. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009) A
62. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009) B+
63. *Matador (Pedro Almodovar, 1986) B-
64. *What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984) A-
65. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Luis Buñuel, 1972) C
66. Goodbye Solo (Ramin Bahrani, 2008) B-
67. Jack Goes Boating (Philip Seymour Hoffman, 2010) B+
68. *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988) A
69. *Law of Desire (Pedro Almodóvar, 1987) B+
70. *Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Pedro Almodóvar, 1990) A-
71. *Live Flesh (Pedro Almodóvar, 1997) A-
The asterisks indicate movies I had already seen before. I also feel like the first four of these were technically watched in December.
I have quasi-reviews for these at bluefilmjournal.blogspot.com except for the last six which I haven't gotten to yet.