About time for another bloated, belated entry. Seems that lots of the best stuff I've watched lately has been stuff I've already seen before. But anyway, capsules to come, here's the jist for now:

Badlands (1973, Terrence Malick; USA) **** [Third Viewing]
Manji (1964, Yasuzo Masumura; Japan) **** [Second Viewing]
Irréversible (2002, Gaspar Noé; ( Read more... )

From best to worst, here's what I've seen since my last update:

Passing Fancy (1933, Yasujiro Ozu; Japan) ****
From what I've seen, this is second only to I Was Born, But... in Ozu's silent filmography. The narrative is ingenious, gradually and subtly switching focus from a lazy but loving fathers' brief infatuation with a young woman to the ( Read more... )

Some stuff that I've seen recently:

Izô (2004, Takashi Miike; Japan) ****
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005, Doug Liman; USA) **
Baadasssss! (2004, Mario Van Peebles; USA) **½
The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch; USA) ****
Ana and the Others (2002, Celina Murga; Argentina) ***½
Wedding Crashers (2005, David Dobkin; USA) **½
Le révélateur (1968, Philippe ( Read more... )