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A Year in Film: 2014 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 Essays/Reviews | Alphabetical Index What follows are my OCD attempts to list and rate every movie I watch in any given year. (I've done the same for my year's reading in the book log.) Given that I watch some relatively obscure films, I've set it up so that the film title links to the IMDb page for the film so you can get more information easily. Starting in 2009, I began assigning out star ratings (out of five stars) to films I've watched. Five stars is equivalent to an A, 4½ to an A-/B+, four to a B, and so on. |
3-9 | True
Detective: Season 1 (2014) |
And so True Detective's first season comes to an end, with the show having grown from an obscure new HBO drama to something approaching a cultural phenomena. And while True Detective is being greeted as one of the greatest shows on television, I can't praise it unreservedly, not with the faults it has. The show's lack of interest in its plot is pretty evident, and it leads to a police investigation that never feels all that engaging (or even comprehensible at times). And yes, as so many have pointed out, any cast member beyond the two leads has been a bit weak, to put it mildly. But even with those issues, there's no denying that True Detective is a pretty incredible piece of television. There's the acting by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, both of whom are giving career-best performances as deeply broken men each struggling with their own limitations and issues. (Yes, McConaughey has gotten the lion's share of the praise, and not undeservedly, but Harrelson has matched him in a far less showy way just about every episode.) There's the astonishing camerawork and staging, of course: not just that instant classic six-minute single-shot shootout, but a raid into the den of a murderous killer, the first glimpse of a horrific human monster, or even just any shot where we simply listen to McConaughey's musings - whatever it is, True Detective does it beautifully and incredibly, bringing an art and a mood to even the simplest moment. And there's the arc of these two men, who are forced into confronting their own inner demons and the issues that drive the world, all culminating in a beautiful and surprisingly optimistic monologue that finds hope amidst all the horror the show has immersed us in before. True Detective isn't flawless, as much as people love it, but it's unmistakably a unique and rich vision, and the things it does well, it does staggeringly well, so much so that I can completely understand people forgetting about the missteps. When you have something as astonishing as the plunge into Carcossa, something as riveting as Rust Cohle's monologues about the nature of time, or something as unsettling as the show's numerous brushes against cosmic horror, you feel like you're watching a whole new world of TV, and in those moments, it's hard not to admire and lose yourself in True Detective's vision. |
3-6 | The
Found Footage Festival: Vol. 7 (2013) |
It's been a few years since the Found Footage Festival came through town, but the years have yet to diminish their ability to find bizarre, wonderful clips in yard sales and neglected corners of the world. Volume 7 of the Festival may have lacked some of the non-stop greatness of some of the earlier collections, and there are a couple of selections (including a school-filmed talk show) that just aren't quite as entertaining as the hosts seem to find them. But taken as a whole, there's still some glorious insanity and weirdness on display, including a public access host whose fixation on Jehovah's Witnesses gradually gives way to a deeper psychosis, awkward cash-in videos trying to explain the mechanics of cybersex in a gloriously inept way, outtakes from the most insane pet show of all time, and glimpses behind the scenes of a dysfunctional local news team. As if that's not enough, this year found the crew expanding their repertoire by duping local news teams into inviting them on their morning shows under false pretenses, and it's every bit as hilarious as you'd hope it would be. The whole event makes for a really entertaining evening out at the movies; while I'm sure watching the clips on the DVDs would be a lot of fun, it's really something to watch them with introductions and in conjunction with an audience who's staring just as slack-jawed and disbelieving as you are. If it comes through your town, I recommend it as an experience pretty whole-heartedly; even if the collections aren't as good as they sometimes are, it's a wonderfully strange and entertaining night. |
3-5 | The
Great Gatsby (2013) |
I've been rewatching The Great Gatsby with my students as we've been reading the book, and one thing I'll have to say is that the movie was far, far more faithful to the book than people gave it credit for being. Oh, of course we can get into all the modern music choices if you want, but the simple fact is they do a good job of immersing a contemporary audience into the party scenes at Gatsby's house without the strange disassociation that comes with "old" music choices. No, the problem with The Great Gatsby isn't the music, or a lack of fidelity to the text in general - sure, there are some changes made (particularly to the final chapter - the aftermath of the story's climax is too rushed), but when you're making a film, such things have to be done. No, the biggest miscalculation is turning Gatsby into a tragic romance tale. It's not that Gatsby doesn't have a romance at the core of it, but the movie tries to embrace the romance instead of realizing it for the fool's errand that it is, and in doing so, it turns Gatsby's tragic embrace of a dead dream into a romance thwarted by fate and bad choices. It seems like a small thing, but the change in tone ultimately keeps the film from working quite in the way it needs to, especially as it pertains to Daisy Buchanan, who's presented in a far more sympathetic way than the character should be. Of course, one could argue that a film's free to have its own interpretation of the text, and focusing on the romance is a fair enough idea - but to make the romance work, more changes need to be made to the text, turning it into something different. What plays out as a tragic, one-way romance on the page can't be changed into something magnificent and operatic without some other alterations, and ultimately that choice undermines the film as it commits more and more deeply to a love story that just isn't there. For the first half, however? It's absolutely spectacular - it flies through its world and characters effortlessly, brings style and panache to every frame, and gives it a life and excitement that really works. (Also can't be said enough: DiCaprio really is phenomenal as Gatsby - he's an inspired choice, and the film's greatest asset.) It's a shame that it loses it as it goes along. |
3-1 | The
Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action |
As the title suggests, this was a program showcasing the live-action shorts that got nominated for the 2014 Oscars. In order of screening:
2-28 | The
Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) |
Take an awesome title (seriously, how great is the title The Blood on Satan's Claw?) and a solid setup (a rural British village in medieval times becomes the hub of witchcraft and occult activities), and you ought to have something better than what you get here. Apparently The Blood on Satan's Claw started off as a series of vignettes about witchcraft and evil, and were only gradually tied together in the writing process, but the end product still feels really fragmented and off-kilter. But more than that, it just never really goes anywhere all that rewarding or interesting. There's good movies to be made about occult and pagan ceremonies (check out Kill List or The Wicker Man for examples), but The Blood on Satan's Claw just meanders along and turns its relatively short runtime into an endurance-testing experience that left me bored and just ready to be done with it. |
2-23 | Fantastic
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
I may have mixed feelings on the whole "Marvel shared universe" approach to moviemaking, but I can't deny that the one good thing that can be said about them is that at least they feel like an improvement on the constant mediocrity that were so many comic book films for so long. There's really just about nothing good to say about Rise of the Silver Surfer - with the exception of one decent sequence (a pursuit through the city), the movie's terribly paced, badly acted, horribly written, and just generally uninvolving and dull. And given that it's all about a planet-devouring monster, alien invasions, and the Fantastic 4, "boring" shouldn't be anywhere near this. But when your movie manages to waste the fantastic and wonderful Andre Braugher as badly as this does, that's not a good sign for the rest of the cast, and they're all about as lifeless and terrible as you could dread. Add to that bad effects and terrible makeup (seriously, the makeup for The Thing is laughably awful) and you just have a dull, inert mess. |
2-22 | The
Lego Movie (2014) |
There's really no reason that The Lego Movie should be as good as it is. Even the title makes it sound like the laziest kind of tie-in, the worst sort of marketing that's been shoved out at kids in an effort to make them buy toys. But it doesn't take more than a minute or two of The Lego Movie to find yourself caught up in its goofy, winning charm, and it takes just a little longer than that to realize that the title really is perfect - it's a film about playing with Lego blocks, and it perfectly captures the anarchic feel of building your own little world out of these blocks and making up the story as you go. The story sounds fine enough - it's a variation on your standard "everyday guy becomes the savior of the world" kind of story - but what you're probably not prepared for is how hilariously, incessantly, constantly funny this movie is. The Lego Movie had me laughing harder than just about any comedy in recent memory, to the point where tears were streaming down my face on more occasions than I can count. Sometimes it's gleefully immature and silly humor, sometimes it's just the charm of the whole thing (including some of the funniest sound effects in a major Hollywood film release in years), sometimes it's great dialogue, but whatever the case, not a minute goes by without a gag, and they almost all land beautifully. But just when you've accepted that The Lego Movie is going to be just an amazingly fun and funny movie, a third act reveal gives the movie a heart and soul that you won't expect, and lands perfectly, especially for the parents in the audience. There's not a wasted moment of The Lego Movie, not a scene that doesn't create the emotional beat they're looking for (be it comedic or dramatic), not an actor who doesn't carry their weight. Oh, and if all that's still not enough for you? Then savor the spectacular visual style, which creates a true stop-motion, tactile feel that plunges you into a Lego world without ever feeling like it's become too glossy and polished. It really is just a wonderful, true joy of a movie - a family film that's genuinely entertaining without being snarky, crafted with loving care, and filled with humor that works on adults and kids and emotions that feel earned and beautifully integrated. It's an absolute treat, and one of the most sheerly enjoyable times I've had at the movies in a long time. |
2-21 | Rabid
(1977) |
For as groundbreaking and surreal as his work would become, it's striking that David Cronenberg's first two major horror films are really just takes on the zombie film. With Shivers, Cronenberg turned zombie aggression into sexual mayhem; with Rabid, he uses porn actress Marilyn Chambers in a more traditional role that nonetheless carries no shortage of sexual energy. The story starts off simply enough, with Chambers being burned badly and needing skin grafts, but when her skin grafts evolve into something more dangerous and hungry, she starts attacking those around her, and then they start getting aggressive in turn...well, you know how this story goes. Rabid's not bad, but it feels like a dry run for things that Cronenberg would do better in later films - and that's odd, considering that he shows more personality and originality on his previous film than he does on this one. Nonetheless, there are some great moments and scenes here and there, and there are definite glimpses of the director I've come to love so much. But in general, it's a curiosity for fans, not essential viewing. |
2-18 | Orphan
Black: Season 1 (2013) |
Orphan Black starts simply enough: a young street hustler sees a woman kill herself...but not before realizing that the woman looks exactly like her, and decides to take the dead woman's identity. That's a simple enough starting point, but as the show escalates further and further beyond that original point, Orphan Black becomes something way, way more complicated - and way more fun. I don't think that Orphan Black ever became quite the truly great show that I hoped, but it's undeniably a really fun watch, one that blends sci-fi, thriller, and drama elements to create something nicely unique. But more than any of that, there's Tatiana Maslany. Before I started watching Orphan Black, I heard over and over again that Maslany was giving a masterclass performance; having watched it, not only do I agree, I think that calling her performance incredible is a ridiculous understatement. To say exactly how Maslany is great would be to give away some of the twists that the show has waiting for you; suffice to say that she puts on a clinic on how to create a character through nothing more than body language and voice intonation, or how to build in so many layers into a character that you lose track of all the different things she has going on at any point. I feel like Orphan Black was hitting its stride by the end of the season, and while the show is obviously masterfully planned out in advance, the end of the season found the disparate elements coming into their own, with plot lines hitting incredible final notes and one-note villains becoming something much richer and more interesting. And even for all my (relatively minor) issues with the show, the fact that it's so incredibly character driven - a choice that shows in the acting - is what's going to keep me coming back over and over again, as the show takes its premise and runs with it in a fantastic way that's more focused on the people at its core than anything else. |
2-17 | The
Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
There are undeniably "better" Disney movies than The Emperor's New Groove, and that's understandable, really. After all, given the film's deeply troubled production history (if you're unaware, it was almost a very different film - a more serious epic - and was shut down and retooled into the film we got), it's a miracle that we got anything watchable at all. But for as slight as Groove feels, it's also still one of my favorite Disney movies to watch, if only because there's not another Disney movie that's this spectacularly funny throughout. Groove eschews high drama and emotional beats in favor of delivering slapstick, anarchic comedy for its entire runtime, and the end result makes me giggle uncontrollably throughout. It doesn't hurt that the film's got Patrick Warburton, who's incapable of delivering a line that doesn't make me laugh, and he just about walks away with the movie as the thick-headed, clueless henchman Kronk. But the whole cast serves their purpose well; whether it's Eartha Kitt as the washed-up advisor, John Goodman as the warm-hearted but tough villager, or David Spade as the cocky, arrogant emperor, the actors all bring out a fantastic comic rhythm while using their voices perfectly to bring out the personalities of their characters. But really, Emperor's New Groove rises and falls on the strength of its gags, and the fact that the movie delivers so many laugh-out-loud scenes makes it work. From debates between shoulder angels and shoulder devils to malevolent squirrels, from a slew of animal transformations to diner slang, Emperor's New Groove feels like it's a crime to let more than a minute or two go by without something to make you laugh. So, yeah, there may be "better" movies. But there aren't many that I like watching as much as I love the silliness and fun this one has to offer. |
2-15 | Before
Midnight (2013) |
Back in 1995, director Richard Linklater released Before Sunrise, the tale of two young 20-somethings who ran into each other on a train and spent the evening walking around Vienna doing nothing more than talking and enjoying each other's company. It's a wondrous little gem of a movie, one that feels like nothing so much as watching a perfect date unfold, and even now, nearly 20 years after its release, the movie still captures that essence of young love perfectly; at the same time, it's hard not to see it through the realities of the world, to smile at some of the idealism and naivete that our two young lovebirds display. Nine years later, Linklater released Before Sunset, which caught up with the characters nine years later as they run into each other in Paris and try to catch up on the past nine years of life. It's a movie that I enjoyed the first time I saw it, but as I rewatched it as part of this marathon screening, it became clear that I undervalued it; Linklater (as well as Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who played the characters and helped write much of the dialogue) do a wonderful job of aging these characters, keeping them recognizably the same while letting their personalities age appropriately. It's a joy to watch them laugh at their own faults and bad decisions, or to see the years melt away as they fall back into each other's orbits, or listen as they discuss how that one night changed the rest of their lives in small but irreversible ways. And now, nine years after that, comes Before Midnight, which once again catches up with Celine and Jesse in a European city away from home. Before Midnight is undeniably a different animal from its predecessors; while the first two captured the flirtation of love in its infancy, Midnight is about the realities of marriage, and it replaces much of the banter of the first two with bickering and arguing. But there's something still undeniably honest and beautiful about the film's picture of its couple, and in watching Celine and Jesse evolve over the years - and in taking the three films not on their own, but as pieces in a triptych - you get something far more than the sum of the parts. Taken individually, every film in the Before series is a knockout. Whether it's the young idealism of Sunrise, the slightly older and harder romanticism that shines through in Sunset, or the duller but no less recognizable affection and devotion that forms the core of Midnight, the series is fascinated by love and human interaction. And whether you're looking at the way the characters have evolved over nearly twenty years, or engaged in the small but noticeable changes in the way our world has changed (you can't help but notice how relatively soon after 9/11 Before Sunset happened, for instance), or simply observing the films' portrait of love in all of its forms, the trilogy makes something remarkable out of its pieces. There may be no better trilogy in film than this one; it's beautiful, funny, moving, painful, and absolutely and irrevocably human, and watching them all back to back only drives home just how sharp, observant, and perfect they are in their picture of life and these characters. |
2-15 | Before
Sunset (2004) |
2-15 | Before
Sunrise (1995) |
2-12 | Ugetsu
Monogatari (1953) |
Ugetsu Monogatari is one of those films whose reputation precedes it and makes it a little intimidating to approach. Not only is it generally regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, it's also held up as one of the two films that helped open the doors in America for Japanese cinema (the other being Rashomon). That's a lot for a film to live up to, but within moments of starting Ugetsu, the reasons for both of those beliefs became apparent. Part morality tale, part ghost story, part drama, Ugetsu follows a pair of men as their dreams lead them to increasingly self-destructive places that destroy their lives and those of the women who they've married. One man's greed leads him nearly to his own death and then to something far more dangerous and unsettling; the other man's quest for greatness (in the form of becoming a samurai) leads him to abandon his wife so he can further his own life. That sounds like it could lead to something heavy-handed or moralizing, but Ugetsu never falls into that trap, and that's partially due to how richly drawn its characters are (and how well-acted they are). The stories are always about these people, rather than being some universal fable, and the film never forgets that it's about the human cost of these dreams, not something more abstract and cosmic. It doesn't hurt at all, either, that Ugetsu is so beautifully filmed and constructed. While much is made (and rightfully so) of a haunting meeting in a boat with a wounded soldier, there are so many astonishing sequences and scenes in Ugetsu that it's hard to count them all. Whether it's the chaos of a battlefield or the subtle sense that something wrong is happening in an isolated family manor, director Kenji Mizoguchi handles everything beautifully, mixing unease and drama effortlessly while keeping the human element at the forefront at all times. More than that, Mizoguchi combines the beautiful long takes of Ozu with camera movement, creating something fluid and yet richly human and carefully paced. Is Ugetsu Monogatari all it's believed to be? Undoubtedly. It's wonderfully human while unmistakably Japanese, a personal vision that still manages to be universal, and something that dabbles in numerous genres while never losing focus. It's a beautiful piece of work that deserves its reputation and then some. |
2-12 | Los
Olvidados (1950) |
A couple of surreal dream sequences excepted, there's very little of Luis Buñuel to be found in Los Olvidados; anyone expecting something along the lines of The Exterminating Angel or The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is going to be a bit disappointed at first by how straightforward and relatively "normal" the film is. But to focus on that means you're ignoring just how subversive and revolutionary Los Olvidados is in an entirely different way. Los Olvidados is a portrait of life among poor street-dwelling youths in Mexico City; some are there by choice, some by fate, but all have been hardened by their lives in one way or another, and the film pulls no punches in that depiction. Whether they're fighting over imagined slights, beating up victims to grab money, taking advantage of any kindness with casual cruelty or illegal activity, or simply being rude and obnoxious, Buñuel shows us the roughest aspects of these children while still never letting us forget that they're only children, and that there's more to the story than simple "bad kids." Some are treated with indifference and cruelty at home; some have been abandoned by parents who left without a warning. Others are simply hardened by poverty and doing what it takes to survive. And the end result is a film that takes no prisoners, that indicts the culture around these children just as harshly as it indicts the kids themselves (and probably even more so). One of the first lines in the film tells you that this is an honest film without much happiness, and that's undeniably true; even the harsh ending feels earned and honest (and it's worth reading into the never released "happy" ending that the studio demanded he make, rightfully fearing that the film as it is would be hated and maligned for its honesty and cynicism). No, Los Olvidados isn't some surreal comedy or bizarre art film, but neither is it softened or mainstream. If anything, it's more openly defiant of the rules of the world, more openly hostile to the world's failings and to the society that helped create it. And even more than half a century later, it feels honest, relevant, and trenchant in a way that many contemporary films never will. |
2-8 | The
Warriors (1979) |
The first (and only) time I saw The Warriors, I came away complaining that it wasn't a very good film, and in some ways, I sort of stand by that. The Warriors is kind of a mess at points; it's incredibly silly in big sections, the pacing is odd (especially the abrupt jump to daytime near the end), and it ends up feeling far more empty and less intense than it should, given its premise. (And none of that touches on the absolutely awful comic-book transitions added in for the director's cut version; they disrupt the feel of the film, contain terrible effects, and really add nothing - they only detract from the movie as a whole.) And yet, for all that, I had a lot more fun watching the movie this time, and I enjoyed it a heck of a lot more than I did on that initial watch. The opening section is fantastic, as all of the gangs gather for their summit, and Hill does a phenomenal job of building the tension as things start to spiral out of control. And each individual run-in on the way home is a knockout; while everyone remembers the Furies' chase (and rightfully so), all of them bring a unique feel that keeps the film from feeling like the same thing piled up again and again. Sure, it's all kind of ridiculous, and if you spend too long thinking about it, it's hard to be too intimidated by a guy on roller skates who seems to have dressed like Mario, or a baseball player covered in KISS makeup. But Hill somehow makes it all work, and if you give yourself over to the movie, it's hard not to enjoy yourself with the whole thing. It's still not "good," really, but it's way more fun than I gave it credit for being, and I understand a lot more why it's got such a following - heck, I may even be part of it, in my own way. |
2-6 | Her
(2013) |
More than usual, it seems like people are unable to get past the premise of Her to see the film underneath. Yes, Her is "that movie about a guy who falls in love with his phone," but to sum up the film so simply is to miss out on how rich and complex a film Her really is. Even going in excited about the film, I expected Her to be somewhat a commentary on how technology has left us more isolated and turning inward, but Her defies such easy categorization. To be sure, there's an element of that, but there's also much more - there's a look at how technology has changed our relationships sometimes for the better, how it's shifted the very nature of the way we communicate with each other, what it means to be in a relationship of any kind (be it romantic or platonic), and so much more. Thankfully, Her isn't just about those ideas; it's also a rich character study of a man grieving the loss of his marriage and retreating from the world in an effort to protect himself. How that leads to the blossoming of a most unusual relationship is part of the charm of Her; by the time the two fall in love finally, it feels like the most natural thing in the world for them to have done. For all its unique ideas, Her is an unmistakably human film, and there's not a moment that won't hit close to home for anyone who's ever fallen in love or questioned whether or not they were the cause of their own miseries. And as wonderful as Spike Jonze's script and direction is, the film wouldn't work without a pair of powerhouse performances at the core of it. Phoenix has rarely been better; in his hands, a character who could have been pathetic or just odd becomes far more empathetic, understandable, and rich - flawed, undeniably, but still someone we recognize in ourselves. And Johansson is no less superb; while she may only be a voice in the film, her work here is exceptional, bringing a childlike excitement and wonder to the world as she evolves and develops, and gradually becoming something richer and more complex as the film progresses. Her may be "that movie where the guy falls in love with his phone," but it's also something far, far richer than that: a study of love and relationships, of human pain and isolation, of how technology has changed the way we relate to each other for better and for worse. It's a wonderfully unique and rich film, and it packed an undeniable emotional impact that makes it one of the best films of the year. |
1-31 | Beneath
the Valley of the Ultra- Vixens (1979) |
I usually try to explain the things I've watched, but sometimes, I'm just at a loss for words. Part Our Town spoof, part softcore porn, part broad comedy, and all Russ Meyer film (and scripted by Roger Ebert, wisely hiding behind a pseudonym), Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens is genuinely bewildering. It's great that it's got a fun tone to it and that it's enjoying itself, and I certainly can't say it doesn't deliver what you'd expect from "Russ Meyer does a comedic softcore porn". But I'll be damned if I did much more than just stare at the screen with a puzzled expression on my face for most of the running time. It's fun, I guess, and it does what it does with no sense of shame and with a real sense of joy, but it does it in such a hectic, confusing, and exhausting way that it just kind of washes over you and leaves you wondering what in the hell is going on at any given point. So, yeah. It's certainly something, I guess. |
1-26 | The
Great Mouse Detective (1986) |
The Great Mouse Detective isn't generally held up as one of the greatest films in the Disney animated pantheon, but I remember enjoying it a lot as a kid, and I've always been curious to re-visit it. Having watched it tonight with my kids, I can understand both the film's mixed reputation and why I loved it so much. From a technical perspective, The Great Mouse Detective doesn't look that fantastic. We're in the doldrums of Disney's animation period here, and the quality of animation of the film is nothing to get all that excited about. Even the much-vaunted clock tower sequence - the studio's first major foray into computer animation - feels a little off somehow, more like a proof-of-concept than a workable sequence in of itself. And yet, from a story perspective, Great Mouse Detective is a lot of fun. It's a simple adventure story, of course, but it's told with a nice sense of humor, features some fun setpieces, and shows off some good voice acting, including Vincent Price as the film's villain, who just about single-handedly carries the film simply by being Vincent Price. It's not a perfect film by any means, and it lacks the polish and charm that came with some of the studio's earlier lesser works (like The Sword in the Stone, a personal favorite). But it's still a fun little time, and especially when compared to something like Oliver and Company, it's a definite step in the right direction. |
1-26 | Monsieur
Verdoux (1947) |
Here's what I'll say for Monsieur Verdoux: at least it's not as painful to sit through as Limelight was. It's still mawkish at points, lecturing at others, and ham-handed too often, but at least it manages to be less dreary and maudlin than Limelight and has a few moments where Chaplin's gift for staging comes through. But by and large, Verdoux takes a good premise and robs it of anything that might make it an enjoyable movie. You can't help but imagine what this movie would have been like if Welles had gotten the chance to make it; in his hands, the black comedy would have played better, the hero wouldn't be as absurdly softened, and the lecturing tone of the final scenes in which Chaplin beats the point of the movie home...well, of course Welles wouldn't turn his movie into a moral screed. Unfortunately, Verdoux is pure late-era Chaplin, and the best that can be said about it is there's at least a few moments - a dinner party where Verdoux is desperately avoiding recognition, an attempted murder on a rowboat - where Chaplin tries to have some fun. But even those feel a bit stilted and lifeless - there's none of the fun and impishness that Chaplin brought to bear during his golden years. I love Chaplin when he's at the top of his game, but it's not hard to understand why Verdoux was so badly received - it's dull, lecturing, and just plain lifeless, and that's the worst thing a movie can be. |
1-24 | Headhunters
(2011) |
One of those foreign thrillers that really could have made it huge in America were it not for the country's reluctance to read subtitles, Headhunters is a gleefully twisted and dark thriller that seems to revel in pushing things just a little further than you think they're going to go - and then doing it all over again. It all starts simply enough, following a corporate recruiter as he goes about his second job - being a professional art thief. And when the score of a lifetime gets set up for him, he can't help but take it - and then, a quick discovery at the man's house sends the whole operation spinning wildly out of control. What happens from there escalates quickly and in some genuinely surprising and fun ways; suffice to say, Headhunters is the kind of thriller that knows how to work an audience and has a blast doing it, whether it's hitting you with gore when you least expect it, tying back to earlier plot threads in surprising ways, or building the tension beautifully and letting you dread the moment you know is coming. Yes, from a plot perspective, there's a lot that doesn't quite make sense, but honestly, getting hung up on the story here is a bit silly when you have a cat-and-mouse game of this skill being played for our enjoyment. Add to that some inspired casting and character choices (having the hero be so much shorter and average in most ways than the villain makes for a far more engaging ride - after all, we know he's outmatched) and some great filmmaking and you have a thriller that's an absolute blast to watch. |
Canterbury Tale (1944) |
You'll appreciate A Canterbury Tale more, I think, if you appreciate it for what it is - that is, if you realize that it's more of a tribute to England and its spirit than it is a narrative film. From a story point of view, A Canterbury Tale is a bit lacking - it wanders and meanders, and although there's sort of a throughline (the quest to figure out the identity and motives of a man who's attacking young women in the town by throwing glue in their hair), it's fairly obvious that it's mainly there as a way to hold the film together. But taken as a piece of its time - and, more specifically, as a propaganda film - A Canterbury Tale comes into sharper focus, and becomes more effective and meaningful. Watch, for example, as the film wanders into a discussion of English lumber techniques, or as it travels into the famed cathedral of Canterbury, or simply amuses itself with its American soldier who's struggling to understand the pieces of English culture (but appreciates them anyway). It took me about a half hour to get onto A Canterbury Tale's wavelength, and even now that I'm done with it and understand it better, I'd still rank it as the least of the Powell and Pressburger films I've seen to date. But even with that said, I can understand why it's so beloved by so many, especially among the English; it's a wonderful tribute to the English countryside and spirit, one that's beautifully filmed and filled with enough personality to cover half a dozen movies. |
1-19 | Memories
of Murder (2003) |
It's not surprising that so many people compare Memories of Murder to David Fincher's superb Zodiac. Both are films inspired by the hunts for real-life serial killers (and both cases ultimately went unsolved); both cases are about the toll that such a hunt takes on those who undergo it; both are fascinated by the passage of time and what it means to be a police detective. But even though those broad strokes sound identical, there's no mistaking the two films in any way for each other, because only one integrates comedy - even of the darkest variety possible. As you'd expect from Korean cinema (and more specifically, director Joon-Ho Bong), Memories of Murder ignores genre divisions as though they're non-existent, and the end result mixes broad comedy, dark social commentary, police thriller, and dramatic beats to create something wholly unique. Moreover, while Zodiac was a story of obsession, Memories of Murder takes on a slew of other themes, including the corruption of the Korean police, the collision of new investigational methods with old school policework, and the mark left behind by such crimes, all without ever losing focus on the human characters that inhabit its world and have to deal with the evil that men do. And if all that's not enough, it all builds to a knockout climax that's only topped by a truly beautiful epilogue that pulls everything into sharp relief. Memories of Murder isn't quite what I expected, but it's what I should have expected from Joon-Ho Bong; it's every bit as strange and carefully crafted as films like Mother and The Host, combining genres and scenes that shouldn't go together and making something truly remarkable from the combination. |
1-19 | Up
(2009) |
I really wasn't planning on sitting and watching Up today, but when my daughter started the movie, all it took was a couple of minutes before I found myself sucked back into the rich, gorgeous world of Up. It wasn't just that iconic, magical opening montage of a life lived together, although that sequence is every bit as effective, heartbreaking, and beautiful as it was the first time. No, of all things that sucked me back into Up, it was the use of color - the wonderful way that the movie contrasted a dried, arid look with the vibrant color of the balloons, or the sharp difference between the inside of Carl's house and the world in which he finds himself. And from there, it's the wonderful use of humor - the charm of Carl's young companion, or the odd behavior of Kevin, or, of course, the way the movie uses dogs. It's the magnificent use of emotion that got to me over and over again, leaving me moved and teary-eyed when I least expected it. And more than that, it's the plain fun of it all - the pure adventure of the whole thing, the imagination that just keeps everything moving in all sorts of ways that you least expect. I've always liked Up, but a rewatch really drives home what a pure joy it is as a film, and just how wonderfully it all works together. Its humor is genuinely funny, its characters genuinely engaging, its emotions genuinely powerful, and the adventure genuinely exciting - it just works, on every level you could ask for and more. |
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of the Paradise (1974) |
I spent a lot of the time I was watching Phantom of the Paradise trying to decide if I liked it, and whether or not I did, if it was actually a good movie. The answers to those questions, I think: sort of, and not entirely. My friend Ryan argued that the problem with Phantom was simply that it wasn't "enough" - not strange enough to really stand out, not catchy enough to work musically, not funny enough to be a pure comedy, not vicious enough to work as a satire. And in general, I think that's a fair way of looking at the film. Phantom of the Paradise does lots of things - some broad comedy, some showbiz satire, some rock opera theatrics, some riffing on the grandiose nature of 70's rock - and does them all pretty well, but it never commits fully to any of them, and the result feels sprawling and unfocused. But for all of that, there's still a lot to enjoy here. The camerawork and style are undeniable, and it's clear that de Palma is having fun and cutting loose in a way that he often doesn't seem to allow himself to do. And, of course, there's Williams, who brings a strange presence to the film that works in its favor, even if I wish the film had taken his character to its logical extreme and made him the character I assumed he was from the get go. Still, it's an entertaining movie, and if it doesn't all work, that's okay; it's certainly almost always interesting, and that goes a long way with me. |
1-11 | Juliet
of the Spirits (1965) |
Juliet of the Spirits is unmistakably a Fellini film - from the parades to the wandering camera, from the dazzling spectacle to the dreamlike logic, there's no denying that this is Fellini. And yet, there's a lot here that's different from his classic works - the use of color for the first time, of course, but also the female lead, which is designed to give a wife's perspective to answer the autobiographical elements that dominated his earlier work. And therein lies the problem with Juliet - not the female perspective, per se, but Fellini's inability to keep that focused. Juliet feels sprawling and unfocused, even by Fellini standards, and feels much more like a collection of scenes and ideas rather than an exploration of its main character. It doesn't help, of course, that there's probably a significant conflict between Fellini's thoughts and those of his wife (who both played the main character and served as an inspiration for it). But to some degree, it's that disconnect that makes the movie so interesting, as you can feel that gap almost palpably throughout. I liked Juliet quite a bit - it's beautiful to take it all in, and there's no shortage of amazing moments. But it doesn't coalesce into something great the way other Fellini films that I've seen managed to do, and I can't help but wonder if that failure gets at what makes the film so interesting to so many. (That certainly seems to be part of why Ebert loved it.) |
1-11 | The
Dam Busters (1955) |
My prior knowledge of The Dam Busters came less from anything about the film and more from the influence it had on other things that I love - between Roger Waters' constant nods to the film (it's used heavily in The Wall) and its influence on the finale of the original Star Wars (which is absolutely unmistakable, in case you're wondering how deep that influence goes), all I knew is that the film cast a long shadow. Luckily, the film itself is still wonderfully engaging and involving, telling the story of a British effort to destroy German dams and flood out some of their steel factories. The Dam Busters almost ends up with the structure of a heist film, with the early going of the film given over to planning and preparation, and the climax to the actual runs on the dam. The planning and prep is genuinely fascinating, and the film does a nice job of getting into the nuts and bolts of the plan (which is a really ingenious one) while letting us get to know the various players and pilots that will make it all happen. And, of course, the finale is great stuff; while some of the effects are pretty badly dated (the flak and explosion effects especially), the cross-cutting between the pilots, the use of the officers waiting for words, and just the pacing of the whole event makes for a gripping section of film. (It's really no wonder Lucas used this as a template; you could do far worse than this as inspiration for depicting a bombing run.) The Dam Busters doesn't resonate with me the way it might with a British audience, and it's a little by the numbers, but it's a fun piece of historical storytelling that's just as interesting in of itself as it is for what it inspired. (A side note about the other thing I constantly heard about the movie: yes, the dog's name is, in fact, the n-word. It's distracting, but much less so than you might expect. It's a little jarring when the dog shows up, but it's such a small part of the film that it's fairly easy to set it aside.) |
1-7 | The
Descendants (2011) |
Here's the thing about The Descendants: it's a good enough movie. It's well-acted across the board, as you'd expect with Alexander Payne at the helm; if there's one thing you can say about Payne, it's that he knows how to get great performances out of his cast. There's really no one member who stands out more than the others, but George Clooney got the lion's share of the attention for playing against type; instead of the cocky, swaggering hero, he's a wounded duck, one who's reacting to the world around him instead of ever really acting, and that pushes him to some interesting places. And, yes, the story allows for some interesting themes to be explored - everything from coping with the death of a family member to the way we cope with our legacies and our reputations. But for all of that, there just wasn't much about The Descendants that really stood out to me in any real way. Everything about the film is good, to be sure - it's nicely filmed, well acted, engaging and all of that. But there's little that really lingers about it, little that leaves an impression beyond it being well done. Even now, a few hours after I finished it, I'm struggling with what to really say about it or to come up with anything it's done that other films didn't do far better. And given how solid I usually find Payne's films, that's not exactly a glowing testament. Maybe I'll watch it again some day and see if I feel differently, but I'm not feeling exactly rushed to do so. |
1-4 | Massacre
Mafia Style (1978) |
A few years ago, I got to see Duke Mitchell's long lost Gone with the Pope, an insane piece of grindhouse filmmaking that ended up being a strange mix of buddy film, crime picture, religious debate, and character study, all while maintaining a gleefully low-budget feel that helped account for some of the ineptness that was frequently on display. (Here's my original review, if you're curious.) Since then, I've been curious to see Massacre Mafia Style, Mitchell's first picture and his only other completed film as writer-director. And now that I've seen it, I'm pretty insanely let down. Massacre Mafia Style has the same look and feel as Gone with the Pope - ultra low budget, not particularly well-filmed or acted, with weird pacing and occasional long monologues from Mitchell about the state of the world - but it's lacking a lot of the heart and soul that made Pope work. Instead, it's basically an episodic batch of moments in the life of a mobster, strung together into something that could charitably be called a narrative if you were being generous. The opening - in which Mitchell and a partner massacre most of a building - isn't bad, but it's never tied into the movie around it, which kind of sets the tone for the film; what you get is basically a bunch theoretically cool moments that have nothing to do with each other. Mitchell's character is no more consistent, either; he goes from a loving father to forgetting about his son, from a dumb thug to a world-weary philosopher, from someone who feels that the Mafia is a disgrace to someone who sings its praises as a the glory days of Italians. I could forgive all of this if it had the heart and personality that Gone with the Pope had - the heart, the genuine humor, the sense of fun behind the scenes that bled onto the camera a little bit. Instead, Massacre Mafia Style just feels like a generic mobster movie made in reaction to The Godfather, only done terribly. What a disappointment. |
1-4 | Disco Godfather (1979) |
You can try to convince me all you want that the team behind Black Dynamite hasn't seen Disco Godfather, but I'm never going to believe you. From the screaming, rhyming hero to the inept action sequences, from the half-hearted drug commentary to the terrible editing, there's so much that obviously served as inspiration for the great blaxploitation comedy here that you can't miss it. Of course, that doesn't mean much unless Disco Godfather is still fun to watch. Luckily, it is - it's completely insane, of course, and not very "good" in the purest sense of the word, but it's undeniably a blast to sit through. I knew I was in for something special early on, as Rudy Ray Moore, the titular Disco Godfather, makes a glorious entrance filled with "singing" and "dancing" (to say nothing of numerous uses of his catchphrase, "Put your weight on it!"), but the film only gets better from there. Want to see what the filmmakers thought angel dust did to the human brain? Want hilariously inept fights staged for the camera in a way that makes no one look good? Want bizarre characters that go nowhere, gloriously terrible line readings, tacked-on messages, poor editing choices, inept direction? You'll get all of that and more in Disco Godfather. Really, there's so many joys to be had here that the best thing I can tell you is to go in cold; I'm doing my best to avoid telling you some of the insanity on display here just so you can experience it for yourself. (Like what the church group ends up doing, or the confrontation with the phone bugging crew, or the greatest random appearance of a henchman ever...) Disco Godfather isn't "good" in any way, but is it awesomely watchable and endlessly hilarious? Oh, undoubtedly. |
1-3 | The
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) |
What new is there to say about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? It's generally regarded as one of the all-time great horror films, a belief I not only agree with, I may find it to be not strong enough - minute for minute, there may be no other horror film that unsettles and disturbs me on such a visceral level as this one. From the way it defies your expectations for pacing to the way it makes even its villains fascinatingly human but never understandable, from the horrific atmosphere to the relentless way it refuses to let you breathe as it reaches a climax, from the refusal to give a cathartic ending to its plunge into a bizarre nightmare world, there's still never been another film like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and no matter how many times it gets remade, I doubt there ever will be. Look at the execrable Michael Bay-produced remake for example; while it attempts to duplicate the horror of the house, it's so polished and constructed that you can't help but see the set designer working overtime to make it gothic and strange. By contrast, look at the den of the original film, which is all the more horrific for its surreal and inexplicable choices. There's no baby dolls with rotting eyes, no dark shadows; the most memorable image at first is a chicken in a cage, and in Hooper's capable hands, even that makes you uneasy and uncomfortable. And then there's maybe the single greatest moment of all time in a horror movie, which sucks my breath out of my lungs every time I see it. No, there's nothing out there that gets to me the way The Texas Chain Saw Massacre does. For all its low budget, for all the problems filming it, for all the crappy sequels, it creates an environment that truly disturbs and upsets me in a way no other horror film has ever done, and the fact that it still unsettles me so strongly after countless viewings is just testament to the film's greatness. (Adding to the greatness of this particular screening: getting to see it in a tiny room sitting with John Dugan, who plays "Grandpa" in the film and added his own thoughts, commentary, and remembrances as the film played out, and seemed to enjoy it as much as everyone else watching. It was a fantastic way to watch a masterpiece of a film. |
1-1 | Inside
Llewyn Davis (2013) |
I can somewhat understand the mixed response to Llewyn Davis in some corners. It's the Coens operating in Serious Man or Barton Fink mode, where story is less important than the themes and mood of the piece in question. Because, to be sure, there's not a true "story" to Davis; instead, it simply follows the titular folk singer as he drifts through his life, angering more than a few people and struggling to find anything even close to success in the wake of his dissolved musical partnership. As such, Davis is more of a collection of pieces than a cohesive whole...and yet, the pieces combine to make something beautifully melancholy and heartbreaking in every way. In many ways, the Coens have created a study of loss and fear, and while the exact dimensions of those emotions become clear over the course of the film as we learn more about Davis and his life, there's no missing the pain that's present in his life from the first frame, even if we don't yet know why it's there. I was worried about the Coens not working with the great Roger Deakins for the film, but the work here by Bruno Delbonnel is magnificent, bringing a haunting, melancholy feel to the wintry setting of the tale that only emphasizes the mood of it all. The music, curated by T-Bone Burnett, is no less critical to the story (after all, this is a film set in the folk music world of the 1960's), and again, it's beautifully used here; Oscar Isaacs sings his own numbers, and does an incredible job throughout, bringing a passion to bear that helps us both understand Davis's success and his limitations. Inside Llewyn Davis isn't conventionally satisfying in the way that many movies are, and if you're looking for something more plot-driven or more outwardly comedic, you're going to be frustrated and disappointed here. The story here is more about an emotional journey, and the comedy here is bitter and grim, to no small degree. But the end result is something genuinely beautiful and moving, and it's all the more so for how quietly it goes about it. From the acting to the lighting, from the music to the moments of silence, it's a haunting, heartbreaking film that I absolutely loved every frame of, and one that's lingered with me in the days since I saw it. |
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Alan Shearer believes the appointment of Joe Kinnear as Newcastle 's director of football has turned the club into a laughing stock.
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Coffee painkiller to target headaches? Effectiveness of a combined paracetamol and caffeine pill tested
Taking paracetamol with a mug of coffee is often recommended by experts as an effective way to tackle a headache.
a trial is under way comparing the effectiveness of a combined
paracetamol and caffeine pill against ibuprofen for the treatment of
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Around 300 people are taking part in the
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Taking paracetamol with a mug of coffee is often recommended as a way to tackle a headache
Those having the active treatment will take capsules containing 500 milligrams of paracetamol and 65mg of caffeine (the amount found in an average mug of coffee). Caffeine is a weak stimulant, which may boost the effect of paracetamol.
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Being a sporty teenager can help to ensure fewer visits to the doctor in old age, according to a new study.
researchers tracked 712 men, all aged 78, and found that those who had
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previously were less likely to go to the doctor in their 70s.
Those who had played a team or individual sport at senior school more less likely to go to the doctor
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remain active in their old age, according to the research published in
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Amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women could help to heal chronic wounds. The
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How an online scam could run up your phone bill
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By Robert Vamosi
Senior associate editor, CNET Reviews
October 8, 2003
Have you recently
noticed any expensive calls on your phone bills that you didn't make? If you use a modem to connect to the Internet (or, in some cases, if you're a broadband user), this may be the result of
an online scam
that's been occurring in Europe for some time. If you haven't fallen victim to this scam, and if you're careful, you should be able to prevent it from happening to you.
The scam involves tiny Trojan horses that...run up your phone bill by dialing for-pay numbers.
The scam involves tiny Trojan horses that are installed on your PC without your knowledge, which then run up your phone bill by dialing for-pay numbers. They're able to do this in part because of security holes within Internet Explorer.
Pay by telephone bill
These software phone dialers do have legitimate uses. They're often used by sites that offer pay-per-view content, such as interactive games, sports trivia, or pornography, as a way to keep track of the minutes you've used and to charge you on your phone bill.
The problem is that sometimes dialers are installed on your system without your consent and change your dial-up settings to call expensive long-distance numbers. This scam is usually perpetrated by fraudulent companies that set up sites full of ActiveX multimedia content. Should you visit the site or click a pop-up ad for the site, the dialer would be downloaded onto your system along with the rest of the site's content. The only possible clue that this has happened to you is the appearance of pop-up ads from sites you don't use; the real proof is the extra charges on your next phone bill.
These fraudulent companies have two ways of running up your phone bill. One is a high per-minute charge (as much as $5) for allegedly using their service. This appears on your phone bill but actually will be paid to the company. The other is to have your computer make direct calls to international numbers. If you complain, your phone company may be willing to forgive the high per-minute service charges, because they're used to scams that take advantage of their customers in this way. But they're less likely to forgive the charges for the direct-dialed numbers, because it's harder to convince them that you didn't call the numbers yourself.
Flaws in Internet Explorer
So what does Internet Explorer have to do with this? It's a flaw in this browser that allows the scam to work. The flaw, discovered by security company
eEye Digital Security
in August 2003, allows malicious code, including dialers, to be installed unknowingly when users visit compromised Web sites. Because of the flaw, Internet Explorer doesn't distinguish between legitimate ActiveX content and malicious Trojan horses.
While Microsoft has
issued a patch
for this flaw, several security experts insist the patch does not solve the problem, it addresses only the immediate symptoms. And to make matters worse, there's also a new Trojan horse,
, that, while unrelated to dialers, makes use of the same IE flaw to change the way infected users look up Web sites on the Internet.
It's not only dial-up ISP users that are vulnerable to this scam, but some DSL and cable-modem users, too. How? In some cases, 56K modems (either internal or external) remain connected to active phone lines even after broadband service is installed on a computer.
Sweep for spybots
My advice to DSL and cable-modem users is to remove the phone line to your PC's internal modem, and if you're not using it, to remove your external modem altogether. If you need your modem for receiving faxes on your PC or for other purposes, then crank up the volume so that you'll be sure to hear every time it dials a number.
My advice to DSL and cable-modem users is to remove the phone line to your PC's internal modem.
My advice to everyone is to
and periodically run
Spybot Search & Destroy
, a free antispyware app that removes virtually all known dialers from your PC.
Have you been a victim of errant phone charges or any other online scam? What happened? Do you have any other tips for other users? Tell me about it--
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