This month was chock full of bad ones. Some I had to turn off midway 'cause I couldn't even make it through. I will never take a recommendation from Kevin Smith again after this stinker of a movie: Bindlestiffs. If ever there was a film that convinced me I need to get off my ass and start writing screenplays this was it. What a waste of film!
And here are the good ones. I watched Moneyball and liked it way more than I thought I would. But as I may have been the last person on earth to actually watch it, I left it off the list.
We Need To Talk About Kevin: Very strange and entertaining movie about a mom who is pretty sure she's raising a sociopath. Also, it has Tilda Swinton, and I love her.
Pariah: Beautifully shot and well acted movie about a young black lesbian growing up in urban America. I watched it twice in a row.
Killing Zoe: I hadn't seen this in a very long time. Loved it just as much as I did the first time I saw it when it came out.
The Woman In Black: Do you love Daniel Radcliffe like I do? Then you should watch this. Also, it is just a great suspenseful ghost story. I really liked it.
Dandelion: Two words: weird, and wonderful.
Midnight in Paris: I love Woody Allen, and also Adrien Brody plays Salvador Dali. That really sealed the deal. I loved that when he went back in time I recognized all the authors and artists. It amused me greatly.
Submarine: Highly entertaining. This kid is trying to lose his virginity, at the same time he's trying to save his parents' marriage. He's doing pretty poorly at both.
Limelight: A fantastic documentary about Peter Gatien, one of the most successful and notorious club owners of all time. He was the victim of a witch hunt of sorts and he only slightly prevailed. Shows what law enforcement/government can do even when they have no proof or facts to back up their accusations. Scary stuff.
Grizzly Man: Great documentary about Timothy Treadwell, who I thought took his love of bears in to psychotic obsession, and it ultimately ended in his death.
Puncture: Chris Evans stars as a drug addicted lawyer who takes on huge corporations to try and get a safety needle put in hospitals. What drew me to this the most is it shows a drug addict not who is down and out, but one who is totally functioning and getting things accomplished, while spiraling out of control. Based on a true story.
So there you go folks. Hope you enjoy.
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I have not seen Money Ball. Baseball was a huge part of my horrible childhood. ugh. Midnight in Paris is one of my very favorites. I love lesbians. Great list! The scream in the Lady in black movie still fills me with terror. I still have nightmares with that scream and I wake up terrified.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why, but I'm at a point in my life where I can't handle anything too heavy; if I'm going to dedicate two hours to a movie, I want it to make me laugh. The only movie I've seen on this list is "Midnight in Paris," which I liked. I do want to see "The Lady in Black." I hate horror movies, but I like a spooky, ghost movie.
ReplyDeleteI loved moneyball
ReplyDelete@Trixie,
ReplyDeleteMoneyball is way more about mathematics and science than the game of baseball. I'm a math nerd so I found it fascinating. Pariah was really heartfelt and sad. I loved it. That was an amazing scream.
@wacky,
I go through phases. Sometimes all I want to watch is John Hughes movies, sometimes serious, sometimes really scary. The only constant is I can ALWAYS watch Audrey Hepburn. Always.
@Adam,
It was a really well made movie. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
I still have yet to see "Midnight in Paris."
ReplyDelete"Brave" was quite nice, though. :)
-Barb the French Bean
Brave looks cute.
ReplyDeleteIf you like Woody Allen, you'll enjoy Midnight In Paris. Or even if you don't like him and you're an incredible art and literary geek like I am.
Someone told that me that Tilda Swinton lives in a house with her husband and her boyfriend. I found that interesting, because in the film Young Adam she lives on a boat with her husband and boyfriend. Anyway, I agree she's a great actress.
ReplyDeleteOkay Gorilla,
ReplyDeleteHow did you know I like facts like this about stars? You just became my new favorite person. I can totally see Tilda as a poly. It makes sense to me. That's awesome.
I've never seen any of them, but Midnight in Paris sounds the most intriguing! I love Woody Allen's sense of humor. Out of my whole family, I think my grandfather and I are the only one's that really appreciate him. lol
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a lovely weekend ;)
Oh, awesome! I have a week off coming up where I plan to spend one entire day having a movie marathon. And now I have some great choices!
ReplyDelete@Jax,
ReplyDeleteI think you will like Midnight in Paris.
@Kianwi,
Yay movie marathon days!!! I usually do that on Sundays but I'm in Oakland this week so we're going to dim sum then to run around the city.
Congrats! You've been chosen for The Vegemite Experiment! If you send your postal address to delightfullyludicrous@gmail.com, I'll send your Vegemite off ASAP!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited. I JUST watched Master Chef Australia where they had to cook something with Vegemite. Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI want to see We Need To Talk... and Midnight In Paris was brilliant. I am a HUGE Woody Allen fan.
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