Post by rudeboy on May 14, 2019 3:34:15 GMT
Yours
Stalker - 10
Revenge of the Sith - 5
Attack of the Clones - 4
The Phantom Menace - 3
Mine
8
Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Fritz Lang - rather wonderful WW2 noir, weaving a fictional plot out of the real life assassination of a senior Nazi in occupied Prague. Gripping throughout its considerable length, with some striking imagery.
7
Eureka (2000) Shinji Aoyama - exceptionally long, slow-burning, often very beautiful Japanese tale about how a deadly bus hijacking impacts the lives of the only three survivors.
Innocent Voices (2004) Luis Mandoki - refreshingly unsentimental, semi-autobiographical story of a 12 year old balancing being a regular kid with his efforts to avoid being recruited as a child soldier in the bloody El Salvadorian civil war.
6
That Eye, the Sky (1994) John Ruane - quirky, likeable low-key Aussie drama with a super child performance at its centre.
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) Wisit Sasanatieng - bizarre Thai western romance is visually arresting.
Auto Focus (2002) Paul Schrader - seedy story given feel good treatment. Great performances by Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe.
5
Super Size Me (2004) Morgan Spurlock - McDonald's is such an easy target, but its watchable enough.
Black Book (2006) Paul Verhoeven - handsomely mounted trash. Never boring, I'll give it that.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Dan Gilroy - starts out enjoyably enough, anchored by one of Denzel Washington's more interesting performances but descends into contrivance and silliness.
Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Roy William Neill - not one of the better Rathbone/Bruce Holmes mysteries but, as always, worth a look.
2
Our Town (1940) Sam Wood - I'd move in a heartbeat.
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) John Curran - good actors, awful people, lousy words.
Stalker - 10
Revenge of the Sith - 5
Attack of the Clones - 4
The Phantom Menace - 3
Mine
8
Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Fritz Lang - rather wonderful WW2 noir, weaving a fictional plot out of the real life assassination of a senior Nazi in occupied Prague. Gripping throughout its considerable length, with some striking imagery.
7
Eureka (2000) Shinji Aoyama - exceptionally long, slow-burning, often very beautiful Japanese tale about how a deadly bus hijacking impacts the lives of the only three survivors.
Innocent Voices (2004) Luis Mandoki - refreshingly unsentimental, semi-autobiographical story of a 12 year old balancing being a regular kid with his efforts to avoid being recruited as a child soldier in the bloody El Salvadorian civil war.
6
That Eye, the Sky (1994) John Ruane - quirky, likeable low-key Aussie drama with a super child performance at its centre.
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) Wisit Sasanatieng - bizarre Thai western romance is visually arresting.
Auto Focus (2002) Paul Schrader - seedy story given feel good treatment. Great performances by Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe.
5
Super Size Me (2004) Morgan Spurlock - McDonald's is such an easy target, but its watchable enough.
Black Book (2006) Paul Verhoeven - handsomely mounted trash. Never boring, I'll give it that.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Dan Gilroy - starts out enjoyably enough, anchored by one of Denzel Washington's more interesting performances but descends into contrivance and silliness.
Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Roy William Neill - not one of the better Rathbone/Bruce Holmes mysteries but, as always, worth a look.
2
Our Town (1940) Sam Wood - I'd move in a heartbeat.
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) John Curran - good actors, awful people, lousy words.