What Films did You Watch Last Week (03/06 - 09/06) CLOSED

First Time Viewings:

Stalker (1979, Andrei Tarkovsky)

This one is wonderfully made, with excellent cinematography, and memorable sets. I definitely didn't fully understand it, but it did keep me engaged throughout its long running time.

7/10
9/10

Animal Kingdom (2010, David Michôd)

This one has strong performances, memorable characters, and some terrific scenes here and there. Good stuff.

The Big Steal (1949, Don Siegel)

Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer both put in some strong work here and the film is pretty good overall.

7/10


Repeat Viewings:

Shadow of a Doubt (1943, Alfred Hitchcock)

A Hitchcock classic. Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright deserved award nominations for their work.

8/10
6/10

The Lady Vanishes (1938, Alfred Hitchcock)

One of the best of Hitchcock's British era.

8/10
7/10

The 39 Steps (1935, Alfred Hitchcock)

One of Hitchcock's man wrongfully accused movies and it's a really good one.

8/10
7/10

Lilo & Stitch (2002, Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois)

A fun Disney movie. Stitch is one of my favorite animated characters from the studio.

7/10

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, Steven Spielberg)

I enjoyed this the first time I saw it, but it had a much greater affect on me this time. I found myself very emotionally engaged in the main characters journey and I love the films vision of the future. It has a wonderful John Williams score, strong effects, and is well acted across the board. It's also very well paced and I personally love the ending.

8.5/10
9/10


Movie Awards:

BEST FILM - A.I. Artificial Intelligence Stalker
BEST ACTOR - Joseph Cotten (Shadow of a Doubt)
BEST ACTRESS - Teresa Wright (Shadow of a Doubt)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Aleksandr Kynazhinskiy, Georgi Rerberg, & Leonid Kalashnikov (Stalker)
BEST SCORE - John Williams (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
BEST SCRIPT - Steven Spielberg & Ian Watson (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)
BEST DIRECTOR - Steven Spielberg (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) Stalker