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May Movies

I believe I'm up to 162 for the year, but here are May's selections

  1. Goodfellas - re-watched - Must admit, it hasn't stood the test of time. Seems very choppy.
  2. High and Low - Kurosawa! Underrated and one of the best movies I've ever seen. 
  3. Force Majeure - Truly awful. Basic premise beaten to death, cliche resolution and then...ugh!
  4. No Tears for the Dead - Korean action that I turned off. Awful from start to finish. 
  5. Life Itself - Documentary of Roger Ebert misses the mark on almost every level imaginable. 
  6. The Hunter - Dafoe is unbelievable, as in not able to believe in this muddled mess.
  7. Alps - Oh lord! The writer/director of Dogtooth examines communication in an odd way.
  8. Predator - Re-watched. Don't watch too carefully, but still an all-time great creature feature.
  9. Selma - Impeccable direction, with one of the strongest starts I've ever seen. Oscar Snubbed!
  10. A Most Violent Year - How not to make a movie. It simply lacked everything.
  11. End Day - Silly, but very short Doomsday scenario film. Completely fails!
  12. Preservation - Standard, lost in woods tale, which teaches us to always turn our backs.
  13. Park Ave: Money, Power and the American Dream - Terrifying doc on wealth in politics
  14. Top Five - Chris Rock writes, directs and stars in a deliciously funny story about fame.
  15. Found - Wonderful horror concept is crushed by limited vision and budget.
  16. Cropsey - Pretty good take on how urban legends can resemble real life crimes or not.
  17. Wild - Reese Witherspoon is brilliant. A gritty, dark film about self exploration.
  18. Doin' It In The Park - Street basketball and its subculture. Fun if you lived in it.
  19. These Last Hours - Australian end of the world flick, works on almost every level. 
  20. Cube - Overrated cult classic, which suffers from wooden acting and absolutely no tension.
  21. [REC] 4 - Worlds better than #3 and solid finish to a very well done series. 
  22. La Haine - Visually striking and eerily current 1995 French drama. Us vs Them in B&W.
  23. Scum - Brutal drama examining youth penal system in UK. Ray Winstone's first role is solid.
  24. Still Alice - Is the title ironic? Wooden characters, even Moore, sinks this Oscar winner.
  25. Banshee Chapter - Irritating camerawork, but good acting and scares. That end though, ugh!
  26. The Mirror - Tarkovsky's visual and mental masterpiece. Indescribable in every way. 
  27. Zombeavers - Absolutely hilarious. One of the best horror/comedies I've seen in a while.
  28. The Killer - Re-watched - I realize it kills my cinephile cred, but my favorite movie of all-time.
  29. Andrei Rublev - Tarkovsky's take on Russian religion and leadership. Epic, but boring.
  30. Locke - Hardy in a car is about as exciting as it sounds, but he tries mightily to save it. 
  31. Primer - Not nearly as complex as claimed. Low budget, filled with errors, but almost works.
  32. Fruitvale Station - Story of Oscar Grant's death, carefully told and absolutely gut-wrenching.
  33. Assault on Precinct 13 - Re-watched - So underrated. One of my favorite low budget films.
  34. The Blue Room - French crime drama about affair turned bad. Starts strong, then fades.
  35. Europa Report - Almost astonishing how little happens in this space exploration story. Dud!
  36. The Rover - Beautifully styled, competently acted drama, can't save it from awful plot.
  37. Inherent Vice - PTA let me down again, second time in a row. Brolin and Belladona lone stars.
  38. Ivan's Childhood - Tarkovsky's first is a visual masterpiece with brilliant lead performance.
  39. Grabbers - Horror-Com about creatures who attack Irish Island, but their weakness is alcohol!

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