This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry.
The Cable Guy (Dir: Ben Stiller, 1996) ***
Project Nim (Dir: James Marsh, 2011) ****
Bridge To Terabithia (Dir: Gabor Csupo, 2007) ***
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (Dir: George Clooney, 2002) ****
Hope Springs (Dir: David Frankel, 2012) ***
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Dir: Anthony Minghella, 1999) *****
Senna (Dir: Asif Kapadia, 2010) *****
This Is 40 (Dir: Judd Apatow, 2012) ***
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Tagged 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, anthony minghella, asif kapadia, ben stiller, bridge to terabithia, confessions of a dangerous mind, david frankel, film, gabor csupo, george clooney, hope springs, james marsh, judd apatow, movies, project nim, senna, september, the cable guy, the talented mr. ripley, this is 40
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry. Embargoed films get their respective star ratings when allowed.
Rock Of Ages (Dir: Adam Shankman, 2012) ***
Silver Linings Playbook (Dir: David O. Russell, 2012) ****
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (Dir: Lasse Hallström, 2011) **
Dan In Real Life (Dir: Peter Hedges, 2007) ***
Trainspotting (Dir: Danny Boyle, 1996) *****
Stoker (Dir: Park Chan-Wook, 2013) *****
Les Miserables (Dir: Tom Hooper, 2012) ****
Side Effects (Dir: Steven Soderbergh, 2013) ****
Robot & Frank (Dir: Jake Schreier, 2012) ***
Paper Man (Dir: Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, 2009) ***
Morning Glory (Dir: Roger Michell, 2010) ***
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (Dir: Don Scardino, 2013) ****
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Dir: Lasse Hallström, 1993) ****
Adaptation. (Dir: Spike Jonze, 2002) ****
Raising Arizona (Dir: Joel Coen, 1987) *****
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Dir: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, 2011) ****
Safety Not Guaranteed (Dir: Colin Trevorrow, 2012) *****
The Grey (Dir: Joe Carnahan, 2011) ***
Margin Call (Dir: J.C. Chandor, 2011) ****
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Dir: Daniel Alfredson, 2009) ***
Oz The Great And Powerful (Dir: Sam Raimi, 2013) ***
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Tagged 1987, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, adam shankman, adaptation., chan-wook park, colin trevorrow, dan in real life, daniel alfredson, danny boyle, david o. russell, don scardino, film, j.c. chandor, jake schreier, jay duplass, jeff who lives at home, joe carnahan, joel coen, kieran mulroney, lasse hallstrom, les miserables, luftslottet som sprängdes, march, margin call, mark duplass, michele mulroney, morning glory, movies, oz the great and powerful, paper man, park chan-wook, peter hedges, raising arizona, robot & frank, rock of ages, roger michell, safety not guaranteed, salmon fishing in the yemen, sam raimi, side effects, silver linings playbook, spike jonze, steven soderbergh, stoker, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, the grey, the incredible burt wonderstone, tom hooper, trainspotting, what's eating gilbert grape
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Down Terrace (Dir: Ben Wheatley, 2009) ****
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Dir: Quentin Tarantino, 2004) ****
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Dir: Benh Zeitlin, 2012) *****
Skyfall (Dir: Sam Mendes, 2012) *****
The Campaign (Dir: Jay Roach, 2012) **
Sidney White (Dir: Joe Nussbaum, 2007) *
Ruby Sparks (Dir: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, 2012) ****
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (Dir: Stephen Chbosky, 2012) ****
She’s The Man (Dir: Andy Fickman, 2006) ***
The Age Of Innocence (Dir: Martin Scorsese, 1993) ***
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Tagged 1993, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, andy fickman, beasts of the southern wild, ben wheatley, benh zeitlin, down terrace, film, jay roach, joe nussbaum, jonathan dayton, kill bill: vol. 2, martin scorsese, movies, october, quentin tarantino, ruby sparks, sam mendes, she's the man, sidney white, skyfall, stephen chbosky, the age of innocence, the campaign, the perks of being a wallflower, valerie faris
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Lawless (Dir: John Hillcoat, 2012) ****
God Bless America (Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait, 2011) ****
Sexual Chronicles Of A French Family (Dir: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr, 2012) ***
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Dir: Timur Bekmambetov, 2012) **
Life Just Is (Dir: Alex Barrett, 2012) **
Small Creatures (Dir: Martin Wallace, 2010) *
Shadow Dancer (Dir: James Marsh, 2012) ****
Unconditional (Dir: Bryn Higgins, 2012) ****
Flying Blind (Dir: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, 2012) ***
Young Dudes (Dir: Yin-jung Chen, 2012) **
Leave It On The Track (Dir: Benjamin Pascoe, 2011) ***
Fred (Dir: Richard Ledes, 2012) ***
The Imposter (Dir: Bart Layton, 2012) ****
Killer Joe (Dir: William Friedkin, 2012) ****
Mirage (Dir: Yang Jung-ho, 2012) ***
Pusher (Dir: Luis Prieto, 2012) ***
Girimunho (Dir: Clarissa Campolina, Helvecio Marins Jr, 2011) ***
Bottle Rocket (Dir: Wes Anderson, 1996) *****
Son Of Rambow (Dir: Garth Jennings, 2007) ****
The Muppets (Dir: James Bobin, 2011) ****
The Angels’ Share (Dir: Ken Loach, 2012) ****
Snow White And The Huntsman (Dir: Rupert Sanders, 2012) ****
Prometheus (Dir: Ridley Scott, 2012) ***
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Tagged 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 20th century fox, abraham lincoln: vampire hunter, alex barrett, bart layton, benjamin pascoe, bobcat goldthwait, bottle rocket, bryn higgins, clarissa campolina, disney, entertainment one, film, flying blind, fred, garth jennings, girimunho, god bless america, helvecio marins jr, james bobin, james marsh, jean-marc barr, john hillcoat, june, katarzyna klimkiewicz, ken loach, killer joe, lawless, leave it on the track, life just is, luis prieto, martin wallace, mirage, movies, pascal arnold, prometheus, pusher, richard ledes, ridley scott, roth films, rupert sanders, sexual chronicles of a french family, shadow dancer, small creatures, snow white and the huntsman, son of rambow, the angel's share, the imposter, the muppets, timur bekmambetov, unconditional, universal pictures, wes anderson, william friedkin, yang jung-ho, yin-jung chen, young dudes
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Limitless (Dir: Neil Burger, 2011) ****
The Inbetweeners Movie (Dir: Ben Palmer, 2011) ****
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (Dir: Rupert Wyatt, 2011) ****
The Skin I Live In (Dir: Pedro Almodovar, 2011) ****
Lars And The Real Girl (Dir: Craig Gillespie, 2007) ****
Into The Wild (Dir: Sean Penn, 2007) *****
The Kids Are All Right (Dir: Lisa Cholodenko, 2010) ****
Half Nelson (Dir: Ryan Fleck, 2006) ****
Cowboys & Aliens (Dir: Jon Favreau, 2011) **
Drive (Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) *****
Warrior (Dir: Gavin O’Connor, 2011) *****
Moon (Dir: Duncan Jones, 2009) *****
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Tagged 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, august, ben palmer, cowboys & aliens, craig gillespie, drive, duncan jones, gavin o'connor, half nelson, into the wild, jon favreau, lars and the real girl, limitless, lisa cholodenko, moon, neil burger, nicolas winding refn, pedro almodovar, rise of the planet of the apes, rupert wyatt, ryan fleck, sean penn, the inbetweeners movie, the kids are all right, the skin i live in, warrior
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Dir: Michael Bay, 2011) **
Green Lantern (Dir: Martin Campbell, 2011) **
The Hangover Part II (Dir: Todd Phillips, 2011) ***
Chapter 27 (Dir: J.P. Schaefer, 2007) ****
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Dir: Andrew Dominik, 2007) *****
The Fountain (Dir: Darren Aronofsky, 2006) *****
Get Him to the Greek (Dir: Nicholas Stoller, 2010) ***
X-Men: First Class (Dir: Matthew Vaughn, 2011) ***
Le Village des Ombres (Dir: Fouad Benhammou, 2010) *
The Way (Dir: Emilio Estevez, 2010) ****
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Dir: Gavin Hood, 2009) ***
The Incredible Hulk (Dir: Louis Leterrier, 2008) ****
Hulk (Dir: Ang Lee, 2003) **
Win Win (Dir: Thomas McCarthy, 2011) ***
How to Train Your Dragon (Dir: Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, 2010) ****
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Tagged 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, andrew dominik, ang lee, chapter 27, chris sanders, darren aronofsky, dean deblois, emilio estevez, fouad benhammou, gavin hood, get him to the greek, green lantern, how to train your dragon, hulk, j.p. schaefer, june, le village des ombres, louis leterrier, martin campbell, matthew vaughn, michael bay, nicholas stoller, the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford, the fountain, the hangover part ii, the incredible hulk, the way, thomas mccarthy, todd phillips, transformers: dark of the moon, win win, x-men origins: wolverine, x-men: first class
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