Film
My Favorite Movies 28 – Ordet (Carl Dreyer, 1955)
I’ve been having a hard time keeping these posts spoiler free lately, however, this post is a particularly grievous offender. Because I will be discussing a film, that, perhaps more than any other, one can only see for the first time once, I’d advise anyone who thinks they might want to watch a slow moving Danish…
Read MoreMonthly Movie Reviews – March, 2012
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in March. Stats Movies watched – 10 Movies that were new to me – 6 Month with the fewest movies watched in the last 4 years? – This one. Monthly Masterpieces – Pickpocket, By the Law March 31 Suspiria (1977) – This really shouldn’t be even remotely good,…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 27 – Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)
Warning, minor spoilers ahoy in today’s review. Of course, if you have looked at the header image you’re already halfway there, so you may as well keep reading. If claiming to love one director marks one’s true ascension to film snobdom (moving beyond being someone who is merely “really into Kubrick”) that director would be Robert Bresson.…
Read MoreMonthly Movie Reviews – February, 2012
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in February. Stats Movies watched – 26 Movies that were new to me – 22 Shitty best picture nominees – 4 Monthly Masterpieces – A Tale of Winter February 29 The Green Berets (1968) – On the surface this is just a below average and disjointed…
Read MoreIsley Reviews the 2011 Oscar nominees (plus best movies of 2011 list!)
Here we are at Oscars time again, and here I am reviewing all the best picture nominees again. Kind of reminds me of Valentine’s Day, everyone knows it is a bullshit holiday and yet it still gets talked about far more than it should come February. Still, for what it is worth, today I will…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 26 – The Adventures of Robin Hood (William Keighley and Michael Curtiz, 1938)
I’d guess the average amount of times I’ve viewed the films that make it into a My Favorite movies feature is probably around ten. Along with Dazed and Confused, The Adventures of Robin Hood is one of the main reasons the number is so high. It is a film that so completely encapsulates the magic…
Read MoreMonthly Movie Reviews – January, 2012
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in January. Stats Movies watched – 11 Movies that were new to me – 9 Number of rom coms that made me want to quit watching rom coms – 2.5 Monthly Masterpieces – none January 31 Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)…
Read MoreMy Favorite Movies 25 – Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965)
Everyone has their thoughts on who the best Bonds were. Some, inexplicably, like Pierce “coffee breath” Brosnan best. Others think the new guy has something more to him than washboard abs and the permanent expression of one suffering from constipation. I even once knew a guy who insisted that Roger Moore was the best bond–but…
Read More2011 – Year in Reviews
Every time the end of the year comes around I always get the same questions. How many movies did you watch last year? What were the best ones? How many did you watch by decade? Well fear not, because I’m here to answer all such questions today! How many movies did I watch in the…
Read MoreMonthly Movie Reviews – December, 2011
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in December. Stats Movies watched – 24 Movies that were new to me – 14 Number of rom coms that made me want to quit watching rom coms – 3 Monthly Masterpieces – Ball of Fire December 31 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – A…
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