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I've been watching lots of documentaries, but I don't have much to write just cause I'm tired. ...No Lies directed by Mitchell Block Good pseudo-'cinema verite' film that does a great job at criticizing the very notion of 'truth' in documentary filmmaking. Island of Flowers directed by Jorge...

I've seen a lot of stuff, I think I'm mostly just gonna rate and that's it. Bamako directed by Abderrahmane Sissako - 7/10 Good but ultimately a disappointing film for me, it could have been so much better. Crossroads directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa - 10/10 Saw this on a 35mm print with...

Let The Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen - 7/10 So this was a good action comedy film, but apparently a lot of it is lost in translation. Its plot hinges on countless deceptions which makes it hard but enjoyable to follow and then most of the jokes are clever wordplay that I can't appreciate as...

I've seen a bunch of movies in the past week or so but my laptop broke so I couldn't write about any of them. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya directed by Isao Takahata - 8/10 This is one of the few movies that post-viewing discussion really helped me appreciate more. When I first saw the film...

Gargantuan directed by John Smith - 6/10 A charming short film that experiments with sound, but there isn't much to it. The Girl Chewing Gum directed by John Smith - 8/10 Wow, this is a great short film that really makes me think about the nature of documentaries and the role that sound plays...

Vicky directed by Royston Tan - 5/10 I just didn't really get it, I mean there are some nice shots and the film isn't really boring but I didn't really grasp anything. I may have to re-watch it to understand who or what is being dug up, but I'm not really compelled to. Tan has done better work...

It depends on your sensibility as a filmmaker. In general I find horror films to fit more within a broad category of the "genre film" which are more plot-driven and must adhere to common conventions of the genre. I have always found horror films to be among the most expressive in their use of...

Meshes Of The Afternoon directed by Maya Deren - 10/10 Wow, I haven't seen an experimental film like this in such a long time, just absolutely brilliant. I don't even know how to describe it, there's just something right about the cinematography, editing, staging, and the added musical score...

Tragic Hero directed by Taylor Wong - 7/10 Wow I haven't seen such a good heroic bloodshed film in a while. This is one of the few series where the sequel is actually much better than the original (this film is significantly better than its predecessor Rich And Famous) I'm pretty sure the...

@Cracker Yeah it was kinda ridiculous to ask something like that. It's like one of my friends that asks me, "why did you like that film?" It's kind of silly. I like films just because they speak to me, entertain me, move me, affect me in a memorable way, these kind of discussions are never...

The Puppetmaster directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien - 10/10 Before reviewing this film, I think I should mention that I have been going to a retrospective of all of Hou's films in New York and have been blown away by about half of his films. This was the second one in the series but I missed it because...

LOL true, and I feel like there isn't a lot of discussion on this film aside from the special effects because I think it didn't have much else going for it. I think this film won't be (and already isn't) remembered as a great film. I don't think it's a bad film either, and I guess you could say...

:lol: Well considering it's the highest grossing film of all-time, some people must like it lol! I don't think it's a masterpiece or anything but it's a fairly enjoyable film for me.

Definitely personal experience can play a huge role in how films affect us. I think it's impossible to separate our life experiences from the way we engage the films that we see. That's why I love re-watching films after waiting a long time because I have more life experiences and more...

Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz - 10/10 Watched this for class, this was my second viewing. This is still one of my absolute favorite films. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, the rest of the cast, the dialogue, the music, the scenes, the story, still absolutely brilliant. Now I appreciate...

I don't know man, I've always read that Part II might have been better but for me it's not even close. The original simply has much more memorable scenes, better dialogue, and an all-around tighter structure that had me engaged from beginning to end. Part II was also a masterpiece but it didn't...

Haha actually one of my best friends here loves that movie a lot, and it's his favorite. He was surprised that I haven't seen it lol, I mean I've seen almost every major film of the Taiwanese New Wave but I haven't seen The Matrix lol. I guess it's cause I didn't really get into film watching...

Yup, studying at NYU, having the time of my life! :D Plus I get to go to all these super rare screenings!

Okay I've seen a lot of films since Friday but haven't had time to post. Ballet mécanique directed by Fernand Léger - 9/10 Great crazy images haha, I'm not so sure I love this as other surrealist stuff I have seen but this was great even though it was a bit too long for me. The Man With A...

Eh, I see what you're saying although for me a well-done genre film (without "depth") will always be better than a pretentious genre film that adds unnecessary "depth" (I'm not saying this film is an example of this, I just don't see why filmmakers have this need to 'legitimize' the genre film...