Films seen in April 2009
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01. Timecrimes (2007,
Spain) Nacho Vigalondo -
a must see [B+]
02. City of Rott (2006, USA) Frank
Sudol -
worthless [F]
04. The Sinful Dwarf (1973, Denmark)
Vidal Raski -
worth seeing
05. The Children (2008, UK) Tom Shankland
-
a must see [B+]
06.
Naruto Vol. 5 (2004, Japan) Various [Ep. 53-65]
-
Reliable entertainment. Keep 'em comin.
08.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923, USA) Wallace
Worsley -
worth seeing
09.
Samuai Champloo Vol. 1 [Ep. 1-4] (2004, Japan)
Shinichirô Watanabe -
Average, if a bit predictable.
10.
Brutal Massacre (2007, USA) Stevan
Mena -
worth seeing [C+]
Great fun, but nothing major.
11.
Lightning Bug (2004, USA) Robert
Hall -
a must see [B]
Where the hell has this one been hiding?
15.
Rollerball (1975, USA) Norman Jewison -
worth seeing
16.
The Silence of Lorna (2008, Belgium) Jean-Pierre
& Luc Dardenne -
Excellent
[A-]
17.
Elegy (2008, USA) Isabel Coixet -
worthless [F]
18.
Perkins' 14 (2009, USA) Craig Singer -
worth seeing [C-]
19.
Kiltro (2006, Chile) Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
-
worthless [F]
20.
The Time Machine (1960, USA) George Pal -
worth seeing
22.
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967, UK) Montgomery
Tully -
worth seeing
23. The Outer Limits (1963, USA, TV
Program) Byron Haskin, et al. [Episodes 1-4]
So far, Stephen King seems to be wrong, as this
is nowhere near the level of achievement that is The Twilight Zone…
24.
Splinter (2008, USA) Toby Wilkins -
worth seeing [C+]
28.
Laid to Rest (2009, USA) Robert Hall -
worth seeing [C]
29.
Dragonslayer (1981, USA) Matthew Robbins -
worth seeing
30.
Special (2006, USA) Hal Haberman & Jeremy
Passmore -
a must see [B-]
Rappaport -- in a tour-de-force performance -- plays a comic
book geek who submits to pharmaceutical testing whereupon he may or may not
develop superhero abilities, in this great little sci-fi comedy. One of those
off the beaten path films that is way better than it has any right being and
serves as a great recommend to friends down the road.
31.
Dark Corners (2006, USA) Ray Gower -
has redeeming facet [D-]
“D-“ has been like my “E” for effort
for a while now…. Not quite entirely worthless but a train-wreck nonetheless.
Gower scores minor points in his admiration of all things David Lynch, and even
if he gets it right every once and a while, the overall effect is an agitating
bit of poseur filmmaking.
33.
X-Files -- SSN 4, Ep. 2 -- "Home"
(1996, USA) Kim Manners
Fox vowed never to air this episode again after a wave of complaints
came in when it aired. Well respected in horror circles, this is darn scary
and rather disturbing stuff, almost an anomaly considering it comes from primetime
television and that one can feel the influence this has had on the genre some
13 years later…
34.
Martyrs (2008, France) Pascal Laugier -
a must see [B+]
It’s not worth talking about this movie unless you reveal,
in-depth, the final 40-minutes. That having been said, the buzz on the graphic
intensity of this one is certainly warranted, think the psychological intensity
of Michael Haneke intensified with the raw brutality of Gaspar Noe and you get
a sense for what you are in for. Horror culture has always been a way for mankind
to work out his fascination with death and Laugier is most certainly working
out some serious shit here. Be prepared to venture to some dark places with
yourself… be very prepared.