Wendy & Lucy B+
Now I never saw girl in Brokeback Mountain, but as a Broke-ass late teen/early 30 something wondering with little money and a loyal dog cross country across depressingly real-real-America, this Michelle Williams did some beautiful work. In a heart hurting “oh motherfuck-” kinda way. Cinematography and pretty much entire flow is this typical new age of real indie flicks (Ballast, Chop Shop , etc.), not sayin’ that’s a bad thing at all. Worth seeing alone, not for the suicidal. B+
Food, Inc. A+
I’m off grocery store meats because of this film. Butcher, preferably Esposito’s, is the only way to go from now on. And I’ve heard Whole Foods still has ‘em beat because of some harmful three-letter acronym, AGF, RGD, GBH, but fuck it, I trust a family who’s been in business before WWI. Anyways, probably best documentary of the year, the instant-classic character from the VA, the real-real VA was pure gold, really entertaining, respectable interviewees, and yet not as “preachy” as one might expect…except the fuckin’ Stoney Farms-Walmart plug for 10-15mins., I should take off points for that bullshit, but fuck it. The editing alone giving Michael Moore’s team some competition. Dig it. A+
G.B.H. – City Baby Attacked By Rats
Inglorious Basterds A
Tarantino. Oh, Quentin Tarantino. First off, pretty much the only reason this film doesn’t get an A+ is the simple fact that Tarantino had Inglorious Basterds in early 2000′s as a script for a 9 hour flick, this one was a little over 2 1/2, we got cheated out of about 6 1/2 hours of brilliant fucking film.
Everything from the incredibly inaccurate history to the excessive/correct amount of violence was either original or just perfect. The spaghetti western tracks were a really nice touch too, although I still like the eclectic Reservoir Dogs and soulful-ass Jackie Brown soundtracks more, Ennio Morricone is a work of art in his own respect. Brad Pitt playing George W. Bush playing Lt. Aldo “the Apache” Rain didn’t excite me at first, but it’s that goddamn charm you can’t deny. And don’t get me started on Best Supporting Actor across the fuckin’ boards, Christopher Waltz as The Jew Hunter. A
Antichrist F
F as in…Lars Von Trier doesn’t give a Fuck what you think about his film. And that is already respectable enough for me to go see it. The hype on this thing started as soon as it debuted, Cannes gave it an unofficial “Anti-Palme d’Or”, once it hit America, there were walk-outs at nearly every showing, a heart attack at one viewing at the New York Film Festival, and yeah, it’s some serious biz. The idea of the film was rather simple, a couple lose their baby one night while fucking in the shower to the hands of a drafty window, the couple moves to a cabin in a near magical/purgatory-esque forest scene in the middle of the Czech Republic woods with evil…everything surrounding them. William Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg are too good in this, which even makes the non-graphic parts nearly unwatchable at times. I give it an F and two clipped-off clits up at the same time.
The House of the Devil A+
As far as I’m concerned, this is the definition of the horror genre. You could call it a throwback, or an homage, but at least it’s an homage to the right thing. Not soft speaking devil children, end of the world self-importance shit, or one specific thing like jap horror flicks: tape, phone, eye, elevator, cellophane, shoelaces, etc. But this, this House of the Devil, set in the early 80′s (the way it should always be,) relies on tension, creepiness, unexpectedness, a dash of corny shit, a cute white female scapegoat (Jocelin Donahue) and EVENTUALLY, not immediately some really fucked up scary ass content, I don’t wish to repeat. Lucky enough to see it for the hot minute it was in a single NY theatre, with the trains running underneath during the jump moments in the flick. Really impressive on all levels, acting, style, directing (Ti West), writing, and that great Fixx song. A+
The Fixx – One Thing Leads to Another
A Serious Man C+
Jews in the Midwest, circa 1960′s, how can you not like that? Similar to Lars Von Trier, this is the Coen Bros.’ most personal film to date, although it doesn’t involve talking deers and genital mutilation. After coming off from the brilliant No Country for Old Men and hilarious Burn After Reading, I was expected a threepeat from the two jew brothers already guaranteed. Instead, eh, the film was really good, but not nearly the calibur I was hoping for in terms of new ideas, wittier dialogue, and some kinda visual stimualation. Instead, eh. I mean, it’s nearly impossible for them to make a bad film however, and there are laughs involving Sy () and the word “Fucker” showing up about 30 times, maybe it was the content overall. Maybe 60′s Mid-West Jews aren’t so interesting. C+
There are at least three or four more I know I’m forgetting, either they weren’t that good or I was really really something. I’ll take my wins. And 2010 is already starting out good with Terry Gilliam’s Imaginarium, Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon, and talks of RZA in the works of his first feature film. Bong Bong.
