This is gonna be a long one… I had the flu this week.
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dir: David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLaclan, Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini
This is one of the greatest films ever made. First off, I’m a huge David Lynch fan. This is his most user friendly film. If you don’t like this, you WON’T like the rest of his stuff. I don’t like the Dorothy Vallens role. She is awful. But it’s played so well, and the whole, “evil lays under even the most sweet-looking covers” thing has never been done better. Do yourself a favor.
4 out of 4
Inland Empire (2007)
Dir: David Lynch
Starring: Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean Stanton
Ummm… Yeah… Could possibly be the scariest film of the last 5 years.
3.5 out of 4
Lost Highway (1997)
Dir: David Lynch
Starring: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Richard Pryor
Do you like seeing tits (or do you know Lacanian theory)? If you said yes to either, this is the movie for you. You should read Lacan beforehand.
4 out of 4
Waitress (2007)
Dir: Adrienne Shelly
Starring: Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith saves this film. I’ve noticed that iconic actors turn up as the grumpy old bastard in heartwarming pictures ALL THE TIME! Paul Newman has done it twice. Most recently it was in the HBO miniseries EMPIRE FALLS. I prefer NOBODY’S FOOL from ‘94. That’s a great film. Anyways, Griffith is the only reason to watch this.
2 out of 4
Gangs of New York (2002)
Dir: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! Daniel Day-Lewis really is one of the best actors in the world though. I mean, goddamn.
2.5 out of 4
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Dir: Joel and Ethan Cohen
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrilson
One of the best films ever made… period. “It’s a mess, ain’t it sheriff?” “Well if it ain’t, it’ll do til the mess gets here.” Great line.
4 out of 4
Atonement (2007)
Dir: Joe Wright
Starring: James McAvoy, Kiera Knightley
Rent this with your lady… it’s a fucking great movie, less than two hours, and it’ll get you super points cuz it’s technically a chick movie (but not like The Notebook [which i also liked] or The English Patient [which I hated])… great stuff.
3.5 out of 4
Well played, sir. Are you by any chance hosting a meeting anytime soon in which we discuss what the fuck really happens in Lost Highway? I mean, I love that movie. And Patricia Arquette is like….I mean, I love that movie. But what does it all mean? Pete? Who the hell is Pete? Where did he come from? What happened to Renee? And Where did Beretta’s eyebrows go?
Left by Rich C. on March 31st, 2008