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