Monthly Archives: December 2013

Weekly Film Log: December 15-21 & December 22-28

Posted on 28 December, 2013 by Lyzette

Due to all the usual hectic chaos of the holidays, I’ve been a little bit behind on updating my blog with what I’ve seen recently. Nonetheless, I aim to get back on track right after this post. Here, I’ll cover … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, Alexander Payne, Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, British, Call Me Kuchu, Canadian, documentary, Elia Kazan, Ethan Coen, French, German, Guy Maddin, In the Name of the Father, Inside Llewyn Davis, Irish, Jacques Demy, Jim Sheridan, Joel Coen, Joel Silberg, Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall, musical, Nebraska, Peter Medak, Sam Firstenberg, Splendor in the Grass, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, The Ruling Class, The Saddest Music in the World, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Tony Scott, Top Gun, Werner Herzog | 1 Comment

My Top 20 New-to-Me Viewings of 2013

Posted on 27 December, 2013 by Lyzette

Much thanks to Cinema Enthusiast who wrote a similar post that inspired this list. This year has been pretty satisfying in terms of movie-watching. To date I’ve watched nearly 50 films from 2013 – a feat that I’d usually have … Continue reading →

Posted in Compilations | Tagged 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, Allegro Non Troppo, animation, Before Midnight, Bela Tarr, Bong Joon-Ho, British, Bruno Bozzetto, Come and See, David Lean, Dear Zachary, documentary, Elem Klimov, fantasy, Francis Ford Coppola, French, Gaspar Noe, German, horror, Hungarian, I Stand Alone, Indian, Italian, Josh Johnson, Kirby Dick, Korean, Kurt Kuenne, Lawrence of Arabia, Luis Bunuel, Mexican, Michael Curtiz, Paris Texas, Pedro Almodovar, Peter Jackson, Rewind This, Richard Linklater, Roberto Rossellini, Rome Open City, Satyajit Ray, Sick: the Life & Death of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist, silent, Spanish, Swedish, Talk to Her, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Conversation, The Host, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Phantom Carriage, The World of Apu, Victor Sjorstrom, Viridiana, war, Werckmeister Harmonies, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire | 5 Comments

Weekly Film Log: December 8-14

Posted on 15 December, 2013 by Lyzette

This is coming a tad late, as I’ve been busy with final papers and the like. But as with the week before, here are the new-to-me films that I watched this last week. Is the Man Who is Tall Happy? … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1980's, 2000's, 2010's, Adam Wingard, Alex Gibney, animation, anthology, Ben Wheatley, Blackfish, British, Chicken With Plums, Chris Buck, Dear Zachary, Disney, documentary, Eduardo Sanchez, French, Frozen, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Gareth Evans, Get a Horse, Gregg Hale, Hairspray, horror, Is the Man Who is Tall Happy, Jason Eisener, Jennifer Lee, John Waters, Kurt Kuenne, Lauren MacMullan, Mariane Satrapi, Michel Gondry, musical, short, Sightseers, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, V/H/S/2, Vincent Paronnaud, We Steal Secrets | Leave a comment

Weekly Film Log: December 1-7

Posted on 8 December, 2013 by Lyzette

This is something that I want to try doing so I can more frequently update my blog. Lately I’ve been getting back into writing mini-reviews for each movie I watch. I used to post little write-ups to my Letterboxd for … Continue reading →