Monthly Archives: February 2014

“Just what is it that you want to do?”: Lyzette’s Top 20 of 2013

Posted on 27 February, 2014 by Lyzette

It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! Sure, it’s like three months late, but I’ve finally watched all the 2013 releases that I have the most interest in and am, therefore, ready to share my favorites with y’all. For once, … Continue reading →

Posted in Compilations | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, 20 Feet From Stardom, 2010's, Abbas Kiarostami, Abdellatif Kechiche, Alexander Payne, Andrew Bujalski, animation, At Berkeley, Before Midnight, Beyond the Hills, Blue is the Warmest Color, British, Captain Phillips, Chris Buck, Christine Cynn, Computer Chess, Cristian Mungiu, Danish, Disney, documentary, Edgar Wright, Ethan Coen, Frances Ha, Frederick Wiseman, French, Frozen, Harmony Korine, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Iranian, Japanese, Jennifer Lee, Joel Coen, Josh Johnson, Joshua Oppenheimer, Like Someone in Love, Morgan Neville, Nebraska, Noah Baumbach, Paul Greengrass, Rewind This, Richard Linklater, Romanian, sci-fi, Shane Carruth, Spike Jonze, Spring Breakers, Steve McQueen, The Act of Killing, The Hunt, The World's End, Thomas Vinterberg, Upstream Color | 6 Comments

Time Capsule Review: Daisies (1966) – dir. Vera Chytilová

Posted on 25 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Note: This review is not “new”, but written back in March 2013 (wow! that’s nearly a year ago!). It has since not been updated or edited in any way. Nonetheless, it’s a review for one of my very favorite films … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1960's, Czech, Czech New Wave, Czechoslovakian, Daisies, feminism, surrealism, Vera Chytilová | 4 Comments

Weekly Film Log: February 16-22

Posted on 23 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Check it out! This week I actually watched more feature-length films than I did animated shorts. I also cleared out my watchlist a bit of films that I’ve been putting off watching for a long, long time, and also ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 1960's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, Adrian Lyne, An Officer and a Gentleman, animation, Barry Sonnenfeld, Billy Wilder, Body Beautiful, British, David Cronenberg, Dreams and Desires: Family Ties, Eastern Promises, horror, Hugh Harman, Jacob's Ladder, Japanese, Joanna Quinn, Joseph Barbera, Mamoru Hosoda, Men in Black, Merry Mannequins, One More Time, Peace on Earth, Peter Bogdanovich, Rudolf Ising, sci-fi, short, Targets, Taylor Hackford, Terry Gilliam, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The Lost Weekend, The Milky Way, The Office Boy, The Station Agent, Thomas McCarthy, Ub Iwerks, William Hanna | Leave a comment

Weekly Film Log: February 9-15

Posted on 16 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Another week come and gone. Thankfully I managed to watch a LOT of movies this time around. That also means that much more writing, so be a little patience and skip past any at your own convenience! The Girl Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1920's, 1930's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2010's, Alfred Hitchcock, animation, Bela Tarr, Brincando El Charco, British, Burt Gillett, Canadian, Catch-22, Chris Miller, David Hand, Disney, documentary, Frances Negron-Muntaner, Francis Ford Coppola, Frank Tashlin, Gerry Marshall, Gloria Victoria, He Who Gets Slapped, Hungarian, J.J. Abrams, John Badham, Lonesome Ghosts, Marnie, Max Lang, Mickey's Gala Premiere, Mike Nichols, musical, Newman Laugh-O-Grams, Peggy Sue Got Married, Phil Lord, Quiz Show, Robert Redford, Room on the Broom, Runaway Bride, Saturday Night Fever, sci-fi, short, silent, Steamboat Willie, Super 8, The Band Concert, The Girl Can't Help It, The LEGO Movie, The Old Mill, The Skeleton Dance, The Turn Horse, Theodore Ushev, Three Little Pigs, Thru the Mirror, Ub Iwerks, Victor Sjostrom, Walt Disney, Wilfred Jackson | 2 Comments

Weekly Film Log: February 2-8

Posted on 8 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Whew. Now that the school semester is underway, it’s getting harder and harder for me to keep up with all this writing. Nonetheless, I plan to power on, no matter how many hours of sleep I lose! It does help … Continue reading →