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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!: December ’16 in Film

Posted on 31 December, 2016 by Lyzette

2016 was quite a hectic year and December was no exception. Right before I started my monthly recap of November, I was so overcome with anxiety and depression that I simply lacked the energy for much writing. This recap, however, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, Ben Wheatley, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Boaz Davidson, British, Certain Women, Chinese, High-Rise, Hong Kong, How the Dook Stole Christmas, How They Get There, Jennifer Kent, Jia Zhangke, Kelly Reinhardt, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea, Meek's Crossing, Mountains May Depart, Praise You, Return of the Jedi, Richard Marquand, Russ Meyer, Russian, Sabotage, sci-fi, Spike Jonze, Star Wars, Stephen Chow, The Last American Virgin, The Mermaid, To Die By Your Side, Under the Sun, Video Days, Vitali Mansky, We Once Were a Fairytale, Weapon of Choice | Leave a comment

Lobsters and Lemonade: May ’16 in Film

Posted on 1 June, 2016 by Lyzette

Another month’s come and gone now. In particular, I watched a lot of films throughout May – fifty-four, to be specific. This is mostly due to Malcolm having picked up a pile of work throughout the latter half of May. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, Beyonce, Bowfinger, Brian De Palma, British, Chan Kaige, Chinese, Death at a Funeral, Farewell My Concubine, Frank Oz, French, Irish, Iron Monkey, John Boorman, Lemonade, Madeline Olnek, Melanie Laurent, Monthly Recap, Out of Africa, Paddy Breathnach, Respire, Scarface, Shane Black, Sydney Pollack, The Foxy Merkins, The Lobster, The Nice Guys, The Stepford Wives, Viva, Yorgos Lanthimos, Yuen Woo-Ping, Zardoz | Leave a comment

Spielberg, Shyamalan, Schumacher: March ’16 in Film

Posted on 31 March, 2016 by Lyzette

There isn’t too much else going on in my life with which I haven’t already updated y’all in my previous monthly recap. As I intended, I focused less on watching movies this past month, placing more priority with reading books … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 1950's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, action, After Earth, animation, Brian De Palma, Byron Howard, Casey Affleck, Chinese, fantasy, Hachi A Dog's Tale, Hayao Miyazaki, Hook, horror, I'm Not There, Jared Bush, John Ford, Lasse Hallstrom, m. night shyamalan, Marjane Satrapi, Rich Moore, Robert Eggers, Roland Emmerich, Rumble in the Bronx, sci-fi, Snake Eyes, Stanley Tong, Stephen Herek, Steven Spielberg, Terrence Malick, The Day After Tomorrow, The Final Girls, The Quiet Man, The TRee of Life, The Voices, The Wind Rises, The Witch, Todd Strauss-Schulson, Zootopia | Leave a comment

Cinema as a Parallel Universe: March ’14 in Film

Posted on 31 March, 2014 by Lyzette

Hello folks! It’s been a while. It feels like years for me. I’m starting to feel that almost-post-grad noose begin to tighten. Yet somehow, in between all the hustle and bustle of “being an adult”, I’ve managed to slip in … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Recaps | Tagged 10 Things I Hate About You, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, animation, anime, Barry Purves, Bollywood, British, Chinese, Enter the Dragon, Fritz the Cat, Hong Kong, Indian, Iranian, Ivan the Terrible, Ivan the Terrible Part One, Ivan the Terrible Part Two, Japanese, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Lynne Ramsay, Mamoru Hosoda, Mike Leigh, Monthly Recap, Nashville, Polish, Ralph Bakshi, Ratcatcher, Robert Altman, Russian, Samira Makhmalbaf, Scottish, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Parajanov, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, short, Soviet, Summer Wars, The Apple (1998), The Decalogue, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Hustler, Vera Drake, Wolf Children, Zanjeer | Leave a comment

Weekly Film Log: January 5-11

Posted on 12 January, 2014 by Lyzette

I’m back in SF and back to causing trouble! This was a rather hefty week for me; for one thing, I watched a potential favorite of all-time, which I have written about in detail below. Otherwise, be prepared for lots … Continue reading →