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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

Black History Month & More Woman Directors: February ’16 in Film

Posted on 1 March, 2016 by Lyzette

Much like the previous month, this month in movie-watching was quite a doozy for me. In total, I watched 61 films throughout the entire month. Although nearly half of all these films were short films at an average length of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, 45 Years, Andrew Haigh, animation, Arthur Rankin Jr., Born in Flames, British, Brown Sugar, Deadpool, Everything Will Be Okay, German, Girlhood 2003, Jules Bass, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., Konstantin Bronzit, Leslie Harris, Liz Garbus, Lizzie Borden, Mississippi Damned, Patrick Vollrath, Rick Famuyiwa, Russian, Sanjay Patel, Sanjay's Super Team, The Last Unicorn, The Wood, Tim Miller, Tina Mabry, We Can't Live Without Cosmos | Leave a comment

It’s a Cartoon Party!: May ’14 in Film

Posted on 31 May, 2014 by Lyzette

Yet another month has come and gone! This month was particularly eventful for me. The main awesome thing is that I finally graduated from college! I hope my BA in Comparative Literature does me well in the near future. *Grinch smile* … Continue reading →

Posted in Monthly Recaps | Tagged animation, Bambi Meets Godzilla, Batman & Robin, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Foodfight!, Georges Schwizgebel, Gia Coppola, Harakiri, horror, Japanese, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Schumacher, Looney Tunes, Marv Newland, Masaki Kobayashi, Monthly Recap, Only Lovers Left Alive, Palo Alto, Peter Cornwell, Romance, Russian, short, Soviet, Tale of Tales, Ward 13, Yuriy Norshteyn | 1 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 19-25

Posted on 25 January, 2014 by Lyzette

From this point forward, since I’ll be starting school again on Monday, my reviews may be a little bit shorter. With the exception of films that I have a particular need to write a bunch about, I will try to … Continue reading →