Tag Archives: Spike Jonze

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

“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

Weekly Film Log: January 26 – February 1

Posted on 2 February, 2014 by Lyzette

Contrary to what I predicted last week, I was still able to get a lot of film-watching done last week, despite me embarking on the chaos that is my last semester of college (!!!!!). The catch? LOTS of short animated … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 1900's, 1910's, 1920's, 1940's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, animation, Anthony Harvey, Astronomeous, Away From Her, Betty's Blues, British, Broken Embraces, Canadian, Christopher Guest, documentary, Dollar Dance, Emile Cohl, Fantasmagorie, Felix the Cat, Flim Flam Films, Francois Truffaut, French, Gertie the Dinosaur, Hungarian, I'm Here, Japanese, Marcell Jankovics, Mike Leigh, Moonstruck, musical, Norman Jewison, Norman McLaren, Otto Messmer, Passing Strange, Pedro Almodovar, Peter Parr, Possessions, Remi Vandenitte, Sarah Polley, short, Shuhei Morita, silent, Sisyphus, Spanish, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Summer Dream, The Automatic Moving Company, The Crows, The Flying House, The Hasher's Delirium, The Last Metro, The Lion in Winter, Topsy Turvy, Waiting For Guffman, Winsor McCay, Yoji Curi | 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 →