The Great Ecstasy of Sculptor Steiner

A documentary about Ski-flying and reflections on life.

jr-8.5/10

The Great Happiness Space

A strangely unraveling documentary about male 'hosts' in Japan. The subjects are frank and sincere to the camera (although not to each other). I was left feeling empty and alone, at which point I re-watched 'Up' to lift my spirits (just kidding Teddy).

jr-7.5/10
CT - 7

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

Cartoons so good they landed him on Nixon's opponents list. A look at the life and times of Paul Conrad.

jr-7/10

Between the Folds

Origami may make you a genius.

jr-8/10

Death Race 2000

Much better than the remake, 70's nudity and Sylvester Stallone killing people in cars.

A good glimpse at what life will be like in the year 2000.

TL 8/10

The Good, The Bad and The Weird

Incredibly violent, incredibly entertaining. Think a modern day Goonies / Indiana Jones in Korea with guns. Lots of Guns.


TL 8/10

Inception

Wait are they in the third level dream or second level dream? Am I dreaming?

Ehhh, don't believe the hype. Juno can't save this.

TL - 6/10
CT - 3/10

Night of the Creeps

I'm certainley not a zombie movie guy but my current wave of 80's nostalgia makes this the perfect movie. More comedy than Horror.

Flame Throwers, Terrible dialogue and Frat Zombies.
TL 9/10

The Thin Blue Line

A classic of classics, Errol Morris' first widely recognized documentary weaves an amazing story about a man facing the death penalty in Texas for killing a police officer.

CT 10/10

The Last Picture Show

1971 b&w film about a small Texas town - featuring Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid (?!). Do it or do it.

ct 10/10

Exit through the gift shop

ha ha, fooled you. genius. thanks for another beautiful recommendation.

jr-10/10
ct 9/10
TL 9/10

Outsourced

A guy loses his office job to outsourcing and has to train his replacement in India. For some reason I thought this was a documentary, I was wrong!!!

HW 3/10
CT 4/10

The Limey

Think 'Taken' but more thinking and less killing. Luis Guzman is great as usual.

ct 9.5/10

Small Town Gay Bar

Documentary that focuses on the struggle for two small town gay bars to stay open in the deep south.

HW 5/10
TL 6/10

Mo'Nique I Coulda Been your Cellmate

Comedian Mo'nique takes her show to a women's prison in Ohio. Pretty funny stand-up along with a few interviews with inmates.

HW 7/10

The Stoning of Soraya M.

A woman is accused of cheating on her husband in a small Iranian town, and then as promised, stoned to death. I couldn't help but feeling the story would be better handled as a play.

CT 6.5/10

Afghan Star

The fall of the Taliban sees the rise of Afghanistan's version of American Idol.

CT 8/10

We Live In Public

One man makes millions off the dot-com boom and spends it all on artistic experiments.

CT 10/10
TL 10/10

Man Push Cart

A Pakistani Push Cart Vendor in New York has a mysterious past.

CT 9/10

JR-7/10

Chop Shop

Homeless siblings struggle to survive in Queens.

CT 8/10
TL 6.5/10

Totally Awesome

From Neal Brennan co creator of Half Baked and Chapelle's show. Basically a spoof of all the classic 80's teen movies, think Scary Movie #1-34 with out the annoying Wayans Brothers. This movie is so awfully bad that it's almost good. Almost. Don't waste your time on the movie unless you have a huge bag of weed....Actually just watch this clip.



TL 6/10

L.I.E.

I thought this movie would be similar to Kids, since it's supposed to be about juveniles getting in trouble and doing drugs. Not similar at all! Very disturbing! Beware of perverts little boys!

HW 6/10

Good Hair

Documentary about the history of black women and their hair.

HW 8/10

TL 6/10

CT - 7/10

Ikiru

Amazing. The best movie I've seen in a long time. Inspiring.

So inspiring I went through the whole blog post by post and put a "10" as a keyword for all films anyone has rated a 10. This way you can search for "10" to find some great movies.

ct 10/10

Ping Pong Playa

No matter how confident you are that a movie is going to be terrible, sometimes you just have to give it a try in hopes of finding an unbelievable gem. This is not a gem.


ct 3/10

The September Issue

Someone please uncross this sad woman's arms, give her a hug, and stab her in the vagina with a delicious slice of pepperoni pizza.

ct 6/10

Lost in La Mancha

Making movies is for idiots. Beloved idiots.

ct 9/10

Gonzo

A documentary about the eccentric author Hunter S. Thompson. The same movie as Buy The Ticket Take The Ride but a bit worse; watch them together and wonder what the fuck was going through 20 peoples' minds when they did the exact same interview twice.

CT 7/10
TL 6/10

Buy The Ticket Take The Ride

A documentary about the eccentric author Hunter S. Thompson. The same movie as Gonzo but a bit better; watch them together and wonder what the fuck was going through 20 peoples' minds when they did the exact same interview twice.

CT 9/10
TL 7.5/10

Waltz with Bashir

Along the same lines as Persepolis, but more visually stunning. A story about the effects of war on the psyche, and so much more. An Israli soldier restoring memories of the Lebanese war.

jr-9/10
ct 8/10

Departures

The Japanese dramatic version of A Certain Kind of Death. Long, funny at times, predictable and a bit sappy. The departure ritual that is performed repeatedly is alluring.

jr-5/10

Unfortunatly, airplane movies only involve Jennifer Anniston in witty banter searching for love. I have nothing to post, but I didn't want you all to think I have given up on the blog.

Road to the Big Leagues

The Dominican Republic produces more professional baseball players than any country other than the USA. Most MLB teams have entire camps set up in DR farming players to play ball full time in hopes of finding the next star.

CT 8/10

Please Vote For Me

Luo Lei, Cheng Cheng, and Xu Xiafei run democratically for third-grade class monitor in Wuhan, China.

CT 10/10
TL 10/10

JR 9/10

Last Days

What did Kurt Cobain do on his last two days alive?

CT 10/10
TL 10/10

After The Wedding

The director of an orphanage in Bangalore, India returns to his home country Denmark to raise money.

CT 8.5/10

JR- 8/10

Searching for Angela Shelton

The filmmaker named Angela Shelton seeks out other women in the United States with the same name. She discovers that over half of the 40 women who agree to be interviewed have been sexually assaulted, victims of incest or victims of domestic violence. (Not on Netflix yet but I can get a copy).

HW 8/10

Temple Grandin

A woman with autism aspires to design slaughterhouses. The period piece art direction is fun, but the good-guy/bad-guy roles over-simplify a story that surely was anything but.

CT 7/10

Towelhead

I haven't seen anything great in a while so I figured I'd post some garbage... Towelhead is awful. It's like a diverse, poorly-lit Juno. I kept waiting for it to get so bad it became funny, but instead it just ended with me wanting gin and a shower.

CT 3/10

Prom Night in Mississippi

Actor Morgan Freeman works to integrate prom at a high school in Mississippi. He offers to pay for prom if they integrate and parents are not happy. Some white parents still organize a separate white prom and refuse to talk on camera. The documentary follows seniors and some parents as they prepare for prom.

HW 9/10
TL 8/10

Encounters at the End of the World

A beautiful, weird adventure to the South Pole to meet the few-dozen scientists working and living there.

Ct 9/10

jr 9/10

Goodbye Solo

A cab driver from Senegal wants to be friends with everyone, including an old man that isn't interested.

CT 9/10

Chalk

An inside look at a fictitious high school in Austin. I laughed out loud several times.

This film is what I think life would be like if I actually got my education degree.

TL 8.5/10.0

Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa

Gulf War Veterans, Teenage Runaways & social misfits form a community in the desert of New Mexico where they shoot guns, light cars on fire, and farm in the search for their vision of the American Dream.

TL 6/10

Netflix is about to get a whole let better

http://mashable.com/2010/02/01/netflix-watch-instantly-indie/

Hearts & Minds.

Maybe it is anti-war propaganda. I don't really care. War will never make sense to me, it should be defunct. Brutal.

JR-8/10

Ghosts of Cité Soleil

Holy Shit, watch this now. Think the Port-au-Prince version of City of God but for real.

TL 10/10

JR 9/10
CT 7/10

Chris Thompson!

Don't let the preposterous Netflix Average of 71 ratings: 1.9 stars fool you, this IS the best DVD ever made. One Hot Night In The Cold. Period.

CT: 99/10

Tokyo!

I'm always biased towards movies that take place in Japan and tryptich films, so I liked it more than like. One story is fun, one is scary, and one is confusing, I'm not sure which is which.

CT 7.5/10

Bigger, Faster, Stronger

An instantly likable all-american dude makes what should be a boring documentary surprising and fun.

CT 8/10

Tulpan

A dude returns home from the Navy; his brother tries to help him by trading a chandelier for a potential bride, his friend helps by sharing pornos. Tulpan reminded of The Weeping Camel except funnier and less poetic.

CT 8.5/10

The Carter

Interesting even if you don't give a shit about Young Moolah... Regardless of if you consider him an 'artist' or not, it's interesting how you feel more sorry for him than anything.

CT 7.5/10
TL 8/10