The Trip

Humorous. I wish I got all the inside jokes. Would have been better as the 6 episode series.

JR-7/10

Four Lions

I understand my limitations in writing movie reviews and this one hit that limitation. I have no words for this film. Please fill in this review once you have watched it. It is funny and I loved it.

JR-10/10

Waste Land

Fantastic. I think this movie turned out more poetic than the artist could have imagined. Not due to his artwork but for the wisdom of the catadores.

JR-9/10

Even the Rain

Any movie dedicated to Howard Zinn has big shoes to fill. I would imagine he would be proud of this one. Brilliant. Really.

JR-10/10

CT 7/10

Blue Valentine

A drama about a couple going through marriage problems that ends up being so much more than a drama about a couple going through marriage problems. Double F's: Fantastic & Fresh.

CT 10/10

127 Hours

A man is trapped by a falling boulder for 127 hours during a solo hike through a National Park.

CT 5/10

Man on Wire

A beautifully made doc about the man that illegally walked a tightrope between the two WTC towers.

CT 10/10

JR-8/10

American Experience: Jonestown

A PBS doc about the largest cult suicide ever. Incredible.

CT 10/10

Rising Son: Christian Hosoi

A crazy documentary about one of the most famous skateboarders of all time whose career was cut short by a mean meth addiction.

CT 8/10

Surfwise

A hippie couple in the 70's takes their 1o kids on a never-ending surfing road-trip in a Winnebago instead of putting them in school. A crazy premise but the storytelling is off - no real conflict surfaces until the 1 hour mark & the ending feels sadly manufactured.

CT 7/10

More Than a Game

Although much better than I thought, it is still just a documentary about a game.

Labron on the Cavs:
CT 8/10

Labron on Heat:
CT 6/10

Dogtooth

The weirdest, funniest, scariest film I've seen in recent memory. It's really beautiful in a very dirty way. Bruuuuuuuuuuce!!

CT 10/10

Sons of Cuba

10-year-olds train at a boxing academy in Cuba. Adults living their dreams through childrens athletics is even more interesting when combined with communism.

CT 8.5/10

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

You have two options:
1) See the Chauvet Caves in 3D narrated by Herzog
2)Wait for the "theme park" Chauvet caves to open and be serenaded by crying 5 year olds.


Not his best...but worth the 11$ and 3D headache.

JR-8/10
CT 6/10 for alligators

Marwencol

Probably the most amazing toy playing I have ever seen.

JR- 8/10
CT - 7/10

Ariel

My favorite movie of recent memory. The wonderful actors are hilarious and touching at the same time, and the story is wild. I want to watch it over and over.

CT 10/10

JR 10/10

Revanche

A dark Austrian mystery that's well thought out. It never gets so crazy you stop believing it, but always stays weird enough to keep you hooked.

CT 9/10

The Kids Are All Right

Lesbian moms going through mid-life crises with 2 kids becoming adults. I'm now officially a Ruffalo fan, he's hilarious throughout. This would have been a 10 if not for a horribly botched ending.

CT - 8.5/10

Touching The Void

One of those documentaries with a story too crazy to be true. I guess the re-enactments aren't necessarily 'true,' but they never feel corny. A wonderful mix of doc/narrative. Boney M's 'Brown Girl in the Ring' will never be the same after this movie!!

CT 9/10

Dial M For Murder

So fun. So well written. The whole movie basically takes place in one apartment and still never gets boring. One of the best final shots in a movie EVER... !

CT: 9/10

Capturing The Friedmans

Documentary about a family that is accused of child molestation in the 80's. All of their awkward nerdiness and dysfunction is captured on home video cameras.

CT 8/10

Client 9 - The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer

'I will put a stake through your heart!' A GREAT movie that ends up just GOOD after it's dragged out for nearly 2 hours.

CT 8/10

Jesus Camp

Jesus Fucking Christ this is the scariest horror film I've ever seen.

CT 8.5/1o

Enron - The Smartest Guys In The Room

Evil assholes get caught trying to take advantage of grandmas across the USA

CT 9/10

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