Est. 1998
(4 Jul) Cabaret (1972, Bob Fosse)91 [ I finally got around to seeing this through my little Nazi phase, but I should have so long ago as it’s right up my alley, what with me loving musicals in general and “Moulin Rouge!” in particular. Fosse’s film is obviously a huge influence on Luhrmann’s: amild-mannered English writer (Michael York/Ewan McGregor) hooks up with a “wildy sexual”…
(1 Apr) The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson)91 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (1 Apr) Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016, Jake Szymanski)36 [ I enjoy a dumb, vulgar comedy as much as the next guy – hey, I watched this because I surprisingly liked Aubrey Plaza and Zac Efron in “Dirty Grandpa”, of all things. But this is… not good. Oh, it’s…
(1 Apr) The Young Victoria (2009, Jean-Marc Vallée)62 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Apr) Liste noire (1995, Jean-Marc Vallée)45 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (4 Apr) Los Locos (1997, Jean-Marc Vallée)85 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (5 Apr) The Jungle Book (2016, Jon Favreau)77 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (5 Apr) Loser Love (1999, Jean-Marc Vallée)12 [ Reviewed on Extra…
(1 Jan) Amadeus (1984, Milos Forman)84 [ Part of the AFI list (#53) ] (2 Jan) MASH (1970, Robert Altman)27 [ Part of the AFI list (#56) ] (3 Jan) Hostel (2006, Eli Roth)[ review ]52 (4 Jan) François Girard en trois actes (2006, Mathieu Roy)80 [ Reviewed for Voir ] (9 Jan) Ballets Russes (2006, Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine)71 [ Reviewed for Voir…
(1 Apr) Gilmore Girls 2.11 (2002) [ review ] (3 Apr) Lucky Number Slevin (2006, Paul McGuigan) 45 [ Reviewed for Voir ] (4 Apr) Take the Lead (2006, Liz Friedlander) 59 [ Reviewed for Voir ] (4 Apr) South Park 10.2 (2006, Trey Parker) 62 [ “You’ve gotten so smug that you love the smell of your own farts!” ] (4 Apr) Kinky Boots…
(1 Nov) Tuktuq (2016, Robin Aubert)87 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (3 Nov) The Little Mermaid (1989, Ron Clements & John Musker)85 [ Gorgeous traditional animation, a simple but winning fairy tale story, adorable Ariel and loathsome Ursula, funny sidekicks, catchy songs… What’s not to like? ] (4 Nov) The Prestige (2006, Christopher Nolan) [ review ] 92 (5 Nov) Tim Burton’s The Nightmare…
(1 Nov) Hôtel La Louisiane (2015, Michel La Veaux) [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (1 Nov) Là où Atilla passe… (2015, Onur Karaman)58 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (1 Nov) Loin des hommes (2015, David Oehlhoffen)75 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Nov) Les Démons (2015, Philippe Lesage)79 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Nov) Saul fia (2015, László Nemes)92 […
(1 Oct) Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester)100 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Oct) The Martian (2015, Ridley Scott)92 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (5 Oct) Room (2015, Lenny Abrahamson)59 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (6 Oct) Knock Knock (2015, Eli Roth)69 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (7 Oct) Le Rang du lion (2015, Stéphan Beaudoin)67 (7 Oct) Sleeping Giant (2015,…
(1 Nov) Big Hero 6 (2014, Don Hall & Chris Williams) (2 Nov) Nightcrawler (2014, Dan Gilroy) [ review ] 83 (4 Nov) Maps to the Stars (2014, David Cronenberg) [ review ] 19 (6 Nov) Interstellar (2014, Christopher Nolan) [ review ] 92 (7 Nov) Under the Skin (2014, Jonathan Glazer)59 [ Visually dark. Narratively disorienting. Ominous score. Minimal dialogue. This is an art…
(1 Apr) It Follows (2015, David Robert Mitchell)64 [ Reviewed on Extra Beurre ] (2 Apr) Wish I Was Here (2014, Zach Braff)41 [ I’m not a Zach Braff hater. I loved “Garden State” and I really don’t care that that he used Kickstarter to finance his follow-up feature. But oh boy, right away, somethings seems off about this movie. Gratuitous swearing, attempts at Jewish…