Saturday, June 8, 2019
Hostiles (2017)
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Intense Western with splendid performances and cinematography has some harrowing scenes of violence; the anti-racist message, however, is presented without much depth and is quite predictable.
Friday, June 7, 2019
First Lines: Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon
Two tires fly. Two wail.
A bamboo groove, all chopped down
From it, warring songs.
...is the best that Corporal Bobby Shaftoe can do on short notice - he's standing on the running board, gripping his Springfield with one hand and the rearview window with the other, so counting the syllables on his fingers is out of the question.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Die Architekten (1990)
The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for a satellite town in East-Berlin.
The last DEFA production is a strong, biting criticism of the ossified socialist state; its impact (and recognition) was lost in the turmoil of the downfall of the Berlin Wall.
Conte d'automne (1998)
A widow's best friend tries to find her a new husband, but the ad posted in the newspaper attracts more than one possibility.
Éric Rohmer's version of a screwball comedy: ever so slightly humorous and very realistic.
Halliwell**: "Gently perceptive, witty drama, given a physical and spiritual autumnal setting, and one that is rooted in the realities of everyday life."
Maltin***1/2: "Delicious adult comedy...This is Rohmer at his best; glorious fun with a most appealing cast."
The Movies I Watched in May
Apache Woman 1955 5
Die Architekten 1990 7
Atomic Blonde 2017 5
Attack of the Crab Monsters 1957 4
The Beat With a Million Eyes 1955 4
Ben-Hur 2016 5
The Bookshop 2017 6
Bron/Broen Season 3 2015 TV 6
Bron/Broen Season 4 2018 TV 6
La cara oculta 2011 6
Conte d'automne 1998 6
Conte d'été 1996 7
Conte d'hiver 1992 6
Conte de printemps 1990 7
Extraction 2015 5
Five Guns West 1955 6
Free Fire 2016 6
Gunslinger 1956 5
Hostiles 2017 7
The House That Jack Built 2018 7
I Kina spiser de hunde 1999 6
Knock Down the House 2019 TV 7
Leave No Trace 2018 7
Liu lang di qiu 2019 6
Naked Paradise 1957 3
Not of This Earth 1957 6
Okja 2017 6
Our Kind of Traitor 2016 6
Replicas 2018 5
Rock All Night 1957 6
Rush 2013 6
Shinboru 2009 6
Swamp Women 1956 5
The Telegraph Trail 1933 5
Todake no kyôdai1941 6
Toivon tuolla puolen 2017 7
True Crimes 2016 6
The Undead 1957 6
Der Untergang 2004 6
White Lion 2010 6
Yves Saint Laurent 2014 6
Die Architekten 1990 7
Atomic Blonde 2017 5
Attack of the Crab Monsters 1957 4
The Beat With a Million Eyes 1955 4
Ben-Hur 2016 5
The Bookshop 2017 6
Bron/Broen Season 3 2015 TV 6
Bron/Broen Season 4 2018 TV 6
La cara oculta 2011 6
Conte d'automne 1998 6
Conte d'été 1996 7
Conte d'hiver 1992 6
Conte de printemps 1990 7
Extraction 2015 5
Five Guns West 1955 6
Free Fire 2016 6
Gunslinger 1956 5
Hostiles 2017 7
The House That Jack Built 2018 7
I Kina spiser de hunde 1999 6
Knock Down the House 2019 TV 7
Leave No Trace 2018 7
Liu lang di qiu 2019 6
Naked Paradise 1957 3
Not of This Earth 1957 6
Okja 2017 6
Our Kind of Traitor 2016 6
Replicas 2018 5
Rock All Night 1957 6
Rush 2013 6
Shinboru 2009 6
Swamp Women 1956 5
The Telegraph Trail 1933 5
Todake no kyôdai1941 6
Toivon tuolla puolen 2017 7
True Crimes 2016 6
The Undead 1957 6
Der Untergang 2004 6
White Lion 2010 6
Yves Saint Laurent 2014 6
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