Hereditary. I liked it... and it's completely draining. Just seeps in and grinds you down like the characters. Toni Collette is a master.
Lean On Pete
Lean on Pete. Tempted to call it my favorite of the year. So many characters that seem to live on outside the frame, defying the template you might expect of them, in "this kind of movie". I was all-in from the first few seconds.
It Follows
It Follows. Loved this movie. Good theme, good creeps, good jumps, great soundtrack.
Chinatown
Chinatown. (Previously). I think my fourth or fifth viewing and worth every one. A perfect movie, pretty much. The pure evil of Noah Cross rings a little too true these days. :(
The Descent
The Descent. Gets to the point! Set the scene, give me foreboding hints about who's up to what, then creep me out. Very efficient opening. I'm surprised we haven't seen more movies set in caves.
Arnold Schönberg: Playing Cards
Arnold Schönberg: Playing Cards. I love those designs.
This facsimile edition of playing cards painted by the composer Arnold Schönberg in c.1910 was published by Belmont Music Publishers in 1981 and produced by Ferd Piatnik (Vienna), with a preface by the composer's daughter, Nuria Schoenberg-Nono. The original cards were made in watercolours and gouache on cardboard with gold and silver, size: 10.5 by 5.5 cm. No reverse has been found for the cards so a coloured pattern painted in one of his diaries was used.
Filed under: not just a composer.
Sullivan’s Travels
Sullivan's Travels. Second viewing (the first), this time on a big screen. Holds up.
The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project. I missed it back in the day. Pretty fun! Refreshing to see how such good work can be made at such small scale, and still kick off a little revolution in the genre.
Support the Girls
Support the Girls. We need about 15 movies like this every year. Pretty great. Love the everydayness of the struggles, but still a huge and deserved catharsis. I'd like to see more movies about managers. Seems like a rich but neglected vein for material.
The Score
The Score. Decent cat-and-mousing. Shape-shifting characters seems like a whole thing back in the 90s/2000s. Fun to see actors that are just plain old now in their younger and more athletic days. I love when movies show all the gadgetry and tools that thieves put to use, borrowing from other realms to suit the need.