Peoples Temple was kind of fucked up. Just a reminder.
I've been watching a lot of movies lately but haven't really had the time to review them. So here's some bluuurbs.
1.
Calvaire - 2004 - Fabrice Du Welz
1/5. God damn I hated this. Wannabe shocking survivalist wank fest. I do love how many people are trying to turn this into some kind of super deep religious metaphor. I hate film students.
2.
À bout de souffle - 1960 - Jean-Luc Godard
4/5. I know most people go through their French new wave phase in high school but I kind of skipped over the entire genre. So don't make fun of me for really loving this because you know you did too. It's funny because when I saw this it was pre-text message break up and I was all sad about the ending. Then post-text message break up the girl character became my hero.
3.
Children of Men - 2006 - Alfonso Cuarón
5/5. It's not often a film gets pumped up by every critic on the planet and still exceeds your expectations. The ending may have left something to be desired for some but either way, so so so incredible.
4.
Little Miss Sunshine - 2006 - Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
3/5. Speaking of a film getting pumped up and not exactly meeting your expectations. Don't get me wrong, it was cute and fun and I did enjoy it. I probably would have loved it if I had seen it before all the acclaim though. Toni Collette is fucking incredible in everything she does though I swear.
5.
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin - 1969 - Koji Wakamatsu
5/5. Good God this film was beautiful, heart breaking, a pefect length, perfect acting, profound without being irritating, etc. etc.
6.
The Last King of Scotland - 2006 - Kevin MacDonald
4/5. Forest Whitaker is the shit in this. I'm so glad he won an Academy Award. I kind of wish this had just been about Idi Amin though because the doctor story was meh at best. Regardless, Senor Whitaker won't let it be 3 stars.
7.
Shortbus - 2006 - John Cameron Mitchell
3/5. Thoroughly enjoyed the beginning but felt like it wavered in the last half. I always forget that most people have never seen real sex in movies because I kept getting confused by people who were shocked by some penis & vagina. Vincent Gaillo didn't do it first, guys.
I'm listening to the recording of Jim Jones' last speech when everyone was drinking the Kool-Aid and it's kind of getting under my skin. Just hearing him and other people encourage everyone to poison their babies and not to worry because "they're only crying because it's bitter tasting not because they're in any pain" is fucking creepy. And everytime the crying stops I figure the babies have started dying out D: Thanks History Channel for turning me into a morbid freak.
1.
Calvaire - 2004 - Fabrice Du Welz
1/5. God damn I hated this. Wannabe shocking survivalist wank fest. I do love how many people are trying to turn this into some kind of super deep religious metaphor. I hate film students.
2.
À bout de souffle - 1960 - Jean-Luc Godard
4/5. I know most people go through their French new wave phase in high school but I kind of skipped over the entire genre. So don't make fun of me for really loving this because you know you did too. It's funny because when I saw this it was pre-text message break up and I was all sad about the ending. Then post-text message break up the girl character became my hero.
3.
Children of Men - 2006 - Alfonso Cuarón
5/5. It's not often a film gets pumped up by every critic on the planet and still exceeds your expectations. The ending may have left something to be desired for some but either way, so so so incredible.
4.
Little Miss Sunshine - 2006 - Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
3/5. Speaking of a film getting pumped up and not exactly meeting your expectations. Don't get me wrong, it was cute and fun and I did enjoy it. I probably would have loved it if I had seen it before all the acclaim though. Toni Collette is fucking incredible in everything she does though I swear.
5.
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin - 1969 - Koji Wakamatsu
5/5. Good God this film was beautiful, heart breaking, a pefect length, perfect acting, profound without being irritating, etc. etc.
6.
The Last King of Scotland - 2006 - Kevin MacDonald
4/5. Forest Whitaker is the shit in this. I'm so glad he won an Academy Award. I kind of wish this had just been about Idi Amin though because the doctor story was meh at best. Regardless, Senor Whitaker won't let it be 3 stars.
7.
Shortbus - 2006 - John Cameron Mitchell
3/5. Thoroughly enjoyed the beginning but felt like it wavered in the last half. I always forget that most people have never seen real sex in movies because I kept getting confused by people who were shocked by some penis & vagina. Vincent Gaillo didn't do it first, guys.
I'm listening to the recording of Jim Jones' last speech when everyone was drinking the Kool-Aid and it's kind of getting under my skin. Just hearing him and other people encourage everyone to poison their babies and not to worry because "they're only crying because it's bitter tasting not because they're in any pain" is fucking creepy. And everytime the crying stops I figure the babies have started dying out D: Thanks History Channel for turning me into a morbid freak.