I have to admit that I’m behind on writing about August. Luckily, I have already written about Whit Stillman, and he took up a bulk of August film consideration. I also tried a couple of the random comedies that were released earlier this year, went to The Moxie as always, and finished my last David Lynch film. In order of viewing: …
Director Study: Whit Stillman
Sometimes serendipity comes through really big. I watched Love & Friendship on a whim after seeing that Slant Magazine gave it a strong score. The previews didn’t grab me but the film was absolutely worth my time. After my viewing, I went down the normal rabbit hole of reading about the film and the director. I had never heard of …
Director Study: David Lynch
David Lynch is one of those names that you know, even if you don’t pay attention to film directors. Twin Peaks is especially popular amongst my peer group. Oddly enough, I decided to skip Twin Peaks and only focus on Lynch’s feature films (this meant also skippy Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me). I made this decision for two reasons; I’m trying …
July Films
If you include the repeat viewings, I watched 100 films this year. While my pace is still not as strong as the early part of the year, I feel good about accomplishing the goal of getting to 100. I don’t know if I had seen 100 films the 5 years prior to 2016, maybe not even 100 films in the …
June Films
All you need to know about June is that I started David Lynch, and that the two best films of 2016 were released. In order of viewing: Cemetery of Splendour The Lobster Blue Velvet Eraserhead The Elephant Man Fort Buchanan Dune The Neon Demon The Neon Demon The Neon Demon The standout here is that I saw The Neon Demon three …