It has been a long, long time since I have added a “Ten Most Recent Films” entry. Did I just stop watching movies? No, of course not. But I did stop writing them down and logging them in since the beginning of the year.
Well, enough with that! So, starting off with a bit of a cheat: 20 FILMS! (Since, I wanted to include the films I’ve seem since my most recent film festival tour.) Go to the comments section and let us all know what you have seen recently. You don’t need to include the director or where/how you saw the films. I just do that because this site is meant to celebrate the work of filmmakers, and I’m also interested in how we are “getting” our movies now. Anyway, following is my list. I want to see yours:
1 WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR – Morgan Neville (DIR) (VOD)
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
2 BEING THERE – Hal Ashby (DIR) (Blu Ray)
BEING THERE
3 THE GUILTY – Gustav Möller (DIR) (Naples International FF)
4 MISS ARIZONA – Autumn McAlpin (DIR) (Naples International FF)
MISS ARIZONA
5 WHITE TIDE: THE LEGEND OF CULEBRA – Theo Love (DIR) (Naples International FF)
6 THE PUSH – Grant Korgan, Brian Niles (DIRS) (Naples International FF)
THE PUSH
7 THE 5 BROWNS: DIGGING THROUGH THE DARKNESS – Ben Niles (DIR) (Naples International FF)
8 THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER – Nick Kelly (DIR) (Naples International FF)
THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER
9 VENOM – Ruben Fleischer (DIR) (Theater)
VENOM
10 1985 – Yen Tan (DIR) (Heartland FF)
11 BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY – Dava Whisenant (DIR) (Tallgrass FF)
BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
12 FIRST MAN – Damien Chazelle (DIR) (Theater)
13 A STAR IS BORN – Bradley Cooper (DIR) (Theater)
14 THE SAMUEL PROJECT – Marc Fusco (DIR) (Heartland FF)
THE SAMUEL PROJECT
15 MANKILLER – Valerie Red-Horse (DIR) (Heartland FF)
MANKILLER
16 HIROSHIMA CARP THEATER – Hideyuki Tokigawa (DIR) (Heartland FF)
17 MR. SOUL – Melissa Haizlip, Samuel D. Pollard (DIRS) (Heartland FF)
MR. SOUL!
18 THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – David Fincher (DIR) (Niagara Falls International FF)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
19 SOMETIMES LUCKY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SMART: CONVERSATIONS WITH MACE NEUFELD – Stanley Issacs (DIR) (Niagara Falls International FF)
20 WATERLILY JAGUAR – Melora Walters (DIR) (Niagara Falls International FF)
WATERLILY JAGUAR
1. Bad Times at the El Royale (Drew Goddard)
2. The Thing (John Carpenter)
3. Night of the Demons (Kevin S. Tenney)
4. Office (Hong Won-chan)
5. Halloween (David Gordon Green)
6. Halloween (John Carpenter)
7. A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper)
8. Apostle (Gareth Evans)
9. Hold the Dark (Jeremy Saulnier)
10. Murder Party (Jeremy Saulnier)
Features:
1. If Beale Street could Talk
2. Gospel of Eureka
3. Sorry to Bother You
4. Wrestle
5. My First Film with Zia Anger
Shorts:
1. Funeral
2. Holiday Lake
3. Debbie Does Dilators
4. Hunter
5. Pumpkin Movie
Melanie – I would call you out for cheating by listing the shorts (Okay, I’m totally doing that.) but I also love giving short films some love and attention…
Alec – Since you are a little bit of a completionist, I’m surprised Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN didn’t also get a look-see…
Not canon! The only bit of Rob Zombie’s Halloween have seen actually I saw while at a three-screen drive in theater. I was watching something else and looked over at another one and saw some hardcore ultraviolence going on. Watched that briefly and then went back to Rush Hour it whatever it was I was there to see.
Also, did you ever watch the Mary Elizabeth Winstead THING prequel? I recently watched a You Tube “Let’s talk about how these alien things or zombie viruses actually work from a medical/scientific scrutiny viewfinder” and I found myself wanting to re-watch it because I must’ve dozed off during a good portion of that film when I did watch it.
Thoughts?
Apostle, Hold The Dark, Bohemian Rhapsody, Halloween, Black Coat’s Daughter, Devil’s Candy, Johnny English: Reborn, Shower, In Cold Blood, In The Fade.
The Professional (Leon’), Warrior, 22 July, A Star Is Born, The Intern, Hearts Beat Loud (< AMAZING!!!), Spare Room, The Tale, American Animals, Tully
That you saw SPARE ROOM is really random. Know anything about the director of that film…?
They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead, Mauvais Sang, What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Doc-NYC), Widows, Decade of Fire (Doc-NYC), Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me (Doc-NYC), The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Lovers on the Bridge, The Cassandra Cat, The Life of Brian <— that's all in the last four days
I’m curious about THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB…
In no particular order… those with Stars are MUST SEES…in my book : )
I know I am missing some from Festival circuit too..
*Green book
*Mr.Soul the The Movie
*Solo
*Natural Hair the movie
*Mission possible
*Predator
*Crazy Rich Aliens
*Venom
*BlaKkklansman
*Nobody’s Fool
*Night School
*Ant Man & Wasp
*Paris Window – short
Darn it!!! Not every movie should have a star cuz some were awful and some just ok. I don’t think I can edit
Bride of Re-Animator, Pet Sematary, Pet Sematary Two, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Final Exam, Boy Erased, Halloween (2018), The Slayer, Cutterhead, Satan’s Slaves
I watch only quality cinema! (all streamed except Boy Erased and Halloween in theaters and The Slayer on Blu-ray)