| Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
| Rebecca | 1940 | 97 | 1 | (full review) - REBECCA based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, a David O. Selznick picture starring Laurence Oliviier & Joan Fontaine... There aren't really words to describe why it's my very favorite movie. It simply resonates with every part of my being. | | Ex Machina | 2015 | 93 | 2 | (full review) - Ex Machina takes place entirely inside Nathan's minimalist, luxury compound which sets a tension of danger for Caleb who is not free to leave until the helicopter scheduled to return in 7 days comes for him. The script is also quite clever when it comes to keeping the audience guessing on the motives of each character, many mind games being played... | | Gone Girl | 2014 | 88 | 3 | (full review) - The movie could use a little trim and some may feel Flynn's book and screenplay may jumps the shark a bit at some points, which is why I call it a movie in 3 Acts, but I gotta say, I liked it. The film on the whole is an interesting commentary on the media circus, public judgement and sway we've seen play out in these kinds of cases over the last decade or so. | | Nocturnal Animals | 2016 | 75 | 4 | (full review) - Nocturnal Animals is an intriguing, well-wrought film that explores themes of loyalty, materialism, choices made too quickly. What's most impressive are the transistions from Susan's current life, to the fictional story, to then to she and Tony's past it's all so perfectly balanced and never jarring. Tom Ford understands how to make an art film, and still have it be accessible. | | The Neon Demon | 2016 | 43 | 5 | (full review) - Not quite sure what to make of Refn's latest picture "The Neon Demon". I imagined it would be a bit campy, in a good juicy way, but I didn't expect it to get so dark, nightmarish and sick. Although, actually, I can take watching necrophilia and cannibalism, what I can't take is slothful, long drawn out scenes created for an effect that for me it didn't achieve. |
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