What Robert's Watching

MIFF 2017

2017-07-12T05:23:00.001+08:00

Date/Time	Venue	Session
Friday 4 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4030 - FLY AWAY HOME	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4040 - A QUIET DREAM	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1050 - ON BODY AND SOUL	View Session
6:45 PM	ACMI 2	4061 - GOLDEN EXITS	View Session
9:15 PM	ACMI 2	4071 - THAT'S NOT ME	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3081 - 78/52	View Session
Saturday 5 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4091 - PHANTOM BOY	View Session
1:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2101 - WONDERSTRUCK	View Session
4:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3	7111 - AUSTRALIA DAY	View Session
6:45 PM	Comedy Theatre	2121 - FINAL PORTRAIT	View Session
9:15 PM	Comedy Theatre	2131 - PATTI CAKE$	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4141 - BLOODLANDS	View Session
Sunday 6 August 2017
11:15 AM	Kino Cinema 1	5151 - ETHEL & ERNEST	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1161 - INFINITY BABY	View Session
4:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9171 - LEMON	View Session
6:15 PM	Comedy Theatre	2181 - CALL ME BY YOUR NAME	View Session
9:15 PM	Forum Theatre	1191 - THE MOLE SONG - HONG KONG CAPRICCIO	View Session
Monday 7 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1200 - THE IDEA OF A LAKE	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1210 - A MAN OF INTEGRITY	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1220 - INSYRIATED	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1231 - ALI'S WEDDING	View Session
9:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5241 - THOUSAND CUTS	View Session
Tuesday 8 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4250 - SALAWAKU	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1270 - LOS PERROS	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9281 - IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD	View Session
9:15 PM	Comedy Theatre	2291 - INGRID GOES WEST	View Session
Wednesday 9 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4300 - IVAN TSAREVITCH AND THE CHANGING PRINCESS	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1310 - WESTERN	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1320 - THE TEACHER	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1331 - APRIL'S DAUGHTER	View Session
9:15 PM	Comedy Theatre	2341 - BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL	View Session
Thursday 10 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1350 - SLEEPING BEAUTY	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6370 - NEWTON	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9381 - MAUDIE	View Session
9:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9391 - AXOLOTL OVERKILL	View Session
Friday 11 August 2017
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4410 - ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT ALONE	View Session
6:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2431 - THE SQUARE	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2441 - GOOD TIME	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4451 - TRAGEDY GIRLS	View Session
Saturday 12 August 2017
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1471 - A FANTASTIC WOMAN	View Session
4:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9481 - OH LUCY!	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9491 - BRIGSBY BEAR	View Session
9:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2511 - THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER	View Session
Sunday 13 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4531 - ANCIEN AND THE MAGIC TABLET	View Session
1:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3	7541 - MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA	View Session
3:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2551 - BPM	View Session
6:30 PM	ACMI 2	4561 - ELLIPSIS	View Session
9:00 PM	ACMI 2	4571 - BEACH RATS	View Session
Monday 14 August 2017
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4590 - YOURSELF AND YOURS	View Session
4:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1600 - LOVER FOR A DAY	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9611 - THE BUTTERFLY TREE	View Session
9:15 PM	Comedy Theatre	2621 - A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN	View Session
Tuesday 15 August 2017
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4630 - HELLO, GOODBYE	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1640 - MARJORIE PRIME	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6650 - FREE AND EASY	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1661 - BEATRIZ AT DINNER	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2671 - HAPPY END	View Session
Wednesday 16 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1680 - I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1690 - HOSTAGES	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6700 - GHOST IN THE MOUNTAINS	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2711 - THE PARTY	View Session
9:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5721 - OTHERLIFE	View Session
Thursday 17 August 2017
11:45 AM	Forum Theatre	1730 - CLAIRE'S CAMERA	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1740 - GLORY	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1750 - POP AYE	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8761 - THE LOST CITY OF Z	View Session
9:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2771 - JUNGLE	View Session
Friday 18 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1780 - BIG BIG WORLD	View Session
6:30 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6811 - MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND	View Session
9:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8821 - MY FRIEND DAHMER	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3831 - ALIPATO - THE VERY BRIEF LIFE OF AN EMBER	View Session
Saturday 19 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1841 - THE LOVERS	View Session
1:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9859 - MIFF KIDS' GALA - ROCK DOG	View Session
4:30 PM	ACMI 2	4861 - PERSON TO PERSON	View Session
6:30 PM	ACMI 1	3871 - THOSE WHO MAKE REVOLUTION HALFWAY ONLY DIG THEIR OWN GRAVE	View Session
10:00 PM	ACMI 1	3881 - THE ENDLESS	View Session
Sunday 20 August 2017
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1891 - LOVING VINCENT	View Session
1:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1901 - AFTERIMAGE	View Session
4:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5911 - THE ORNITHOLOGIST	View Session

MIFF 2016

2016-07-07T10:21:00.003+08:00

Date/Time	Venue	Session
Friday 29 July 2016
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1030 - AFTER THE STORM	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1040 - BLOOD OF MY BLOOD	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4050 - OPERATION AVALANCHESOLD OUT	View Session
6:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2061 - SUNSET SONG	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9071 - UNDER THE SHADOW	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	3081 - I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLERSELLING FAST	View Session
Saturday 30 July 2016
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1091 - EVOLUTIONSELLING FAST	View Session
1:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8101 - MUNE: GUARDIAN OF THE MOON	View Session
4:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9111 - THE RED TURTLESOLD OUT	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8121 - LE FILS DE JOSEPH	View Session
9:00 PM	ACMI 2	4131 - PARIS 05:59	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3141 - THE LURESELLING FAST	View Session
Sunday 31 July 2016
11:30 AM	Forum Theatre	1151 - MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE	View Session
1:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8161 - LONG WAY NORTH	View Session
4:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9171 - THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2181 - CERTAIN WOMENSOLD OUT	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8191 - LILY LANE	View Session
Monday 1 August 2016
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1200 - MAHANA	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1210 - DIAMOND ISLAND	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4220 - NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTHSELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2231 - PERSONAL SHOPPERSOLD OUT	View Session
9:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5241 - HOW HEAVY THIS HAMMER	View Session
Tuesday 2 August 2016
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4250 - MARA AND THE FIREBRINGERSELLING FAST	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4260 - THE NEW KID	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1270 - HARMONIUM	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8281 - OFFICE 3D	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9291 - JULIETASOLD OUT	View Session
Wednesday 3 August 2016
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4300 - THE MAGIC BRUSHSELLING FAST	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4310 - WHAT'S IN THE DARKNESSSELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4320 - COSMOSSELLING FAST	View Session
Thursday 4 August 2016
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1360 - 11 MINUTESSOLD OUT	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1370 - TOKYO STORYSOLD OUT	View Session
6:45 PM	Forum Theatre	1381 - CHEVALIERSOLD OUT	View Session
9:15 PM	Forum Theatre	1391 - ELLESOLD OUT	View Session
Friday 5 August 2016
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4400 - ADAMA	View Session
2:00 PM	Ian Potter Theatrette	0405 - Editing Masterclass: Simon NjooSELLING FAST	View Session
3:30 PM	Ian Potter Theatrette	0415 - Composing: Setting The Score	View Session
6:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2431 - SLACK BAY	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9441 - FRANK & LOLASELLING FAST	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4451 - PHANTASM: REMASTERED	View Session
Saturday 6 August 2016
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1471 - BORN TO BE BLUESELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2481 - CAPTAIN FANTASTICSOLD OUT	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9491 - MADLYSOLD OUT	View Session
9:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9511 - CHRISTINESELLING FAST	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3521 - KILLING GROUNDSELLING FAST	View Session
Sunday 7 August 2016
1:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1541 - GIRL ASLEEPSTANDBY	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 3	0551 - INDIGNATIONSTANDBY	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9561 - LITTLE MEN	View Session
9:00 PM	ACMI 2	4571 - STAYING VERTICAL	View Session
Monday 8 August 2016
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1580 - A DRAGON ARRIVES!	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1590 - APPRENTICE	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9611 - AQUARIUS	View Session
9:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10	8621 - MEN & CHICKENSELLING FAST	View Session
Tuesday 9 August 2016
12:20 PM	SpACE @ Collins	2033 - EASTER RISING: VOICE OF A REBELSTANDBY	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1640 - ALBÜM	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1650 - BEING 17	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9661 - THE FAMILY FANGSTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6671 - SEOUL STATIONSELLING FAST	View Session
Wednesday 10 August 2016
12:30 PM	SpACE @ Collins	3194 - INVASION!STANDBY	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4690 - OUR HUFF AND PUFF JOURNEYSELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1700 - THE COMMUNESELLING FAST	View Session
6:45 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3	7711 - MAMMAL	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2721 - A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING	View Session
Thursday 11 August 2016
11:50 AM	SpACE @ Collins	1243 - THE TURNING FORESTSTANDBY	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1740 - BORIS WITHOUT BEATRICE	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4750 - DEATH IN SARAJEVOSELLING FAST	View Session
6:15 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 3	7761 - THE DEMONS	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9771 - GOAT	View Session
Friday 12 August 2016
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1780 - RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1790 - FAMILY FILM	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1800 - MERCENARY	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1811 - EMO THE MUSICALSTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9821 - TRAIN TO BUSANSTANDBY	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4831 - THE DEVIL'S CANDY	View Session
Saturday 13 August 2016
11:00 AM	Kino Cinema 2	6841 - THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOMSTANDBY	View Session
1:30 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9859 - KIDS GALA: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS 3DSTANDBY	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6861 - LITTLE FROM THE FISH SHOP	View Session
7:00 PM	Kino Cinema 3	0879 - HELL OR HIGH WATER: CAPTIONED SCREENINGSTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 11	9881 - THE EYES OF MY MOTHER	View Session
Sunday 14 August 2016
1:45 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5901 - THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIVSTANDBY	View Session
4:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2911 - A WAR	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2921 - THE NEON DEMON	View Session

Film List 2015

2015-12-31T23:56:00.001+08:00

This year wasn't the best for films when I compare it to other years. There was nothing that really stood out to me as being a future classic. That said, it makes for what is probably my most unusual list so far. 543 movies this year. A few films more than last year. Like, a handful more. Again, a frantically busy year. Went to the cinema 290 times. Saw 372 new films for the first time but only 45 older films for the first time. I also watched 125 films again that I'd seen before. Let's hope 2016 is better. I have high hopes. Ok here is my very strange list! Usual disclaimer applies.

The Best of the Best

1. The Lobster

2. An

3. 45 Years

4. The World of Kanako

5. Force Majeure

6. Phoenix

7. Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

8. The Overnight

Super Awesome Fun Times

9. Ex Machina

10. The Tribe

11. Kingsman: The Secret Service

12. Mad Max: Fury Road

13. The Witch

14. Mistress America

15. Cooties

16. The Revenant

17. Backcountry

18. The Falling

19. Goodnight Mommy

20. The Voices

Really Great

21. The Martian

22. Inside Out

23. The Walk

24. Song of the Sea

25. Haemoo

26. Spring

27. The Man for U.N.C.L.E.

28. The Duke of Burgundy

29. Magical Girl

30. 99 Homes

31. Jupiter Ascending

32. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

33. London Road

34. Spotlight

35. Mommy

36. Suffragette

37. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

38. The Diary of a Teenage Girl

39. Crimson Peak

40. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

41. The Invitation

Very Good

42. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

43. Two Shots Fired

44. Clouds of Sils Maria

45. Victoria

46. Wild Tales

47. Creed

48. Hungry Hearts

49. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

50. The End of the Tour

51. Foxcatcher

52. Coherence

53. Two Days, One Night

54. 71

55. Jurassic World

56. Paper Towns

57. Dear White People

58. Trash

59. Don’t Tell Me The Boy Was Mad

60. Infinitely Polar Bear

61. Selma

62. Inherent Vice

63. A Little Chaos

64. Tangerine

65. The Riot Club

66. 13 Minutes

67. Still Alice

68. Chappie

69. The Spiderweb House

70. American Ultra

71. Corn Island

72. Sicario

73. While We’re Young

74. Cub

75. Love and Mercy

76. Slow West

77. Macbeth

78. Ant-man

79. The Gift

80. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

81. Louder Than Bombs

82. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau

83. Tokyo Tribe

84. Mr. Holmes

Perfectly Watchable

85. Robot Overlords

86. Dope

87. A Most Violent Year

88. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

89. The Wolfpack

90. Being 14

91. The Good Dinosaur

92. The Danish Girl

93. Everest

94. Top Five

95. Kidnapping Freddy Heineken

96. Beauty and the Beast

97. Big Game

98. Nasty Baby

99. Truth

100. The Treasure

101. The Gambler

102. Sworn Virgin

103. James White

104. Bridge of Spies

105. The Wave

106. Avengers: Age of Ultron

107. Black Sea

108. When Marnie Was There

109. Red Amnesia

110. A Royal Night Out

111. Pitch Perfect 2

112. Freeheld

113. She’s Funny That Way

114. Tehran Taxi

115. Boychoir

116. Straight Outta Compton

117. The Coffin in the Mountain

118. Focus

119. Big Eyes

120. Joy

121. Ryozu and the Seven Henchmen

122. Mississippi Grind

123. Far From the Madding Crowd

124. Little Accidents

125. Partners in Crime

126. Trainwreck

127. Cut Snake

128. Southpaw

129. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

130. San Andreas

131. Good Kill

132. The Prophet

133. The Program

134. Rosewater

135. The Theory of Everything

136. 1001 Grams

137. Testament of Youth

138. The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale

139. Heaven Knows What

140. Kill Your Friends

141. El Cinco

142. The Final Girls

143. Magic Mike XXL

144. Believe Me

145. Theeb

146. Every Secret Thing

147. Mediterranea

148. Beasts of No Nation

149. Better Living Through Chemistry

150. Faults

151. Camp X-ray

152. Z for Zachariah

153. Rudderless

154. Spy

155. Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge out of Water

156. Woman in Gold

157. Poltergeist

158. 600 Miles

159. Search Party

160. Cinderella

161. Man Up

162. The Lovers

163. Insidious 3

164. Child 44

165. Brooklyn

166. About Alex

167. Area 51

168. Sleeping with Other People

169. Blue Caprice

170. Self/less

171. Spectre

172. Bone Tomahawk

173. Looking for Grace

174. Barefoot

175. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimention

176. Alex of Venice

177. Land and Shade

178. Life

179. White God

180. Song One

181. American Sniper

182. Far from Men

183. Dark Places

184. Legend

185. Secret in their Eyes

186. A Perfect Day

187. People Places Things

188. Citizenfour

189. Mateo

190. Burnt

191. Absolutely Anything

192. The Longest Week

193. Effie Gray

194. Pawn Sacrifice

195. The Man Who Knew Infinity

196. Manglehorn

197. One Floor Below

198. Bill

199. By The Sea

200. Results

201. The Humbling

202. Laggies

203. Ricki and the Flash

204. In the Heart of the Sea

205. Yakuza Apocalypse

206. Lucky Them

207. Queen of the Desert

208. X+Y

209. Adult Beginners

210. Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere

211. Ruben Guthrie

212. Tale of Tales

213. The Night Before

214. The Transported Refuled

215. Hidden

216. The Postman’s White Nights

217. Chronic

218. Raiders

219. Learning to Drive

Still Watchable

220. Cut Bank

221. The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman

222. Stonehearst Asylum

223. True Story

224. Sisters

225. Dark Summer

226. My Golden Days

227. Turbo Kid

228. Danny Collins

229. The Nightmare

230. Strangerland

231. Shaun the Sheep

232. The Daughter

233. Youth

234. Digging Up The Marrow

235. Lost River

236. 7 Chinese Brothers

237. The Green Inferno

238. Extraterrestrial

239. The Perfect Host

240. Out of the Dark

241. The Dressmaker

242. Queen of Earth

243. Unfriended

244. Hitman: Agent 47

245. Mortdecai

246. Seventh Son

247. Wolves

248. Black Mass

249. Manny Lewis

250. Mindscape

251. Arabian Nights Vol. 1: The Restless One

252. Cymbeline

253. Playing It Cool

254. Come out and Play aka Who can kill a child

255. Burying the Ex

256. Deathgasm

257. Kid Cannabis

258. Daddy's Home

259. Miss Meadows

260. REC 4: Apocalypse

261. Cake

262. Attack on Titan

263. Maggie

264. Run All Night

265. What We Did On Our Holiday

266. Barely Lethal

267. The Book of Life

Missing Something

268. Insurgent

269. Monsters: Dark Continent

270. Leviathan

271. Final Girl

272. In Their Skin

273. The Last Five Years

274. Tomorrowland

275. 5 Flights Up

276. Monster Hunt

277. Age of Adaline

278. Fast and Furious 7

279. Dying of the Light

280. The Harvest

281. Clown

282. Chasuke’s Journey

283. Brick Mansions

284. The Last Witch Hunter

285. Minions

286. The Gunman

287. Journey to the Shore

288. The Duff

289. Taken 3

290. Ted 2

291. Boulevard

292. We Are Your Friends

293. Last Cab to Darwin

294. Coin Locker Girl

295. The Loft

296. The Boy Next Door

297. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

298. Two Night Stand

299. Terminator Genisys

300. The November Man

301. Irrational Man

302. Everly

303. Koza

304. Madame Bovary

305. Attack on Titan Part 2

306. Entourage

307. The Editor

308. The Prince

309. The Forbidden Room

310. A Walk in the Woods

311. Fantastic Four

312. Pinch

313. The Intern

314. Knock Knock

315. The Shrine

316. Home

317. The Visit

318. Holding The Man

319. Early Winter

320. Pasolini

321. Sinister 2

322. Blackhat

323. A Deadly Adoption

324. The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

325. Animal

326. Fifty Shades of Grey

327. The Gallows

328. The Liar

329. He Never Died

330. Little Boy

331. Infini

332. Vice

333. The Edge of Sanity aka Breaking at the Edge

334. Hot Pursuit

Try Harder

335. Tracers

336. Strange Magic

337. Get Hard

338. Hill of Freedom

339. Miss You Already

340. The Pyramid

341. We Are Still Here

342. The Vatican Tapes

343. Project Almanac

344. Ouija

345. The Cobbler

346. Oddball

347. Julia

348. Love the Coopers

349. Nightlight

350. Altar

351. The Man with the Iron Fists 2

352. The Longest Ride

353. Kill Me Three Times

354. Assassination Classroom

355. Hotel Transylvania 2

356. The Human Centipede 3

357. The Assassin

358. Cemetery of Splendour

359. Love

360. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Roadchip

361. Among Friends

362. Charlie’s Farm

Ew, just... No.

363. Pan

364. Nailbiter

365. Hot Tub Time Machine 2

366. Pixels

367. Stalkher

368. Under Electric Clouds

369. How To Make Love Like An Englishman

370. The Wedding Ringer

371. Aloha

372. Unfinished Business

Film List 2014
Film List 2013

Trainwreck

2015-07-21T09:32:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

When it was announced that Judd Aptow was making directing a starring role vehicle for upcoming comedian Amy Schumer I thought to myself, I don't have any idea who this person is but she will be everywhere in a years time. And just like Seth Rogan, this has comet pass, seemingly overnight they are now an omnipresent staple of the comedy community.

Schumer's first major film is a delightful and filthy romantic comedy. It's exactly what we've come to expect from the Aptow clan's adult oriented content. There's plenty of great laughs and surprising moments.

There's also the usual problems, with an over abundance of celebrity cameos and an inability to keep a very simple comedy running under 2 hours. Aptow has a real problem killing his darlings and once again here scenes are held a few beats too long and the general improvisatory nature sometimes rambles to no effect. Now comedy is subjective and I can force audiences where this might slay but especially towards the beginning of the film dragging scenes out before we get to any significant plot set up seems unwise. There was even a full scene or two that seemed entirely unnecessary and could have been excised with no loss of plot or any good jokes. Please learn to edit down your films.

I admire his loyalty to 35mm film and find it fascinating that he still shoots improvised material in the format when the digital alternative seems so much better suited for the acting style. It feels strange to say it as a film lover, but I've become accustomed to the digital look in cinemas now and watching this by comparison looks like a muddy mess of grain. These film have never been acknowledged for their visual prowess and there was nothing particularly wrong with the cinematography, it's just odd to note that now seeing film grain at the cinema is an anomaly rather than the norm.

While the storyline is pretty pedestrian in its adherence to the usual beats Schumer's comedic stylings add a welcome flavour to the proceedings and the film is a great announcement of a new female voice to add to the mix. I thought it was good fun but nothing special.

MIFF 2015

2015-07-08T22:11:00.001+08:00

Here's a list of films I have tickets for this year. Come and join me at any sessions if you're around! Also I plan on seeing a bunch of other movies at the regular cinemas around these... YAY MOVIE HOLIDAY!

Friday 31 July 2015
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4030 - THE SPIDERWEBHOUSE	View Session
1:15 PM	Forum Theatre	1040 - UNDER ELECTRIC CLOUDS	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5050 - EL CINCO	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2061 - PHOENIX	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2071 - ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRLSELLING FAST	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3081 - LOVESELLING FAST	View Session
Saturday 1 August 2015
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4091 - ROBOT OVERLORDS	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1101 - MISSISSIPPI GRINDSELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6111 - THE DUKE OF BURGUNDYSOLD OUT	View Session
6:30 PM	Treasury Theatre	7121 - HE NEVER DIEDSOLD OUT	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts 11	9131 - THE OVERNIGHTSOLD OUT	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4141 - GOODNIGHT MOMMY	View Session
Sunday 2 August 2015
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1161 - CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1171 - KAHLIL GIBRAN'S THE PROPHET	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts 11	9181 - RESULTSSELLING FAST	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts 10	8191 - MAGICAL GIRL	View Session
Monday 3 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1200 - ANSELLING FAST	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1210 - THE COFFIN IN THE MOUNTAIN	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1220 - 1001 GRAMSSELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2231 - THE LOBSTERSOLD OUT	View Session
Tuesday 4 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1250 - OLD CATS	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1260 - RED AMNESIA	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1270 - THE POSTMAN'S WHITE NIGHTSSELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1281 - MY GOLDEN DAYS	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2291 - VICTORIASOLD OUT	View Session
Wednesday 5 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1300 - CORN ISLAND	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1310 - MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5320 - DON'T TELL ME THE BOY WAS MADSELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2331 - 99 HOMES	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2341 - SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLESELLING FAST	View Session
Thursday 6 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1350 - LAND AND SHADE	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1370 - 600 MILES	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2381 - THE WOLFPACKSOLD OUT	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts 10	8391 - TURBO KIDSOLD OUT	View Session
Friday 7 August 2015
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4400 - MATEO	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4410 - FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1420 - BATTLES WITHOUT HONOUR AND HUMANITY	View Session
6:30 PM	ACMI 2	4431 - 7 CHINESE BROTHERSSELLING FAST	View Session
9:15 PM	Hoyts 10	8441 - A PERFECT DAYSELLING FAST	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 1	3451 - THE INVITATIONSELLING FAST	View Session
Saturday 8 August 2015
1:30 PM	Treasury Theatre	7471 - HEAD	View Session
4:00 PM	Hoyts 10	8481 - NASTY BABYSELLING FAST	View Session
6:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1491 - THE ASSASSINSTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	ACMI 2	4511 - COIN LOCKER GIRL	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4521 - DEATHGASM	View Session
Sunday 9 August 2015
11:00 AM	Kino Cinema 2	6531 - LIFE KILLS ME	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1541 - RAIDERS!	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4551 - THE MAID	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts 11	9561 - THE DAUGHTERSTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	Comedy Theatre	2571 - HAEMOO	View Session
Monday 10 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1580 - TWO SHOTS FIRED	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4590 - BEING 14SELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1600 - CHASUKE'S JOURNEY	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1611 - HUNGRY HEARTS	View Session
9:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1621 - JAMES WHITE	View Session
Tuesday 11 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1630 - TEHRAN TAXISTANDBY	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4640 - WONDERFUL WORLD ENDSELLING FAST	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5650 - THE LIARSELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2661 - THE END OF THE TOURSELLING FAST	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts 10	8671 - THE NIGHTMARE	View Session
Wednesday 12 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1680 - HILL OF FREEDOM	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1690 - SWORN VIRGIN	View Session
4:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1700 - RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2711 - THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRLSTANDBY	View Session
9:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5721 - DOWNRIVERSELLING FAST	View Session
Thursday 13 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1730 - ONE FLOOR BELOW	View Session
1:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1740 - JOURNEY TO THE SHORE	View Session
4:00 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5750 - KOZA	View Session
6:30 PM	Comedy Theatre	2761 - DOPESTANDBY	View Session
9:00 PM	Hoyts 11	9771 - YAKUZA APOCALYPSE: THE GREAT WAR OF THE UNDERWORLD	View Session
Friday 14 August 2015
11:00 AM	ACMI 2	4780 - PARTNERS IN CRIME	View Session
1:30 PM	ACMI 2	4790 - THEEBSTANDBY	View Session
4:00 PM	ACMI 2	4800 - MEDITERRANEASELLING FAST	View Session
6:30 PM	ACMI 2	4811 - LOUDER THAN BOMBS	View Session
9:00 PM	Forum Theatre	1821 - THE WITCHSTANDBY	View Session
11:30 PM	ACMI 2	4831 - SPRING	View Session
Saturday 15 August 2015
11:00 AM	Forum Theatre	1841 - THE TREASURE	View Session
1:45 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5851 - EARLY WINTER	View Session
4:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5861 - QUEEN OF EARTHSTANDBY	View Session
6:30 PM	Forum Theatre	1871 - CHRONIC	View Session
9:00 PM	Kino Cinema 2	6881 - THE GUEST	View Session
Sunday 16 August 2015
11:15 AM	Kino Cinema 1	5891 - ARABIAN NIGHTS - VOL 1, THE RESTLESS ONESTANDBY	View Session
1:45 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5901 - ARABIAN NIGHTS - VOL 2, THE DESOLATE ONESTANDBY	View Session
4:15 PM	Kino Cinema 1	5911 - ARABIAN NIGHTS - VOL 3, THE ENCHANTED ONESTANDBY	View Session
6:30 PM	Hoyts 11	9921 - THE GIFTSTANDBY	View Session

Chappie

2015-03-11T21:49:00.001+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Andrew

Neill Blomkamp is up to his old tricks again. I'd read a lot of mixed reviews so I had lower expectations going into this one that I might have otherwise. Because it certainly looks like the kind of film I'd normally enjoy. And in truth I did enjoy it more than I thought I would, most probably thanks to those lowered expectations.

Chappie, the creation, is a marvel. The detail and amazing compositing that's gone into placing and blending him with the environments is kind of stunning. The big robot, Moose, is a little less believable at the end there. It also doesn't help with the many comparisons to be made with Robocop. But Chappie is great and you never doubt here's there, interacting with the eclectic cast.

His character is wonderfully adorable as well. I was apprehensive about Die Antwoord but they are both alright. Hugh Jackman is just needed to play a crazy man and Sigourney Weaver is kinda wasted.

Now, the plot covers a lot of ground and kind of goes all over the place. It certainly keeps things moving but they introduce so many big ideas that remain underdeveloped. If you're going to a fun sci-fi action film you'll probably enjoy it but if you like the ideas behind the sci-fi you'll be left out in the cold with this one. They mainly seem to be there for plot convenience.

It's not as preachy as his last two films, which is nice. It feels lighter because of that. Ultimately I think it's a fun film if you can get onboard with the character. Don't look for anything deeper though, it'll become a bit of a mess.

Home

2015-03-08T21:25:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler, Alex, Andrew

This is really paint by numbers. It opens with a really disturbing alien invasion that in another film would be horrifying but here they downplay that and try to keep it upbeat and friendly so it's all set to a pop song. It just seems to make it more disturbing. They have to rush through all this set up to get to their story or an odd couple finding their respective homes. This film could have been anything really, but it's a misguided road trip movie with some pretty standard plot beats and no real surprises. The jokes are mediocre at best.

The animation is serviceable and I have to admit the fluidity of the aliens is impressive but they are just all so annoying that I don't care about any of them. I don't really like Jim Parsons's voice, so that's not a good start.

There's nothing really new or innovative here. I really feel like they told the wrong story here. Meh.

Seventh Son

2015-03-04T09:02:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

I really love my fantasy films. This one has dragons AND females with crimped hair. That's probably the two most important ingredients.

This film seems to delight in presenting the most archetypal hero's journey. It hits all the beats without much finesse but even going through the motions like that, there's a sense of glee I get at the recognition of blatant use of tropes.

And this one gets some great actors to say some very ludicrous dialogue in the most serious manner possible which is just a delight in itself. The Big Lebowski reunion that no-one would have expected. Jeff Bridges seems determined to be as unintelligible as possible and Julianne Moore relishes the hammy villainess. Glorious and terrible. Olivia Williams has a nice little part that I desperately wish was expanded a great deal more because the story they hint at is probably more interesting that the main plot. Ben Barnes does what he can playing the young male and slightly British lead that we see in every fantasy film.

And in truth, the first part of the film was exceedingly enjoyable, such promise of adventure and fun and a sense that they went balls to the wall with the ridiculous fantasy elements. Sadly the latter half of the film couldn't deliver the same pace and energy. The elements are there but are muted and never as grand as you'd hope, as is so often the case with modern fantasy films. Our hero's trials are never punishing enough to feel like he earns the power he receives and his training montage is pretty much skipped over so it all just feels inevitable and lazy.

Surprisingly, I didn't hate the romance element. It's not great, but at least it's not as half assed as the rest of the mythology surrounding the characters.

The biggest saviour here though has to be Marco Beltrami's score, that's determined to make you enjoy the film despite what it's showing you. That score deserves a much bigger and adventurous film. Wonderful.

The 3D is post converted and it really shows at a few moments. Most of it is passable though.

If you really REALLY love your fantasy and go into this one expecting the worst, as I did, you might be pleasantly surprised that it's not as bad as you thought it would be. There were plenty of moments I had a blast. But sadly, this film will also fade into the lexicon of average and ultimately forgettable modern fantasy films.

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015-02-18T18:09:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

An unexpected franchise. No doubt soon they will be performing high risk heists involving driving expensive cars from out of planes.

The first film was perfectly charming and innoffensive, and the second film follows suit. If you saw the first film, you'll know what you're in for and if you didn't that won't really matter, it's easy enough to follow along.

I did enjoy hearing the typical Thomas Newman music style infused with Indian flavor.

So we have a few new characters. And a story about getting a new hotel, getting married, staring a new life and new love. It's really just like the first one. Not much more to say about it.

The Wedding Ringer

2015-01-20T00:19:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Kate

This was really low rent. The script was pretty bad, the story predictable, the no-name cast are unimpressive. I laugh once, but that was when the film reminded me of a funny part in another film.

Taken 3

2015-01-06T21:00:00.000+08:00

IMDB

Olivier Megaton seems to get thrown Luc Besson's cinematic dregs. Once again this film is riding on Liam Neeson's name. The story is meh, the action is incoherent, the budget appears to have been cut in half because it's a very small scale compared to the other two. The first film had an interesting story involving sex slavery. Now it's just some Russian thugs who want money. It's all devolved into a big puddle of meh. It'll probably make a lot of money though. Ahh well. The year is off to a rough start but surely it can only get better from here.

Film List 2014

2015-01-01T02:35:00.000+08:00

So I've decided to discontinue my blog in 2015. Unless I get preview passes and am obliged to write up a review, it's just not worth the time drain. That's valuable time I could be using to watch more movies! I'm pretty sure only a handful of you actually read them anyway.

This year was very busy with other things too. For the 5th year in a row, I've seen less films than the previous year. 514. That's upsetting. However this year I saw 312 new film release films for the first time, which is an increase. And yet, still nowhere near the amount I wanted to see.

I see end of year top 10 lists from critics who proudly proclaim they saw 80 films this year. I don't understand how you can claim to know the best films if you haven't seen them all. Likewise I feel like a bit of a hypocrite knowing there's so many great films I've not been able to see yet and consider in my list.

I also hate the definitive ranking of films, where sometimes comparing them is like apples and oranges. That's why I break my list into chunks and my numbering order is pretty arbitrary.

Last disclaimer, this is only my opinion. But my opinion is the only one that matters. And having just finished this list I'm kind of shocked at how it's turned out. I reserve the right to change my mind, repeatedly, as I do every year. Here we go!

FILMS THAT RULE THE WORLD!!!!!

1. Her

2. Whiplash

3. The Lego Movie

4. Ping Pong Summer

5. The Raid 2

6. Nightcrawler

7. It Follows

8. Birdman

9. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya

10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

11. Kingsman: The Secret Service

12. Boyhood

13. Calvary

FILMS THAT ARE SUPER AWESOME FUN TIMES!

14. Gone Girl

15. Why Don't You Play In Hell?

16. The Grand Budapest Hotel

17. Wetlands

18. The Guest

19. How To Train Your Dragon 2

20. The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

21. It's Such A Beautiful Day

22. The One I Love

23. Predestination

24. The Infinite Man

25. 22 Jump Street

26. What We Do In Shadows

27. Creep

28. They Came Together

29. Life After Beth

30. Guardians of the Galaxy

31. The Double

32. Stretch

33. Godzilla

34. Willow Creek

35. The Boxtrolls

36. Paddington

37. Tom at the Farm

38. Fell

39. The Babadook

40. Edge of Tomorrow

41. The Mule

42. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead

43. Time Lapse

44. Still Life

45. Captain America: The Winter Solider

FILMS That are pretty great.

46. Big Hero 6

47. Starred Up

48. Jack

49. Maps To The Stars

50. Housebound

51. Noah

52. Stranger By The Lake

53. Short Term 12

54. Blue Ruin

55. Ida

56. Into The Woods

57. The Imitation Game

58. Interstellar

59. Locke

60. Felony

61. Automata

62. Ninja Kids!!!

63. Obvious Child

64. Snowpiercer

65. Muppets Most Wanted

66. Horns

67. John Wick

68. Afflicted

69. Bad Neighbours

70. Welcome to New York

71. Under The Skin

72. +1

Films that are good.

73. X-Men: Days of Future Past

74. Mr. Turner

75. We Are The Best!

76. Black Coal, Thin Ice

77. The Hunt

78. The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

79. Patema Inverted

80. 12 Years A Slave

81. What Richard Did

82. Big Ass Spider

83. Happy Christmas

84. Jug Face

85. The Third Side of the River

86. Wild

87. Belle

88. 1000 Times Goodnight

89. Listen Up Phillip

90. Young Ones

91. Haunter

92. The Wind Rises

93. Pioneer

94. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Pivot

95. Kill The Messenger

96. These Final Hours

97. Ernest and Celeste

98. All is Lost

99. In Order of Disappearance

100. Earth to Echo

101. August: Osage County

102. Witching and Bitching

103. Among The Living

104. Pride

105. Cheatin'

106. Frank

107. Big Bad Wolves

108. Fury

109. Enemy

110. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

111. The Interview

112. Life of Crime

113. Dallas Buyers Club

114. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
115. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

116. Ragnarok

117. Nebraska

118. The Water Diviner

119. R100

120. The Little Death

121. Begin Again

122. As Above, So Below

123. Don Jon

124. Night Moves

125. Cold In July

126. The Last Days on Mars

127. A Most Wanted Man

128. Venus in Fur

129. Space Station 76

130. In A World...

131. Grand Piano

132. 300: Rise of an Empire

133. The Congress

134. The Distance

Films that are pretty okay I guess...

135. 20 Feet From Stardom

136. Bad Words

137. The Maze Runner

138. The ABCs Of Death 2

139. Odd Thomas

140. Three Days To Kill

141. Patrick

142. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

143. The Captive

144. Exists

145. The Two Faces of January

146. My Old Lady

147. Lucy

148. Fat Kid Rules The World

149. Robocop

150. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

151. Penguins of Madagascar

152. Wolf Creek 2

153. A.C.O.D.

154. Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

155. Late Phases

156. Romeo and Juliet

157. Starry Eyes

158. Le Weekend

159. Into The Storm

160. Hector and the Search for Happiness

161. Get On Up

162. The Lifeguard

163. Fading Gigolo

164. Anina

165. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

166. Here Comes The Devil

167. Viy

168. Dom Hemingway

169. Zombeavers

170. The Signal

171. The Town That Dreaded Sundown

172. The Trip to Italy

173. Son of a Gun

174. Inside Llewyn Davis

175. The Normal Heart

176. The Grandmaster

177. The Dirties

178. Tarzan

179. Aunt Hilda!

180. Chef

181. Stalingrad

182. Joe

183. Unbroken

184. Before I Go To Sleep

185. Tusk

186. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

187. The Hundred-Foot Journey

188. The Fault with our Stars

189. The Amazing Spiderman 2: Rise of Electro

190. The Sacrament

191. Rob The Mob

192. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared

193. If I Stay

194. A Walk Among the Tombstones

195. This Is Where I Leave You

196. Knights of Badassdom

197. Cottage Country

198. The Skeleton Twins

199. The Rover

200. 47 Ronin

201. Love Is Strange

202. The Invisible Woman

203. CBGB

204. Queen and Country

205. Maleficent

206. Grace of Monaco

207. Divergent

208. Paradise

209. Jodorowsky's Dune

210. The Purge: Anarchy

211. Paper Planes

212. The Equalizer

213. Lone Survivor

214. The Other Woman

215. St. Vincent

216. The Monuments Men

217. Palo Alto

218. Stage Fright

219. Short Peace

220. Escape Plan

221. God Help The Girl

222. 7500

223. Non-Stop

224. Ain't Them Bodies Saints

225. Deepsea Challenge

226. Ghost Team One

227. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

228. Sunshine on Leith

229. Men, Woman and Children

230. The Drop

Films that just didn't quite get there.

231. Annabelle

232. In Your Eyes

233. The Monkey King

234. The Zero Theorem

235. Parts Per Billion

236. 5 to 7

237. I'll Follow You Down

238. The Quiet Ones

239. The Inbetweeners 2

240. Hercules

241. What If

242. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

243. Dracula Untold

244. Rio 2

245. Jersey Boys

246. Sabotage

247. Touchy Feely

248. I, Frankenstein

249. A Single Shot

250. Arthur Newman

251. Hateship Loveship

252. Space Pirate Captain Harlock

253. Planes: Fire and Rescue

254. The Den

255. Mr. Peabody and Sherman

256. Oculus

257. The Expendables 3

258. V/H/S: Viral

259. Berserk: The Golden Age A rc - Decent

260. Open Windows

261. I Origins

262. Deliver Us From Evil

263. Pompeii

264. Honeymoon

265. Haunt

266. Walking With Dinosaurs 3D

267. Vampire Academy

268. Sadako 3D 2

269. All Cheerleaders Die

270. Wish I Was Here

271. Alien Abduction

272. The Stag

273. Mom's Night Out

Films that didn't work

274. Exodus: Gods and Kings

275. Need for Speed

276. Austinland

277. Horrible Bosses 2

278. Labor Day

279. Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb

280. Magic in the Moonlight

281. Nurse

282. A Million Ways to Die in the West

283. Only Lovers Left Alive

284. Transcendence

285. Dumb and Dumber To

286. Endless Love

287. The Judge

288. Love, Rosie

289. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

290. Annie

291. Ride Along

292. Serena

293. Are We Officially Dating?

294. Step Up: All In

295. Debug

296. Tammy

297. Transformers: Age of Extinction

298. Spiders

299. Free Birds

300. The Bell Witch Haunting

301. Turkey Shoot

302. American Mummy

Films that actively made me mad

303. Last Vegas

304. Oldboy

305. Life Of Riley

306. The Giver

307. Let's Be Cops

308. Sex Tape

309. And So It Goes

310. Blended

311. The Best Of Me

312. Winter's Tale

There you go! This is the first year I didn't think about the list at all until creating it and I would never have guessed those titles would make up my top selection. It seems odd looking at it now especially considering how little I've seen some of those films, but for some reason they stayed with me.

A few left over titles from 2013 in there, some I completely forgot about until today. Looks like I managed to see quite a few 2015 releases early (Thanks MIFF!), so keep an eye out for some of those titles. How'd your list shape up? Hope you all watch more films in 2015!

Film List 2013

Tommy

2014-12-31T15:06:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: No

Uhhhhhhhh.....

Well out of all the rock operas about pinball cults, this is easily my No. 1.

Wetlands

2014-12-30T21:30:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Michael, Amberly, Naomi, Nicole

Write Up.

Rock & Rule

2014-12-30T16:30:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: No

What an odd film. You know I don't actually like Rock and Roll. But I do like animation. This is a very dark film, and I mean that literally, a lot of flat black throughout. And the character designs are kinda cutesy (like much of Nelvana's television output) but the content is not, so it a strange mix. The voice acting isn't that great, they sound a little bored. But if you like the music you might enjoy this one. An odd cult film.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

2014-12-30T14:33:00.002+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

I don't know the original material, I don't know how accurate or butchered this film is. It's got the usual problem I find with Japanese films and exposition dumps at really awkward times. They just seem to throw in new plots as they need them and then explain them as they go rather than organically setting up characters and situations ahead of time.

The story is a real mess and you don't really learn anything about the characters or care about any of them.

But who cares when everything looks this cool? It's so pretty. And I love my space battles.

Horns

2014-12-29T23:58:00.005+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Michael, Amberly

Write Up.

So many genres they threw into this film...

The One I Love

2014-12-29T22:03:00.001+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Amberly, Michael

Write Up.

It's so simple and so great. Love that soundtrack.

Big Hero 6

2014-12-29T20:48:00.002+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Michael

Write Up.

So many easter eggs. Also, animating those micro-bots would have been nightmarish. Cute film though.

5 to 7

2014-12-27T20:00:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

Well here's another film I've managed to see early enough that I can't find a trailer for it to link to anywhere on the internet yet. Sorry about that.

It's a nice little romance where Anton Yelchin, playing a young writer trying to break into the business, meets and falls in love with a french woman only to find out she's married and has two children but the husband and her have an agreement that from 5pm to 7pm they are allowed to be with other people. Apparently it's some old french tradition.

Needless to say things start out wonderfully but as he falls more in love, the arrangement becomes problematic and is not enough for him.

The film has a great cast and is funny and sweet enough however the end becomes really clawing and saccharine, overusing the voice over and with more endings than Return of the King. Pity, because the start was alright.

The Babadook

2014-12-27T18:34:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: No
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Jordan, Amberly

Write up.

Gotta keep your grief monster fed y'all.

Ida

2014-12-27T12:44:00.001+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

A quiet and steadily paced film, shot beautifully in black and white and in 4:3. The framing and composition is certainly unique. The story is simple and told in a very straight forward manner. There's something very subdued about it, like the main character, always shying away from the big moments and living quietly in between. A lovely little film.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014-12-26T18:30:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Mum, Naomi, Rebecca, Tom, Cassie, Jordan, Amberly, Tamara, Gemma

And with that I guess the cinematic Middle Earth saga is over. Not surprisingly, it's the shortest film of the 6, as it's only really covering one chapter of the book. All the story points wrap up pretty quickly in the first 15 minutes and then... BATTLE.

I did not know that Billy Connolly had been cast in this film. Amusement.

The battle scenes here are, understandably, not as grand in scope as Return of the King. They do keep things interesting with multiple one on one fights in various terrains and the thematic reasoning for all these invented characters and subplots get payoffs, to varying degrees. I did like Thorin and Azog's final showdown. Boss Level.

And seeing the old guard kick some butt at the beginning was great fun too. That set up a bunch of other plot elements, that tied into Lord of the Rings, but I was kinda hoping we'd see more in this film after the battle. It appears the didn't want to multiple ending syndrome that Return of the King was criticised for and though there's a few jumps in time, it wraps up pretty swiftly.

I think this is a film that'll work better in a marathon, I'm glad I had recently seen Desolation of Smaug and everything was fresh because the film picks up right where we left and hits the ground running.

48fps 3D again. And once again after a few minutes, you're used to it. It's a very different look. I don't mind it so much for these films with their constant kinetic camera pans, it does help smooth them out. But for purists you've always got the option to see it normally, which is great.

It's strange because it feels a little lacklustre compared to return of the king, but really the scale is not meant to be anywhere near as big as that, and if you watched them in order, it'd progress well. It could also just be the CG battle action fatigue.

Big Hero 6

2014-12-26T15:30:00.000+08:00

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Therese, Tamara, Naomi, Sam, Tom, Jess, Jim

Disney's first Marvel animated film. Gotta love synergy. Great to see a 3D animated action film that's filled with incredible visuals and designs. There were some segments where the world design and lightning look incredibly realistic. It's a pretty standard hero origin story, this time all our protagonists have the power of SCIENCE! Much like Tony Stark, they make their own tech.

And the heart of the film is Baymax, and the relationship between Hiro and his brother. There's enough touching moments to make you care and enough funny moments to make you laugh. The rest is some cool 3D action, so what's not to love?

As usual, there's an end credit scene, and a Stan Lee cameo. He now comes in animated form.

It's certainly a different kind of movie for Disney animation but one I hope they'll continue in between their usual endless parade of princess musicals.

Screens with a short, Feast, about a dog with an appetite. It was ok.

The Interview

2014-12-26T11:44:00.001+08:00

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes

Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen make another bromance and this is probably their most cartoonish (until they release their ACTUAL cartoon Sausage Fest). The whole world of the film is a heightened reality filled with ridiculous celebrity cameos at the beginning, many pop culture references to Lord of the Rings and Katy Perry a lot of dick and poo jokes and gleeful violence they showed a knack for in This Is The End.

It's a slight film. Silly and fun and doesn't really have anything big to say. I found it an enjoyable watch.

To think that such a silly little movie has such huge implications is astounding. It truly boggles the mind. And that I can even watch it today when just two days ago it would have been an impossibility is also bizarre. The story surrounding this film is something we're still right in the middle of and the ramifications of it will be felt for a long time to come.