Re-watches are indicated by an * | Masterpieces will be in bold | To make things interesting, my 5 most satisfying viewings (not necessarily the “best” films) of each month will be indicated by red font, my 3 least satisfying by blue font | Venue & format indicated by the following: (C) = cinema viewing, (H) = “home”/TV viewing, (S) = school (F) = film, (D) = digital, (DVD) = DVD, (BR) = Blu-Ray, (CF) = computer file or online
Superbad, Dir. Greg Mottola, 2007, USA * (H/CF)
Moonrise Kingdom, Dir. Wes Anderson, 2012, USA * (C/D)
Dirty Harry, Dir. Don Siegel, 1971, USA (H/CF)
Night at the Crossroads, Dir. Jean Renoir, 1932, France (H/CF)
Cosmopolis, Dir. David Cronenberg, 2012, Canada (C/D)
My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Dir. Aleksei German, 1984, Soviet Union (C/F)
Trial of the Road, Dir. Aleksei German, 1971, Soviet Union (C/F)
Sudden Impact, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1983, USA (H/CF)
Escape From Alcatraz, Dir. Don Siegel, 1979, USA (H/CF)
Gran Torino, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 2008, USA (H/CF)
The Gauntlet, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1977, USA (H/CF)
Tiny Furniture, Dir. Lena Dunham, 2010, USA (H/CF)
Brave, Dir. Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman, 2012. USA (C/D)
Heartbreak Ridge, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1986, USA (H/CF)
Faust, Dir. Jan Svankmajer, 1994, France/UK/Czech Republic (C/F)
21 Jump Street, Dir. Phil Lord & Chris Miller, 2012, USA (H/CF)
Spy Game, Dir. Tony Scott, 2001, USA * (H/CF)
Conspirators of Pleasure, Dir. Jan Svankmajer, 1996, Czech Republic/Switzerland/UK (C/F)
The Bad and the Beautiful, Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1952, USA (H/CF)
Two Weeks in Another Town, Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1962, USA (H/CF)
Magic Mike, Dir. Steven Soderbergh, 2012, USA (C/D)
A Perfect World, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1993, USA * (H/DVD)
Quattro Hong Kong II, Dir. Brillante Mendoza, Ho Yuhang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Stanley Kwan, Hong Kong (H/DVD)
Deja Vu, Dir. Tony Scott, 2006, USA * (H/CF)
Note: Not enough unsatisfactory viewings to justify three “blue font” choices