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
From Up on Poppy Hill, Dir. Goro Miyazaki, 2011, Japan (C/D)
Mars & Avril, Dir. Martin Villeneuve, 2012, Canada (C/D)
Twixt, Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 2011, USA (H/CF)
Bitter Victory, Dir. Nicholas Ray, 1957, USA/France (H/DVD)
Barbara, Dir. Christian Petzold, 2012, Germany (H/CF)
Blow Out, Dir. Brian De Palma, 1981, USA (H/BR) *
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1984, Japan (C/F) *
Moonrise Kingdom, Dir. Wes Anderson, 2012, USA (H/CF) *
Kiki’s Delivery Service, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1989, Japan (C/F) *
Castle in the Sky, Dir. Hayao Miyzaki, 1986, Japan (C/F) *
Magic Mike, Dir. Steven Soderbergh, 2012, USA (H/CF) *
Postcards from the Zoo, Dir. Edwin, 2012, Indonesia/Germany/Hong Kong/China (H/CF)
Resident Evil: Retribution, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2012, Germany/Canada (H/CF) *
Vengeance, Dir. Johnnie To, 2009, France/Hong Kong (H/CF)
Brigadoon, Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1954, USA (H/CF)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Dir. Johnnie To, 2011, Hong Kong (H/CF)
Ace Attorney, Dir. Takashi Miike, 2012, Japan (H/CF)
Romancing in Thin Air, Dir. Johnnie To, 2012, Hong Kong (H/CF) *
The Ocean Waves, Dir. Tomomi Mochizuki, 1993, Japan (C/D)
My Neighbour Totoro, Dir. Hayao Miyzaki, 1988, Japan (C/F) *
Princess Mononoke, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997, Japan (C/F) *
Crimson Tide, Dir. Tony Scott, 1995, USA (H/BR)
Gremlins, Dir. Joe Dante, 1984, USA (H/CF) *
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dir. David Fincher, 2008, USA (H/BR) *
Small Soldiers, Dir. Joe Dante, 1998, USA (H/CF) *
Howl’s Moving Castle, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004, Japan (C/F) *
Spirited Away, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan (C/F) *
Die Hard with a Vengeance, Dir. John McTiernan, 1995, USA (H/CF) *
Django Unchained, Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 2012, USA (C/D)
Whisper of the Heart, Dir. Yoshifumo Kondo, 1995, Japan (C/F)
The Cat Returns, Dir. Hiroyuki Morita, 2002, Japan (C/F)
Porco Rosso, Dir. Hayao Miyzaki, 1992, Japan (C/F)
Meet Me in St. Louis, Dir. Vincente Minnelli, 1944, USA (H/CF)
Mission to Mars, Dir. Brian De Palma, 2000, USA (H/DVD) *
Distant Voices, Still Lives, Dir. Terence Davies, UK (H/CF)
Lupin the III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1979, Japan (H/DVD) *
Ace Attorney, Dir. Takashi Miike, 2012, Japan (H/CF) *
Half of Gremlins 2: The New Batch before midnight!