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) *

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