Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
This is a joint Canadian-British production based on the post-apocalyptic novel of the same name by Meg Rosoff. I had low expectations going into this movie, imagining it would be another stock teen-romance with some derivative end-of-the-world drama thrown in for good measure. But this one actually is oddly affecting, and worth watching.
And here. We. Go.
Director: Jim Mickle
Southern gothic is alive and well in this independent, seedy little crime drama. It’s a throwback to the great B-films of the 1970s, and well worth watching of this sort of thing is your bag. This movie is a good companion film to No Country For Old Men, in that both take place in 1980s Texas.
Here’s what the cat brought in this week. I’ve got two movies to talk about this week, and both of them are worth seeing. This doesn’t happen very often, so I’m grateful.
The past week was not especially great, but not a complete disaster. Here’s the damage, spelled out.
I’ve decided to bring back the film review posts due to popular demand. So here are a few movies I’ve seen recently, with my opinions of them. I’ve said it before, and will say it again: movies can open up windows of creativity for you. If you see the right ones, they can help you in ways you might not anticipate.
Here’s a quick summary of some recent movies.
Director: Robert Eggers
One of the best experiences a movie lover can have is to stumble on a new talent or underappreciated gem. I had this experience when watching this carefully-made art-house horror film; it’s the debut effort of Robert Eggers.
Director: Ari Folman
This is an Israeli animated film about the remembrances of veterans of the so-called “First Lebanon War” of the 1980s. For those who don’t know or don’t remember, Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982. The reasons for this are outside the scope of this review, but we can rudely summarize them by pointing to two objectives: (1) installing a client regime in Beirut, and (2) destroying the PLO as an organization. At that time, the PLO had basically formed a state-within-a-state in south Lebanon.
Director: Kon Ichikawa
The year is 1945, and the setting is the (just barely) Japanese-occupied Philippines. Japan has been losing the war and its army has been reduced by lack of supplies and manpower. As things go from bad to worse, discipline breaks down too, and the army begins to resemble a gang of convicts more than a fighting force. Soon it becomes a brutish fight for survival.
Yes, I’m aware that it’s not yet Sunday. But so what? Why wait a day? Here are some recommendations.
Quintus Curtius 
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