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Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)
One of Bresson's masterpieces
Almost a nightmare, kind of a horror, but so much more really. Bresson used non actors and the lead actor is extraordinary especially considering he has never acted before. The photography is black and white and shot in winter leaving a grim exterior of skeletal trees on a Normandie, France coastal town. The film is biblical in depth.
Le rayon vert (1986)
Stands the test of time
Some great scenes in this film, in particular the scene where Delphine argues about vegetarianism over dinner in a garden....the characters talk over each other in such a realistic, refreshing way. Rohmer looks for something else in his films and they're not for everyone but those that like Noah Baumbach or filmmakers that delve deeper for answers to philosophical questions then Rohmer is essential viewing. I wish more of his films were on Prime like his early classics but one can only hope.
No Country for Old Men (2007)
My Favourite Coen film
Well, that's just me, and I've liked and seen almost all their films. Fargo is up there too, so you see I kind of like their thrillers more, I admit it. This film is so good and scary and keeps you on the edge of the seat like really no film I've ever seen, perhaps John Carpenter's Halloween, and that is some good company.
The Notebook (2004)
Ah!!! All's well that ends well
Sort of, this film ends unexpectedly and shall remain a mystery due to spoilers. It's a great love story that is held together by amazing performances by all involved. Gosling and Adams sizzle, and if they don't sizzle, well then this film falls flat on its head, but it doesn't, thankfully. Sam Shepard is particularly charming as Gosling's dad and Joan Allen, as always, is superb as Adams' mom. The ferris wheel scene harkens one back to James Dean in East of Eden.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Great Cast that Delivers
I always find that films with tons of stars are more often rubbish, well that's not the case with Reservoir Dogs, or any of Tarantino's films. His obvious strong point is using big name actors effectively in casting them often in that exact spot where they exist in culture. This, his first film, is crystal clear that he almost needs to work in this way. I'd be curious to see him work with complete unknowns on one of his projects.
A Safe Place (2020)
Funny and Touching
This film kicks ass, not literally but in a the way a film should- it's social realism at it's finest, and trust me, I don't like the social realism of the Ken Loach variety, except for Looking For Eric and Kes. I digress. Essentially, this film, A Safe Place, is about three people that live in a care home, and one of them steals the safe, which is sort of a ploy in the story, a focal point to a greater issue at hand, which I won't and can't say. A Safe Place takes a subject matter that could have been heavy and boring, and makes it fun.