Mid-2011 Milestone: over 100 films seen and reviewed this year!
Hi all, Just done a rough count of every movie I’ve reviewed from the start
Repulsion: slow but very good psychological horror character study of sexual attraction / repression
Roman Polanski, “Repulsion” (1965) A good psychological character study of a young woman suffering mental illness
Kiki’s Delivery Service: charming film about maturity, finding oneself and never giving up hope
Hayao Miyazaki, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (1989) A charming coming-of-age film about a young witch who
Witchfinder General: dark and serious low-budget exploration of corruption, abuse and violence
Michael Reeves, “Witchfinder General” (1968) Loosely based on the exploits of the English 17th-century witch-hunters Matthew
Dead Snow: a mishmash of previous zombie movie plot twist and character stereotypes
Tommy Wirkola, “Dead Snow” (2009) For laughs, gore and stunning mountain scenery you can’t go
The Legend of Suram Fortress: Georgian folk-tale of self-sacrifice and love of country retold in a beautiful film
Sergei Parajanov, “Ambavi Suramis Tsikhitsa” / “The Legend of Suram Fortress” (1986) “The Legend of
The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova): an idiosyncratic film that preserves the spirit and culture of Armenian people
Sergei Parajanov, “The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova)” (1969) A true labour of love, this
Crash (dir. David Cronenberg): dark comedy satire on Western obsession with technology and material culture
David Cronenberg, “Crash” (1996) Based on the eponymous 1973 novel by J G Ballard, this
Number 17: confusing comedy caper not a prime example of Hitchcock’s work
Alfred Hitchcock, “Number 17” (1932) It has many of the ingredients of a typical Hitchcock
Australian and New Zealand Films | Eastern European Films
Penelope: film’s beauty can’t compensate for static plot and characters
Ben Ferris, “Penelopa” aka “Penelope” (2009) Lovely to look at but beautiful, almost abstract scenes
