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Last year I was able to watch 141 NEW films. I had a fascinating year! I traveled through the Australian desert in Nicolas Roeg's inexpressibly beautiful Walkabout, I witnessed an orgy with possessed nuns in Ken Russell's masterpiece The Devils and I took part in one of the craziest parties ever with Jean Renoir's brilliant The Rules of the Game.
It won't be easy for 2018 to surpass the cinematic satisfaction I received in 2017, but I'm sure I'll be able to discover at least a few new hidden cinematic treasures. Time will tell where I'll find them.

As always, I invite you all to start conversations about the films I post here. As most of you will know, I'm always open for a good debate. Enjoy!

LOG 2018:

January

#1 - FC De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General (2015) ~ January 1
#2 - Chloe in the Afternoon (1972) ~ January 2
#3 - The Brand New Testament (2015) ~ January 3
REWATCH #1 - Mulan (1998) ~ January 4
REWATCH #2 - Carol (2015) ~ January 5
#4 - Sonatine (1993) ~ January 6
#5 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) ~ January 6
#6 - A Letter to Three Wives (1949) ~ January 7
#7 - Ugetsu (1953) ~ January 7
#8 - Time Bandits (1981) ~ January 8
#9 - Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) ~ January 9
#10 - Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century (2015) ~ January 11
REWATCH #3 - Whiplash (2014) ~ January 12
#11 - Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) ~ January 16
#12 - Albert Nobbs (2011) ~ January 19
#13 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) ~ January 23
#14 - Mahler (1974) ~ January 24
#15 - Witness (1985) ~ January 25
#16 - Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) ~ January 25
#17 - Your Sister's Sister (2011) ~ January 29
#18 - Peau d'Âne aka Donkey Skin (1970) ~ January 29
#19 - The Florida Project (2017) ~ January 30


February

#20 - A New Leaf (1971) ~ February 6
#21 - The Yakuza (1974) ~ February 6
#22 - Coco (2017) ~ February 11
#23 - Altered States (1980) ~ February 12
#24 - Insignificance (1985) ~ February 13
#25 - Phantom Thread (2017) ~ February 15
#26 - Lady Bird (2017) ~ February 15
#27 - Turist aka Force Majeure (2014) ~ February 17
#28 - Claire's Knee (1970) ~ February 17
#29 - The Boy Friend (1971) ~ February 18
#30 - The Party (2017) ~ February 23
#31 - Kes (1969) ~ February 24
#32 - I, Tonya (2017) ~ February 25
#33 - Call Me By Your Name (2017) ~ February 27

March

#34 - Breaking Away (1979) ~ March 3
#35 - Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands (2003) ~ March 4
#36 - Ride the High Country (1962) ~ March 5
#37 - The Shape of Water (2017) ~ March 9
#38 - Black Sabbath (1963) [Italian version] ~ March 9
#39 - The Saddest Music in the World (2003) ~ March 10
REWATCH #4 - Speed (1994) ~ March 13
REWATCH #5 - Inception (2010) ~ March 16
REWATCH #6 - Gone Girl (2014) ~ March 17
#40 - Black Narcissus (1947) ~ March 18
#41 - Daughter of the Nile (1987) ~ March 20
#42 - I Am Not Your Negro (2016) ~ March 26
#43 - Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) ~ March 31
#44 - Annihilation (2018) ~ March 31

April

#45 - The Holy Mountain (1973) ~ April 2
#46 - Last Flag Flying (2017) ~ April 3
#47 - An Unmarried Woman (1978) ~ April 4
#48 - Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012) ~ April 7
#49 - Repulsion (1965) ~ April 7
#50 - The Duke of Burgundy (2014) ~ April 8
#51 - Pan's Labyrinth (2006) ~ April 14
#52 - The Tenant (2006) ~ April 15
#53 - Yi Yi (2000) ~ April 16
#54 - Isle of Dogs (2018) ~ April 18
#55 - You Were Never Really Here (2017) ~ April 18
#56 - The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) ~ April 20
#57 - Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) ~ April 21
#58 - Antiporno (2016) ~ April 28
#59 - L'Amant Double (2017) ~ April 29

May

#60 - Mildred Pierce (1945) ~ May 10
#61 - Room (2015) ~ May 11
#62 - The Source Family (2012) ~ May 12
REWATCH #7 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ~ May 12
#63 - Your Name (2016) ~ May 13
#64 - All the King's Men (1949) ~ May 14
#65 - Petulia (1968) ~ May 15
#66 - White Hunter Black Heart (1990) ~ May 17
#67 - Ace in the Hole (1951) ~ May 31

June

REWATCH #8 - American Hustle (2013) ~ June 1
REWATCH #9 - The Master (2012) ~ June 1
#68 - Casanova (1976) ~ June 3
#69 - I Vitelloni (1953) ~ June 6
#70 - La Strada (1954) ~ June 7
REWATCH #10 - Jurassic Park (1993) ~ June 8
#71 - La Grande Illusion (1937) ~ June 12
#72 - A Face in the Crowd (1957) ~ June 14
#73 - Amy (2015) ~ June 21
REWATCH #11 - The Big Lebowski (1998) ~ June 29
#74 - Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) ~ June 30

July

#75 - Psycho II (1983) ~ July 8
#76 - JFK (1991) ~ July 9
#77 - Pauline à la Plage (1983) ~ July 12
#78 - Incredibles 2 (2018) ~ July 13
#79 - Nixon (1995) ~ July 16
#80 - The Music Lovers (1971) ~ July 26
REWATCH #12 - Star Wars - Attack of the Clones (2002) ~ July 26
REWATCH #13 - Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith (2005) ~ July 26
#81 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) ~ July 27
#82 - Lisztomania (1975) ~ July 27
REWATCH #14 - You Only Live Twice (1967) ~ July 28
#83 - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) ~ July 28

August

REWATCH #15 - Star Wars (1977) ~ August 4
REWATCH #16 - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ~ August 4
#84 - Cinema Paradiso (1988) ~ August 4
REWATCH #17 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) ~ August 5
#85 - Brand Upon the Brain! (2006) ~ August 11
#86 - Pride & Prejudice (2005) ~ August 15
#87 - Sense and Sensibility (1995) ~ August 17
REWATCH #18 - Edward Scissorhands (1990) ~ August 18
#88 - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) ~ August 18
#89 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) ~ August 19
#90 - Trump: An American Dream (2017) ~ August 21 [miniseries]
#91 - Tangerine (2015) ~ August 22
#92 - Under the Silver Lake (2018) ~ August 23
#93 - Bone Tomahawk (2015) ~ August 27
#94 - The Cabin in the Woods (2012) ~ August 28

September

#95 - First Reformed (2017) ~ September 4
#96 - Get Me Roger Stone (2017) ~ September 5
#97 - Dogman (2018) ~ September 6
#98 - Er ist wieder da (aka 'Look Who's Back') (2015) ~ September 8
#99 - Splendor in the Grass (1961) ~ September 8
#100 - Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) ~ September 11
#101 - Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) ~ September 11
TV Series - Rick and Morty (2013) ~ September 15
#102 - The Music Room (1958) ~ September 15
#103 - The Simpsons Movie (2007) ~ September 16
TV Series - Who is America? (2018) ~ September 16
#104 - Public Enemies (2009) ~ September 16
#105 - Clueless (1995) ~ September 21

October

REWATCH #19 - An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) ~ October 17

November

#106 - First Man (2018) ~ November 1
#107 - Girl (2018) ~ November 2
#108 - Loro (2018) [International Cut] ~ November 4
#109 - The Other Side of the Wind (2018) ~ November 10
#110 - They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) ~ November 11
#111 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) ~ November 18

December

#112 - The Sunshine Makers (2015) ~ December 2
Documentary Series - Wild Wild Country (2018) ~ December 9
#113 - Roma (2018) ~ December 15
#114 - Ida (2013) ~ December 23
#115 - Mandy (2018) ~ December 29
#116 - Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) ~ December 30
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Cobpyth's Movie Log ~ 2019



#1 - FC De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General (2015) ~ January 1

This film is inspired by the legendary Flemish TV series. It was on TV and I had a huge hangover from the night before so I kept watching it after dinner. It was as bad as I expected. It doesn't deserve a picture here.



#2 - Chloe in the Afternoon (1972) ~ January 2



I realized again how much I loved My Night at Maud's last year, so I decided to start the year off with another Rohmer film. I'm very glad I did, as this film was of a similar quality. I'm pretty sure I'll watch a couple of more Rohmer films in the near future. He's very accessible, so even if you're usually not a fan of French New Wave films, Rohmer is a filmmaker that should be given a chance. He keeps the mood refreshingly light even while handling the deepest of modern humanity's struggles.



#3 - The Brand New Testament (2015) ~ January 3



This Belgian comical fantasy (starring Catherine Deneuve!) mostly worked for me. It's a very likable feel good film with some original bits in it. Perhaps its "flower child" mentality goes a bit over the top at times which perhaps makes it a bit less interesting as a serious satirical piece, but even on that level the film does manage to sporadically strike some interesting chords, combined with a few misfires. All in all, a very decent film!



Need to get back to Rohmer, only watched Claire's Knee and i barely remember it as that was around five years ago. Glad to see you're continuing your log this year.



REWATCH #2 - Carol (2015) ~ January 5



I somehow enjoyed this (a lot) more than when I first saw it (in the theater). I remember liking it but I never thought of it as an extraordinary film or anything like that. I was now fully able to focus on the mood and the beauty of this picture, however. What a wonderful film. A lovely rediscovery!



That film kills me, it means a lot to me.

I think Safe is Haynes masterpiece but that does very little for me, you'd love it Cob any way.
I've only seen Far from Heaven and Carol from Haynes so far. Always liked both fine, but after this latest rewatch Carol has risen a few steps for me.
I don't think Far from Heaven will have the same impact when I'll rewatch it, because I remember thinking that the story was way too overblown, attempting to tackle a few taboos too much and therefore reducing the impact of each of them.
Safe looks interesting indeed. Thanks for making me aware of it again!



Safe looks interesting indeed. Thanks for making me aware of it again!
It's Haynes best film, honestly my criticisms are kind of ridiculous and weightless. It's a great film and definitely Hayne's best, it's just something that doesn't work for me much.



#4 - Sonatine (1993) ~ January 6



I loved this about (or almost) as much as I loved Fireworks, which I watched about a year ago and in the end didn't put on my top 15 of 2017's first watches, with pain in my heart (it could've made it on a different day perhaps).
This film was, just like Fireworks, extraordinarily directed and full of special tiny moments of joy and beauty. I know I'll never forget that "sumo wrestling" scene on the beach. That's about as hilarious and original cinema can get. Fantastic!
The film constantly switches between its nihilistic tendencies and colorful, lively moments. A combination that works beautifully here.

Which other Kitano films would you guys recommend?



#5 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) ~ January 6



It's been quite some time since I've been this disturbed by a film. Kidman and Farrell are tremendous and so are the child actors. I loved The Lobster by Lanthimos and this was pretty much on the same level for me. It's really strong cinema.

SPOILER ALERT

I noticed that I personally kind of started rooting against the daughter at some point in the film, because I got a sense that she was being a bit "disloyal" by choosing the side of Martin. This somehow made the whole thing even more disturbing for me mentally.
I'm not sure if Lanthimos intended this, though. Did anyone have a similar experience?



#5 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) ~ January 6



It's been quite some time since I've been this disturbed by a film. Kidman and Farrell are tremendous and so are the child actors. I loved The Lobster by Lanthimos and this was pretty much on the same level for me. It's really strong cinema.

SPOILER ALERT

I noticed that I personally kind of started rooting against the daughter at some point in the film, because I got a sense that she was being a bit "disloyal" by choosing the side of Martin. This somehow made the whole thing even more disturbing for me mentally.
I'm not sure if Lanthimos intended this, though. Did anyone have a similar experience?
The daughter aspect was definitely the most strange. At some points it seemed like she thought she could change his mind. She was certainly hypnotized by him, that look at the end. I didn't feel like I was rooting against her, but that relationship adds to the uneasinessfor sure.
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I added Carol to my watchlist and I already planned on seeing Killing of a Sacred Deer.

For Rohmer I also liked Claire's Knee and La Collectionneuse.

Was lukewarm on Sonatine but still want to see Fireworks.



#6 - A Letter to Three Wives (1949) ~ January 7



As to be expected from the great Joseph L. Mankiewicz, this was pretty much a flawless picture in every respect. Compelling, intelligent and very rich film. Loved it!



#7 - Ugetsu (1953) ~ January 7



Ugetsu is one of the most profoundly humanist epic adventures that I've ever seen. Mizoguchi is a real heavyweight. He has now delivered a second new favorite after Street of Shame last year. I can't wait to see the rest of his oeuvre.



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#4 - Sonatine (1993) ~ January 6



I loved this about (or almost) as much as I loved Fireworks, which I watched about a year ago and in the end didn't put on my top 15 of 2017's first watches, with pain in my heart (it could've made it on a different day perhaps).
This film was, just like Fireworks, extraordinarily directed and full of special tiny moments of joy and beauty. I know I'll never forget that "sumo wrestling" scene on the beach. That's about as hilarious and original cinema can get. Fantastic!
The film constantly switches between its nihilistic tendencies and colorful, lively moments. A combination that works beautifully here.

Which other Kitano films would you guys recommend?

I'd recommend Kikujiro for you without a doubt. Then watch Zatoichi.
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