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Age: Oldest: Battleship Potemkin (1925) Newest: Room (2015) (2015)
Length: Longest: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (2003) | 201 Mins. Shortest: Ida (2013) (2013) | 82 Mins.
IMDb Rating: Highest: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (1994) | 9.3 Lowest: Under the Skin (2013) (2013) | 6.3
Films by Decade: 1920's: 02 Film(s) | Metropolis (1927) (1927) 1930's: 01 Film(s) | Modern Times (1936) (1936) 1940's: 02 Film(s) | Casablanca (1942) (1942) 1950's: 03 Film(s) | Vertigo (1958) (1958) 1960's: 05 Film(s) | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (1968) 1970's: 09 Film(s) | A Clockwork Orange (1971) (1971) 1980's: 11 Film(s) | My Dinner with Andre (1981) (1981) 1990's: 14 Film(s) | Pulp Fiction (1994) (1994) 2000's: 18 Film(s) | Amélie (2001) 2010's: 35 Film(s) | Ida (2013) (2013)
Directors: 06 Films: Quentin Tarantino 04 Films: Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Hayao Miyazaki, 03 Films: Peter Jackson, George Miller 02 Films: Orson Welles, Denis Villeneuve, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Mendes, James Cameron, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Joel and Ethan Coen
Criteria: I must have seen at least three titles (Written and/or directed) from respective director in order to include them on this list. Other directors will not be included or higher on list until I see more of their films for better judgment.
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- http://www.imdb.com/list/ls031709886/Favorite Series
Reviews
Chasing Asylum (2016)
Emotiomally Draining
As a cinephile but a novice in the documentary genre, I came into this movie knowing little of what to expect. What i found was a film which was very clearly made with much passion. The film sets out to criticize the Australian refugee policies as people seek to immigrate there from various countries. These people are unaware that Australia is far from the accepting and liberal environment in which they thought, and are met with government workers who send them to detention centers. Refugees are currently a rather hot topic, and I was worried that I would learn little from this film that i hadn't already read, heard on the news, or consumed elsewhere. Fortunately i found that the film was focused on the life within the detention center which i knew nothing of and found the experience relatively original and quite emotionally draining. Looking around the theatre at TIFF it wasn't uncommon to see tear's being shed at the emotional moments of the film; moment which to my surprise, i didn't find overly melodramatic. They felt real. When the film zero's in upon the specific affects which these detention centre's have, such as extreme depression and self harm, the film was quite captivating, and even surprising at time. The extent of these psychological impacts can be quite brutal and the way they are easily dismissed by the Australian politician's is very interesting. A great interview with the late former Prime Minister of Australia was a specific highlight. The film may have slight flaws however. Many interviews with Australian politician's are cut short, feeling as if the documentary didn't really want you to know everything they had to say. The scenes interviewing parents of victims who died feel too long. They have little of interest to say, although a more sentimental man than myself may disagree. The film also ends with a grand list of people who refused to be interviewed. Its simply unfortunate that their opinions can not be explored. Some Michael Moore style showing up at their door would have been intriguing. These complaints mean little however for the interviews which were shared on camera were very meaningful in their own way. I truly hope this documentary can stir up some extra controversy around this topic for change really needs to happen.
Deadpool (2016)
Not for everyone
As I sat in the theatre on opening day, hearing roars of laughter burst from all around me at a scene I hadn't realized was meant to be funny, I realized that this movie is great. It's not intelligent, original, deep, or insightful in anyway. Obviously though, it isn't meant to be. It's a film which targets people who like crude and obnoxious humour (reminiscent of Archer), and succeeds in its entirety. Although I personally rarely laughed, I came to terms that it simply isn't my type of film. I appreciated that it's fourth wall breaking, self aware, over the top humour was done perfectly for mainstream audiences. Ryan Reynolds even gives a solid performance, portraying an adequate amount of emotion during his origin story while remaining light hearted and comedic during the majority of the film. I could dull this review down by naming countless minor flaws I found through the films runtime but that would be pointless. No one cares, this is an entertaining flick which it's target audience is sure to love.
The Ward (2010)
Unoriginal
I was never scared in this film. This was due to it's lacking in basic horror techniques which have proved to be effective through past films. John Carpenter's own Halloween (1978) definitely carried far more tension than this film ever could, instead of being over reliant on a huge quantity of mindless jump scares. The film follows a violent young woman into a mental hospital where she is haunted by a ghost. Although it is better than it sounds, it isn't a remarkably intriguing story by any means. Eventually my intrigue was struck however nearing the end of the film, where is soon attempts to fall back on a twist ending which. Although not entirely predictable, it does feel unoriginal and unsurprising. The ending did however give slight gratification to the time I have given this film, although (despite it's already short run time) fails to restrict an unfortunate amount of filler. This is not to say no one will like, enjoy, or be frightened by this film. Surly however anyone who finds this film scary is far from familiar with the horror genre as a whole, as they may learn some day that this isn't as horrifying as they thought.
Ida (2013)
A silent beauty
Ida is a beautiful film. Set in post-war Poland, the state of the environment is rather bleak. Shots rarely contain more than three people at once, and all sounds excluding a beautiful Bach piano piece played at the end is diegetic. The sets are dirty yet minimalistic, giving it a view of a city which looks lived in. The film follows Ida, or Anna by her Christian name, as she leaves the Convent where she was raised to meet her aunt, Wanda, for the first time. Wanda is played by Agata Kulesza, who makes her feel like a human who has lived a full and complex life, much like our own, instead of a life built strictly within the context of the film. She's a Jewish (albeit atheist), aging, single alcoholic who spends her days mindlessly filling her internal void through sex. This is in stark contrast to the young Ida who spends her days repetitively worshipping god, in preparation to take her vows. Their conflicting values are showcased several times throughout the film in interesting ways. Wanda asks if Ida ever has sinful thoughts of carnal love, to which Ida replies with a no. Wanda replies "That's a shame. You should try, otherwise what sort of sacrifice are these vows of yours?". This is the primary theme of the film. We soon learn Wanda had a child, but her boy was killed during the war for being Jewish, but Ida survived. Wanda has now experienced an example of the theme. She has undoubtedly contemplated suicide prior to the film's beginning, but as she learns more of her loved ones past, she is now able to take her life after experiencing fully what life has offered and with the more knowledge of what life has in store for the future. Unfortunately, she now knows that the sacrifice of suicide is hardly a sacrifice, as she has no future. Her life is, in a way, already over. Wanda kills herself. As Ida returns to the convent, she no longer feels confident in taking her vows. Ida knows she hasn't the slightest clue what she'll be sacrificing, realizing Wanda was right in her prior comment. Or was she? It's a philosophical question for you to decide. Ida chooses to abandon the convent in search of knowledge. The same knowledge Wanda achieved: What sacrifices will my decisions entail. So Ida smokes, drinks, abandons her Habit (Christian hood), and even takes a lover in a young musician. The musician offers her a wonderful life, yet the next day she arises not to accept his love but to yet again leave. The film ends with the first non-diegetic music, as a stunning shot of Ida is shown walking to a destination unknown to the viewer. I believe she chose to go back to the convent, now certain what her sacrifice will entail and ready to take her vows. This is Ida. 80 minutes of stunning black&white cinematography which could truly be screen shotted at any moment and made into a wallpaper. The story is not complicated, fast paced, or modern. It's more reminiscent of Bergman's Wild Strawberries. It's calm, quiet, yet meaningful and elegant. It's a perfect film. 10/10.