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2011 Top Ten List and Other Year End Miscellany

I loved 2011 at the movies, in part because it brought a change in philosophy, namely: an unwillingness to waste time on films that were certain to waste my time. It’s a rewarding approach; I recommend it. The other day I read my friend Eric Snider’s typically terrific year-end piece and, upon realizing that I had only [...]

Mid-year Report

If you don’t make a habit of keeping an eye on obscure genre films making a blip on arthouse radar or getting dumped onto VOD, it’s been… well, it’s been a pretty shitty year, is what it’s been. The lack of a truly outstanding big summer entertainment may be the most disappointing thing; after all [...]

Is This Thing On?

Well hello! Welcome to the relaunched Film Blather! I hope you like it. The new look and implementation is by the brilliant Matt Brett, whom I heartily endorse for all of your WordPress and web design needs. Take a poke around the new digs and let me know what you think in the comments or [...]

Screening Log

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Stephen Daldry, 2011

Score: C

Contraband

Baltasar Kormákur, 2012

Score: C+

Poetry

Lee Chang-dong, 2011

Score: B+

Project Nim

James Marsh, 2011

Score: B

Perfect Sense

David Mackenzie, 2012

Score: B+

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Angelina Jolie, 2011

Score: D

Man on a Ledge

Asger Leth, 2012

Score: D+

Tuesday, After Christmas

Radu Muntean, 2011

Score: B

Martyrs

Patrick Laugier, 2008

Score: B-

Into the Wild

Sean Penn, 2007

Score: A

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