Top Ten Films First Seen in 2019

[Peng]

1. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
2. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
3. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
5. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
6. Paris Is Burning (1990)
7. City on Fire (1987)
8. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
9. Animal House (1978)
10. Witness (1985)

[Stay Puft]

1. Yi Yi (2000, dir. Edward Yang)
2. PROTOTYPE (2017, dir. Blake Williams)
3. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, dir. Max Ophüls)
4. Happy as Lazzaro (2018, dir. Alice Rohrwacher)
5. You Were Never Really Here (2017, dir. Lynne Ramsay)
6. La Ronde (1950, dir. Max Ophüls)
7. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, dir. Robert Altman)
8. Shirkers (2018, dir. Sandi Tan)
9. The Yards (2000, dir. James Gray)
10. Twelve Tales Told (2014, dir. Johann Lurf)

[Peng]

1. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
2. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
3. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
4. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
5. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
6. 127 Hours (2010)
7. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
8. Paris Is Burning (1990)
9. City on Fire (1987)
10. A Man for All Seasons (1966)

I keep putting 127 Hours off for over 8 years because just the thought of seeing that ending on screen already made me queasy, but I also was not warned about a long scene of Franco taking off his contact lenses in extreme close-ups! So many intimate sensation of body horror captured on screen. Good movie though. 7.5/10

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) - "Ted would be shaking in his boots. I'm at least just trembling like a leaf." A ripping yarn, delightful in its engrossingly ludicrous plotting (never thought Woody Allen would do a light-hearted mystery pretty well) and some deliciously bone-dry banter, all the funnier for it being so dense and casually dropped at will ("Try giving her the present?"). Biggest drawback is I'm usually neutral on Allen delivering his own neuroses in dialogue, and here with some legitimate suspense set-pieces and slightly higher-stake situations, he can turn a bit grating in this context. His chemistry with Diane Keaton, however, remains great even after over 10 years of absence, and Keaton herself is note-perfect sublime throughout. 8/10

[Stay Puft]

1. Beau travail (1999, dir. Claire Denis)
2. Yi Yi (2000, dir. Edward Yang)
3. PROTOTYPE (2017, dir. Blake Williams)
4. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, dir. Max Ophüls)
5. Happy as Lazzaro (2018, dir. Alice Rohrwacher)
6. You Were Never Really Here (2017, dir. Lynne Ramsay)
7. La Ronde (1950, dir. Max Ophüls)
8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, dir. Robert Altman)
9. Shirkers (2018, dir. Sandi Tan)
10. The Yards (2000, dir. James Gray)

Serve the good cause and die.
This is the rhythm of my life.

[transmogrifier]

1. The World of Us (2016) - 77
2. The Congress (2013) - 74
3. Air Doll (2009) - 73
4. One More Time With Feeling (2016) - 72
5. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) - 71
6. The Guns of Navarone (1961) - 71
7. Orlando (1992) - 70

[Yxklyx]

1. Eighth Grade (2018, Bo Burnham)
2. Jane Eyre (2006, Susanna White)
3. Lonely Are the Brave (1962, David Miller)
4. Annihilation (2018, Alex Garland)
5. Waitress (2007, Adrienne Shelly)

Jane Eyre is listed as a mini-series but I feel it's more like a movie since it's less than 4 hours long. A movie split in 4 parts.

Oh that horse in the Miller film. Was kind of hating it there for a while.

[Peng]

1. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
2. Election (2005)
3. Election 2 (2006)
4. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
5. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
6. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
7. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
8. 127 Hours (2010)
9. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
10. Paris Is Burning (1990)

[MadMan]

I loved Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), although I much preferred Alda's character, who was way more interesting and likable.

[megladon8]

The Greasy Strangler


End thread please.

[baby doll]

• Penny Serenade (George Stevens, 1941)
• Brighton Rock (John Boulting, 1947)
• Machorka-Muff (Danièle Huillet/Jean-Marie Straub, 1963)
• The Ceremony (Oshima Nagisa, 1971)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
• Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembène/Thierno Faty Sow, 1988)
• The Dreamed Ones (Ruth Beckermann, 2016)
• Cold War (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2018)
• Shoplifters (Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2018)
• 3 Faces (Jafar Panahi, 2018)

[Peng]

1. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
2. Election (2005)
3. Election 2 (2006)
4. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
5. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
6. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
7. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
8. Project A (1983)
9. 127 Hours (2010)
10. A Better Tomorrow (1986)

[Irish]

Hm.

- Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
- Stray Dog (1949)
- Smithereens (1982)
- The Bicycle Thief (1949)
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down (1989)
- Narrow Margin (1952)

[Stay Puft]

1. Beau travail (1999, dir. Claire Denis)
2. Yi Yi (2000, dir. Edward Yang)
3. PROTOTYPE (2017, dir. Blake Williams)
4. Good Men, Good Women (1995, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
5. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, dir. Max Ophüls)
6. The Intruder (2004, dir. Claire Denis)
7. Happy as Lazzaro (2018, dir. Alice Rohrwacher)
8. You Were Never Really Here (2017, dir. Lynne Ramsay)
9. La Ronde (1950, dir. Max Ophüls)
10. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, dir. Robert Altman)

[Mal]

1. Wanda
2. Hale County, This morning This evening
3. Wait Until Dark
4. The Homesman
5. Diner
6. Border
7. If Beale Street Could Talk
8. The Hate U Give
9. Rocky
10. Mikey and Nicky

[Irish]

1. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
2. Stray Dog (1949)
3. Smithereens (1982)
4. The Bicycle Thief (1949)
5. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
6. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down (1989)
7. Narrow Margin (1952)

[Irish]

1. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
2. Stray Dog (1949)
3. Smithereens (1982)
4. The Bicycle Thief (1949)
5. Jubal (1956)
6. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
7. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down (1989)
8. Narrow Margin (1952)
9. The Sisters Brothers (2018)

[Dukefrukem]

I've sucked at watching movies this year.

[Yxklyx]

1. Support the Girls (2018, Andrew Bujalski)
2. The Road (2009, John Hillcoat)
3. Eighth Grade (2018, Bo Burnham)
4. Green Book (2018, Peter Farrelly)
5. Jane Eyre (2006, Susanna White)
6. Lonely Are the Brave (1962, David Miller)
7. Annihilation (2018, Alex Garland)
8. Persuasion (1995, Roger Michell)
9. Bound for Glory (1976, Hal Ashby)
10. Waitress (2007, Adrienne Shelly)

[baby doll]

8. Persuasion (1995, Roger Michell)

Minor Austen.

[Peng]

1. The Ascent (1977)
2. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
3. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
4. Election (2005)
5. Election 2 (2006)
6. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
7. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
8. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
9. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
10. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

[transmogrifier]

1. The World of Us (2016) - 77
2. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - 74
3. The Congress (2013) - 74
4. Air Doll (2009) - 73
5. Hombre (1967) - 72
6. One More Time With Feeling (2016) - 72
7. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) - 71
8. The Guns of Navarone (1961) - 71
9. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) - 71
10. Orlando (1992) - 70

[Stay Puft]

1. Beau travail (1999, dir. Claire Denis)
2. Yi Yi (2000, dir. Edward Yang)
3. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000, dir. Jonas Mekas)
4. PROTOTYPE (2017, dir. Blake Williams)
5. Good Men, Good Women (1995, dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien)
6. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, dir. Max Ophüls)
7. The Intruder (2004, dir. Claire Denis)
8. Mundane History (2009, dir. Anocha Suwichakornpong)
9. You Were Never Really Here (2017, dir. Lynne Ramsay)
10. La Ronde (1950, dir. Max Ophüls)

[Peng]

8. Mundane History (2009, dir. Anocha Suwichakornpong)

I quite liked the recent By the Time It Gets Dark, and have been meaning to check out this film, her breakout, for a while.

[Peng]

1. The Ascent (1977)
2. 3 Women (1977)
3. Sorcerer (1977)
4. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
5. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
6. Election (2005)
7. Election 2 (2006)
8. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
9. Slap Shot (1977)
10. Eight Hours of Terror (1957)

[Mal]

1. Das Boot
2. Wanda
3. Her Smell
4. West Side Story
5. Hale County This Morning, This Evening
6. Wait Until Dark
7. The Homesman
8. Love Streams
9. Diner
10. Border