"What a STUPID conversation."

The Conversaton
Francis Ford Coppola, 1974

I left this one decidedly not liking it. I think I enjoyed a collective ten minutes of the film. Then I logged onto IMDB and read a thread by film dorks with no purpose in the real world arguing back and forth where the bug is in the end. I decided they're all wastes of life and this film was a waste of my time.

So-called classics be damned.

And Walter Murch's "genius" contribution to the film is highly overrated.

"This is the life, innit sweethearts?"

Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh, 1996
The first act was a bit slow, but I really liked it once it got moving. The characters were well developed, with two borderline unlikeables, two endearing and one whose emotional sterility served as a reflection of her physical shortcomings. Dug it, but with a few reservations.

"Bon apetit. It's French..."

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Peter Greenaway, 1989

Words escape me.
The most challenging, difficult and ultimately disturbing film I've seen.

Goes without saying I liked it.

Slumdog Millionaire

yay.

Sliding Doors

eh.