My running tab:
Hank & Mike – Sponsored Suicide. Need I say more?
Still Orangutans – Movie shot in 1 take, awesome. Story left something to be desired.
Erik Nietzsche: The Early Years – Pass
Sukiyaki Western Django – Most fun I’ve had at this festival
A Secret – Not bad. Could have used a little more work.
When Did You Last See Your Father- Why didn’t I go see Bliss instead?
Otto, Or Up with Dead People – Porn or commentary on Capitalist hedonism, pick one.
Great Buck Howard – Nondescript comedy that was average
Jar City – Good detective film that went too long.
Sparrow – Overstylized action pic that attempted to be noir.
Four Women – Interesting premise, uninteresting result
Late Bloomers – Unexpectedly good comedy
Girl Sparks – Would have been better if it was shorter.
You, the Living – Poem to the living. Swedish dark comedy.
Shadow of the Holy Book – Learn and get involved!
Blind Mountain – No
Captain Abu Raed – Great film
BenX – One of the best at this festival
Fighter – Excellent
Young People F’ing – OUTSTANDING!!!
32A – Pretty good Irish coming of age film
Garden Party – LA is a city that uses its inhabitants as they are willing. Good show.
Ploy – Review posted.
Mirageman – Review posted
Savage Grace – Review posted
American Teen – Review posted
Let the Right One In – Fascinating Vampire friendship story.
Vexille- review posted
The Last Mistress –review posted
The Mother of Tears — Asia Argento’s tits on the big screen…
Continental, a Film without Guns — interesting
The Elite Squad –awesome!
Milky Way — put some audience members to sleep
The Children of Huang Shi — good period piece
My Effortless Brilliance — good insight into male bonding
Epitaph- Japanese ghost story in 1942 done ok
Fantastic Parasuicides – Very fun film
Terra – Great animation for all audiences
PVC-1 – Great exercise in filmmaking, story is a downer.
Mongol – an awesome movie about Genghis Khan, we need more of them.
Blood Brothers – Chinese Gangster film. Had to have been done as a college final project
Camille- You’d think a zombie love story with Sienna Miller would be good.
Katyn – Depressing, simply depressing.
Later,
sin
Tags: Movie Festival, SIFF 2008, STIFF 2008
