Toronto 2012: The Reckoning

Day 1:

275) Looper (2012) Dir: Rian Johnson Date Released: September 28, 2012 Date Seen: September 6, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

276) Motorway (2012) Dir: Pou-Soi Cheang Not Yet Released Date Seen: September 6, 2012 Rating: 3.5/5

277) Anna Karenina (2012) Dir: Joe Wright Date Released: November 16, 2012 Date Seen: September 6, 2012 Rating: 2.75/5

278) Thale (2012) Dir: Aleksander Nordaas Hopefully Never to Be Released Date Seen: September 6, 2012 Rating: 1.75/5

Day 2:

279) Dredd 3D (2012) Dir: Pete Travis Date Released: September 21, 2012 Date Seen: September 7, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

280) Hotel Transylvania (2012) Dir: Genndy Tartakovsky Date Released: September 28, 2012 Date Seen: September 7, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

281) Something in the Air (2012) Dir: Olivier Assayas Not Yet Released Date Seen: September 7, 2012 Rating: 4/5

282) Berberian Sound Studio (2012) Dir: Peter Strickland Not Yet Released Date Seen: September 7, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

283) Seven Psychopaths (2012) Dir: Martin McDonagh Date Released: October 12, 2012 Date Seen: September 7, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

Brian De Palma: Voyeur, Hard Science Fiction Enthusiast

RV!: The Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Dir: Brian De Palma Date Released: October 31, 1974 Date Seen: September 3, 2012 Rating: 4.5/5

RV!: Dressed to Kill (1980) Dir: Brian De Palma Date Released: July 25, 1980 Date Seen: September 4, 2012 Rating: 4.5/5

274) Hi, Mom (1970) Dir: Brian De Palma Date Released: April 27, 1970 Date Seen: September 4, 2012 Rating: 4.25/5

287) Passion (2012) Dir: Brian De Palma Not Yet Released Date Seen: September 9, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

Oh, boy. I got to talk to the cranky man in the safari jacket. Oh, boy. Interviewed him for Press Play and wrote a lil capsule on Phantom, my favorite of Mr. DP's movies, for the L Magazine. Enjoyee!

Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Rent a Shitty Shark Movie

273) Bait 3-D (2012) Dir: Kimble Rendall Date Released: September 9, 2012 Date Seen: August 30, 2012 Rating: 1.25/5

Yup, this is....this is pretty bad. See my review for the Village Voice.

Demme Docs

272) I'm Carolyn Parker (2011) Dir: Jonathan Demme Date Released: September 12, 2012 Date Seen: August 30, 2012 Rating: 2.75/5

275) The Agronomist (2003) Dir: Jonathan Demme Date Released: April 24, 2004 Date Seen: September 4, 2012 Rating: 3.25/5

Glad I got to write this piece as it gave me the opportunity to think about what it is that I don't like about the frustratingly myopic perspective of Demme's political docs. See my review for the Village Voice for more.

Yeah, We're Back.

RV!: The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) Dir: Blake Edwards Date Released: May 21, 1975 Date Seen: August 29, 2012 Rating: 3.75/5

I still laugh like a maniac. See my pro-Edwards piece for Capital New York.