#45: Toter Mann (Something to Remind me)(2002)

(Note: Original date of viewing is somewhere between Jan 19 and Jan 22, so this should be #16. I really can't be bothered to edit 28 posts but I still want to make this a January movie, so there you go.)

#44: Splice (2009)

#43: The Company Men (2010)

#42: Armless (2010)

#41: Restrepo (2010)

#40: Freedom Riders (2010)

#39: Enemies of the People (2010)

#38: Space Tourists (2009)

#37: The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)

#36: Winter's Bone (2010)

#35: Buried (2010)

#34: Vegetarian (채식주의자)(2009)

#33: My Perestroika (2010)

#32: Last Train Home (2009)

#31: Secrets of the Tribe (2009)

#30: Smash His Camera (2010)

#29: A Film Unfinished (2010)

#28: Kick in Iran (2009)

#27: CASINO JACK And the United States of Money (2010)

#26: 12th & Delaware (2010)

#25: Lucky (2010)

#24: Lourdes (2009)

#23: Russian Lessons (2010)

#22: The Mob (1951)

#21: Cry Danger (1951)

#20: Fly-by-Night (1942)

#19: Deported (1950)

#18: Larceny (1948)

#17: Pitfall (1948)

#16: The Train (1964)

#15: Garbage Dreams (2009)

Decent activist film that's more about social and racial matters than environment. At about an hour, it's just the right length.

#14: House (1977)

This movie's garnered so much praise -- both from cinephiles and Criterion who's releasing it in the US in selected theatres -- that I had to check it out.  I knew before viewing that it's mostly visual with little story, but the effects are supposed to be dazzling.  Well... once again it proved that I'm not the kind who can enjoy a movie purely on effects alone.  I'm not even sure the effects were that great, either.  Yeah, I was pretty disappointed.  Live and learn.

#13: Love Exposure (愛のむきだし)(2008)

#12: Sophie's Revenge (非常完美)(2009)

#11: The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge (La moitié gauche du frigo)(2000)

#10: Seconds (1966)

#9: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

   

I guess I'm just not a Wes Anderson fan. Nor have I read anything from Roald Dahl. Anyway, the only positive thing for me about this movie was George Clooney's amusing voice acting.

#8: A Good Lawyer's Wife (바람난 가족)(2003)

It's like Im's President's Last Bang, but with lots more sex.

#7: Secret (不能說的秘密)(2007）

#6: Rancho Notorious (1952)

This movie was such a letdown. It's supposed to be somewhat of a cult classic, yet another hybrid of Western and Film Noir like Johnny Guitar. Unfortunately the story is simple, dialogue is unremarkable, and cinematography is just acceptable. C'mon, it's a Fritz Lang movie! With Marlene Dietrich! Yeesh.

#5: The Bridge (2006)

While this is one haunting and unforgettable documentary on people who committed suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge, I can't help but wishing the doc could be more about the bridge itself. As it was, the topic of the bridge itself was almost coincidental. Maybe I shouldn't complain; it's a laudable excuse to discuss suicides, none of which involved a terminal illness.

#4: To Die for (1995)

#3: Il Mare (시월애)(2000)

#2: The Blind Side (2009)

#1: The Countess (2009)

A slow-paced chamber drama that at first seems to have nothing in common with Julie Delpy's first feature, 2 Days in Paris. In the end though, just like 2 Days, it's another film of Delpy's unusual approach to love stories, this time featuring Bathory. All in all, I admire the movie, particularly its construction, more than I'd say liking it.