I made a list about this five years ago (late 2018, so little bit over five years), but while I still stand behind that list, what has changed is that I’ve seen a lot more movies from female directors. And I do mean a lot. Many of them older than that list, but since women have had trouble finding visibility in the industry, many of them were movies I had never heard of before. Meanwhile, many women have found opportunities and have been able to make great movies.
Category Archives: Movies
Top 10 Lists of Top 10 Movies I’ve Never Been Able to Do
Yes, that’s a weird title.
Aki Vs. Evil Special – El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast)
It’s been over two years since the last time I wrote one of these, but I feel I have to talk about this one.
My Favorite Directors… or something, it gets complicated, but I tried
I doubt it will ever happen, but I do think about making a movie quite frequently (and I do have pretty good plans as well, at least from the point of view of feasibility financially, because of extremely tight budgeting). I would really like to make a movie like the last two movies by Celine Sciamma. Both Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Petite maman are very cozy and secure. At the same time, I realize where my mind goes when working on ideas, my movie would end up more like one by Gaspar Noe, who makes movies about his own nightmares.
Jawan Review
Jawan apparently means “soldier”. Why this is the name of the movie is not immediately obvious.
An Ode to James Gunn
Somehow it feels like James Gunn is a true veteran director, but actually he has only directed six feature films in seventeen years. That’s not nothing and is in itself impressive (how many people have actually directed six features?).
My Top 10 Favorite Elevated Horror Movies
Let’s start of with this: I hate the name elevated horror.
The New Movie Going Experience in 2023
As someone who still regularly goes to movies, I’ve seen things change recently.
Best Movies of 2022 – Second Draft
When I wrote the first version of this list, I was a bit down on the films of 2022, but given this much time and the opportunity to see more movies from last year, I have somewhat changed my mind. The movies I’ve liked from last year now extend well into the second page of search results on IMDb. With 50 movies par page, that’s pretty good.
What Does Being the ‘Greatest’ Actually Mean?
I got into a sort of debate about this. Well, you can’t really call it a debate, when the other side is not actually interested in listening to your opinions, but come in with strong preconceived notions instead. So, this is more of an argument. Which is frustrating, because I do feel this is a topic that warrants some investigation.