![Screening Log: Weekend of 20 January 2011
1. The latest Parks and Rec [Hulu]
2. Addiction Incorporated (2011, Charles Evans, Jr.) Review forthcoming. Preview: far too late to have much impact, but as engaging and likable as its “lead.” Cartoon segments with mouse-people enjoying a calm nicotine high both too cutesy and innaccurate as to what a nicotine high is like. [screener]
3. Road to Nowhere (2010, Monte Hellman) Rickety and slightly less clever than it thinks it is, although, yes, why did no one realize a decade ago Shannyn Sossamon is best when she’s doing almost nothing? [Netflix Instant]
4. The Last Circus (2010, Alex de la Iglesias) Batshit, natch. A constantly mutating narrative keeps this watchable, although I can’t for sure appreciate the complexity of the political aspect. [Netflix Instant]
5. Revisited the first through third episodes from the third series of The Thick of It
5. Love Exposure (2008, Sion Sono) Well, then. Yes, this loses some steam in the second half, but I would pay a lot of money to see Sion Sono radically alter some major comic book movie. The first hour is a genius origin story, and the rest is the silliest epic ever made. [DVD]
6. Art History (2011, Joe Swanberg) Adequately captures the remoteness of being on a film set. Final scene nowhere near as powerful as the one that concludes Silver Bullets. [screener]
7. Aurora (2010, Cristi Puiu) Went in expecting this to be slow for slow’s sake, but there’s a method to the glacial non-pace that becomes apparent once our protagonist suddenly starts [spoiler]. Finale mirrors the one in Police, Adjective, only not nearly as awesome, as how could anything be? [screener]
8. Most of The Sleeping Beauty (2010, Catherine Breillat), to be finished later [Netflix Instant]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9jgzmKuZ1qzoio3o1_500.jpg)
Screening Log: Weekend of 20 January 2011
1. The latest Parks and Rec [Hulu]
2. Addiction Incorporated (2011, Charles Evans, Jr.) Review forthcoming. Preview: far too late to have much impact, but as engaging and likable as its “lead.” Cartoon segments with mouse-people enjoying a calm nicotine high both too cutesy and innaccurate as to what a nicotine high is like. [screener]
3. Road to Nowhere (2010, Monte Hellman) Rickety and slightly less clever than it thinks it is, although, yes, why did no one realize a decade ago Shannyn Sossamon is best when she’s doing almost nothing? [Netflix Instant]
4. The Last Circus (2010, Alex de la Iglesias) Batshit, natch. A constantly mutating narrative keeps this watchable, although I can’t for sure appreciate the complexity of the political aspect. [Netflix Instant]
5. Revisited the first through third episodes from the third series of The Thick of It
5. Love Exposure (2008, Sion Sono) Well, then. Yes, this loses some steam in the second half, but I would pay a lot of money to see Sion Sono radically alter some major comic book movie. The first hour is a genius origin story, and the rest is the silliest epic ever made. [DVD]
6. Art History (2011, Joe Swanberg) Adequately captures the remoteness of being on a film set. Final scene nowhere near as powerful as the one that concludes Silver Bullets. [screener]
7. Aurora (2010, Cristi Puiu) Went in expecting this to be slow for slow’s sake, but there’s a method to the glacial non-pace that becomes apparent once our protagonist suddenly starts [spoiler]. Finale mirrors the one in Police, Adjective, only not nearly as awesome, as how could anything be? [screener]
8. Most of The Sleeping Beauty (2010, Catherine Breillat), to be finished later [Netflix Instant]
