"January Movie Thread is here, Like a sexton by her grave

[Lee G]

To see: Amour, which I think has already left DTW. Dommage.

It opens there Feb. 15. I suspect that a local alt-weekly might be running a scintillating, insightful review of it that week.

Over here:



Amour /\

The Devil, Probably (Bresson!)

Compliance



Wake in Fright /\

Detropia

The Imposter

5 Broken Cameras



The Bourne Legacy (meh) /\

Cries and Whispers (not my favorite Bergman, but still)

I wrote about Compliance and Wake in Fright over here, and Detropia and 5 Broken Cameras over here. I recommend Wake in Fright and 5 Broken Cameras for sure.

[jfm]

We just watched/rewatched Primer -- I wanted to see it again, and I thought la fille would like it. Good call on both counts. I followed it a bit better the 2nd time through, but still lost the thread somewhere in the last 15 minutes. But I was able to appreciate the aesthetics more this time, since I wasn't quite so focused on trying to track every plot detail. It's a really well-made and strange movie.



And I guess Shane Carruth's new one is getting some attention. Maybe interesting: