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Aug 27 Posted by aaronwest Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN, ALFONSO CUARÓN, 2001 I thoroughly enjoyed Y tu mamá también on the first viewing back in the early 2000s. However sexually charged, it was a breath of fresh air compared to the formulaic Hollywood versions of adolescence, like the raunchy 80s comedies read more

Aug 27 Posted by aaronwest Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN, ALFONSO CUARÓN, 2001 I thoroughly enjoyed Y tu mamá también on the first viewing back in the early 2000s. However sexually charged, it was a breath of fresh air compared to the formulaic Hollywood versions of adolescence, like the raunchy 80s comedies read more

Aug 24 Posted by aaronwest A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1974 What I love about Criterion is that they tend to canonize the most important films. When something is added to the collection, it’s for a good reason (even if I disagree on occasion, and let’s not get into Armaggedon). read more

Aug 24 Posted by aaronwest A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1974 What I love about Criterion is that they tend to canonize the most important films. When something is added to the collection, it’s for a good reason (even if I disagree on occasion, and let’s not get into Armaggedon). read more

Aug 24 Posted by aaronwest A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1974 What I love about Criterion is that they tend to canonize the most important films. When something is added to the collection, it’s for a good reason (even if I disagree on occasion, and let’s not get into Armaggedon). read more

Aug 21 Posted by aaronwest TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN, PEDRO ALMODOVAR, 1989 Welcome to the Collection, Pedro. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (or the better Spanish title, Átame!) would not have been my first choice for an Almodovar film, nor probably my 2nd, 3rd or 4th, but I’ll take what I can get. I had read more

Aug 21 Posted by aaronwest TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN, PEDRO ALMODOVAR, 1989 Welcome to the Collection, Pedro. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (or the better Spanish title, Átame!) would not have been my first choice for an Almodovar film, nor probably my 2nd, 3rd or 4th, but I’ll take what I can get. I had read more

Aug 21 Posted by aaronwest TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN, PEDRO ALMODOVAR, 1989 Welcome to the Collection, Pedro. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (or the better Spanish title, Átame!) would not have been my first choice for an Almodovar film, nor probably my 2nd, 3rd or 4th, but I’ll take what I can get. I had read more

Aug 19 Posted by aaronwest SHOAH, CLAUDE LANZMANN, 1985 Roger Ebert famously refused to rank or categorize Shoah with other films, whether they were narrative or documentary, because it simply could not be compared with other films. It stands on its own. As a history buff, I hold similar feelings. read more

Aug 19 Posted by aaronwest SHOAH, CLAUDE LANZMANN, 1985 Roger Ebert famously refused to rank or categorize Shoah with other films, whether they were narrative or documentary, because it simply could not be compared with other films. It stands on its own. As a history buff, I hold similar feelings. read more

Aug 19 Posted by aaronwest SHOAH, CLAUDE LANZMANN, 1985 Roger Ebert famously refused to rank or categorize Shoah with other films, whether they were narrative or documentary, because it simply could not be compared with other films. It stands on its own. As a history buff, I hold similar feelings. read more

Aug 14 Posted by aaronwest THE BIG CHILL, LAWRENCE KASDAN, 1983 I first saw The Big Chill ages ago, when I was much younger and had a different perception of the world. I thought it was okay, recognizing that it was an above average film for the time, but wasn’t something I could relate to. At my read more

Aug 14 Posted by aaronwest THE BIG CHILL, LAWRENCE KASDAN, 1983 I first saw The Big Chill ages ago, when I was much younger and had a different perception of the world. I thought it was okay, recognizing that it was an above average film for the time, but wasn’t something I could relate to. At my read more

Aug 14 Posted by aaronwest THE BIG CHILL, LAWRENCE KASDAN, 1983 I first saw The Big Chill ages ago, when I was much younger and had a different perception of the world. I thought it was okay, recognizing that it was an above average film for the time, but wasn’t something I could relate to. At my read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest FACES, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1968 There are a lot of faces in John Cassavetes’ second film, Faces. His camera is not afraid of getting close, sometimes so close that it almost feels like you can see inside the faces inside the characters heads, and behind the façade they exhib read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest FACES, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1968 There are a lot of faces in John Cassavetes’ second film, Faces. His camera is not afraid of getting close, sometimes so close that it almost feels like you can see inside the faces inside the characters heads, and behind the façade they exhib read more

Aug 13 Posted by aaronwest FACES, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1968 There are a lot of faces in John Cassavetes’ second film, Faces. His camera is not afraid of getting close, sometimes so close that it almost feels like you can see inside the faces inside the characters heads, and behind the façade they exhib read more

Aug 3 Posted by aaronwest 1995 was an unusual year. My best-of list probably looks a lot different than many others because I’m not as crazy about some revered films (Se7en) and I like others less than other people (Heat, Babe). My list has a couple of relatively obscure titles that are worth read more

Aug 3 Posted by aaronwest 1995 was an unusual year. My best-of list probably looks a lot different than many others because I’m not as crazy about some revered films (Se7en) and I like others less than other people (Heat, Babe). My list has a couple of relatively obscure titles that are worth read more

Aug 3 Posted by aaronwest 1995 was an unusual year. My best-of list probably looks a lot different than many others because I’m not as crazy about some revered films (Se7en) and I like others less than other people (Heat, Babe). My list has a couple of relatively obscure titles that are worth read more