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List of Shame

74 films 14 44

It's going to be one busy summer. Boy, this makes it look like I haven't seen anything .

  • Closely Watched Trains Closely Watched Trains
  • Lilja 4-Ever Lilja 4-Ever
  • The Colors of the Mountain The Colors of the Mountain
  • Man Facing Southeast Man Facing Southeast
  • Werckmeister Harmonies Werckmeister Harmonies

What a Wonderful World: May 30 days, 30 countries

31 films 13 15

Lise & Jonathan's Picks for Berkan's May 30 Days, 30 Countries Challenge. Listed in the order they will be watched.

Tricky…

  • In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love
  • The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line
  • Nights of Cabiria Nights of Cabiria
  • Passenger Passenger
  • In Bruges In Bruges

The films I love

100 films 13 41

They aren't necessarily the 'best' movies (although some are). They are simply the movies I love. They aren't necessarily in…

  • Strange Days Strange Days
  • The Hunt The Hunt
  • Hanna Hanna
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • Amour Amour

How do you pronounce...?

26 films 20 115

Some names you think you got right. While you might wonder about the 'Fiennes' in Ralph Fiennes ('fines'? 'fi-ens'? fee-ens'?)…

  • 3-Iron 3-Iron
  • Mother Mother
  • J.S.A. Joint Security Area J.S.A. Joint Security Area
  • Election Election
  • Distant Distant

Sunday mornings with coffee

52 films 36 74

Face it. Sometimes you don't want to watch a foreign, slow-paced or long film at the end of the day.…

  • In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love
  • Castaway on the Moon Castaway on the Moon
  • 3-Iron 3-Iron
  • 2046 2046
  • In Bruges In Bruges

Faves of the Decade: 2000-2009

35 films 1 2

This isn't a best of, but rather a list of the films I love from 2000-2009. They also happen to…

  • Border Radio Border Radio
  • Gas, Food Lodging Gas, Food Lodging
  • Grace of my Heart Grace of my Heart
  • Sugar Town Sugar Town
  • Things Behind the Sun Things Behind the Sun

Female Directors

197 films 24 20

A list of films directed by women, in alphabetical order by director. The notes show the director's country, name and…

  • Brazil Brazil
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th…
  • Talk to Her Talk to Her
  • Oleanna Oleanna

He says She says

34 films 26 91

Out of the thousands of films we have seen, my husband Jonathan and I agree what must be near 98%…

  • Forrest Gump Forrest Gump
  • The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz
  • Mean Streets Mean Streets
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Wings of Desire Wings of Desire

"Good" movies that I hated

31 films 6 38

Ok, so "hate" is a strong word. Let's just say I didn't appreciate them for one reason or another. Or…

  • Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
  • Thirst Thirst
  • Cul-de-Sac Cul-de-Sac
  • Europa Europa Europa Europa
  • The Hospital The Hospital

Netflix Expiring May 1

28 films 14 32

For more expiring titles see Chris Devlin's list

Vincent & Theo is also expiring but I saw it. It's pretty good…

  • 3:10 to Yuma 3:10 to Yuma
  • The Alamo The Alamo
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue The Ballad of Cable Hogue
  • The Big Country The Big Country
  • The Bravados The Bravados

Western Wednesdays

31 films 14 77

Previously "A Month of Westerns", where, in a tribute to Showbill because he sits through our recommended subtitled films, we…

  • The Vanishing The Vanishing
  • The Man from Nowhere The Man from Nowhere
  • Headhunters Headhunters
  • Infernal Affairs Infernal Affairs
  • Memories of Murder Memories of Murder

Danish Die-Hard: The Best non-English Thriller/Action Movies

34 films 14 33

What are the best non-English thriller/action movies that you can recommend? You know, the kind you look forward to watching…