28 features, 21 at the cinema, three rewatches
Cinema viewings are italicised
Rewatches are marked #
The top five first-time viewings of the month are marked ★
Shorts are indented
For an explanation of ratings, see below
01. My Neighbour Totoro. Miyazaki Hayao 1988 7/10 ★
03. Inherent Vice. Paul Thomas Anderson 2014 5/10
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07. Counting. Jem Cohen 2015 6/10
07. The Queen of the Desert. Werner Herzog 2015 4/10
07. Singin' in the Rain. Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen 10/10 #
08. Mr. Holmes. Bill Condon 2015 6/10
08. Knight of Cups. Terrence Malick 2015 5/10
08. The Pearl Button. Patricio Guzmán 2015 7/10
08. Ixcanul Volcano. Jaroy Bustamante 2015 7/10
08. Queen of Earth. Alex Ross Perry 2015 8/10 ★
09. The Club. Pablo Larraín 2015 7/10
09. After Work. Janina Herhoffer 2015 6/10
09. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Howard Hawks 1953 6/10
09. Yolanda and the Thief. Vincente Minnelli 1945 6/10
10. Under Electric Clouds. Alexei German Jr. 2015 6/10
10. Every Thing Will Be Fine. Wim Wenders 2015 3/10
11. Aferim! Radu Jude 2015 7/10
11. Eisenstein in Guanajuato. Peter Greenaway 2015 6/10
11. Fifty Shades of Grey. Sam Taylor-Wood 2015 3/10
12. Blanche Fury. Marc Allégret 1948 7/10 ★
13. The Naked Spur. Anthony Mann 1953 7/10 ★
13. The Shepherd of the Hills. Henry Hathaway 1941 7/10
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16. An American Werewolf in London.
John Landis 1981 8/10 ★
16. Mean Streets. Martin Scorsese 1973 9/10 #
16. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Miyazaki Hayao 1984 6/10
23. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty.
Terence Nance 2013 6/10
25. The Marquise of O. Eric Rohmer 1976 7/10
26. Holy Motors. Leos Carax 2012 7/10
RATINGS
Grades are designed to have a level of flexibility and fluidity. A 7/10 grade, for example, means that at worst I like the film, at best I really like it. A 6/10 means that I liked the film at best, and at worst I had major qualms, but wouldn't say I disliked it. Etc.
10/9 Among best seen; 9/8 Loved it; 8/7 Really liked it; 7/6 Liked it; 6/5 Major qualms, but didn't dislike; 5/4 Disliked it; 4/3 Strongly disliked it; 3/2 Hated it; 2/1 Among worst seen.
