Intensity. Passion. Rapture. And that’s just the lesbian sex scene. Black Swan is undoubtedly my favourite film of this year. Natalie Portman had her breakout performance at the tender age of 13 in the captivating Léon: The Professional.…
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#2: 50/50
“Wait – it’s a comedy about cancer? Jesus, that seems to be in terrible taste. Count me out.” That’s most people’s first reaction when I tell them about one of the second-best film of the year. 50/50 is a loosely…
#3: The Fighter
Wait – didn’t I do this one already. Yeah it’s the one about the underdog brothers. With the great fight scenes and terrific acting. It was #5, right? What was it called again, em… Warrior – that’s it! Oh wait.…
Tagged with: #3, christian bale, david o russell, film, mark wahlberg, the fighter
Posted in 2011, film
Posted in 2011, film
#4: Midnight in Paris
Ah, Woody Allen. He came up with the premise of Futurama in 1972 with Sleepers. He re-invented the romantic comedy with Annie Hall in 1977. And now he makes his return to form with Midnight in Paris, the funniest film of…
#5: Warrior
I can’t wait for The Dark Knight Rises for two reasons: one, because its prequel was the best film of 2008 and easily the best comic book movie of all time. And two, because Tom Hardy is a feckin’ beast.…
#6: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Move over, Ron Burgundy. George Smiley is the real ambassador of the Seventies: a decade of grey suits, glumness and gas shortages. Yes, it was a miserable time by all accounts. The Troubles happening up North. Stagflation in the States.…
#7: Drive
Drive has the sweetest, most endearing romance of any film this year. It also shows a man’s head being beaten into a pulp. It’s an acquired taste. Rarely does a film receive an 18 cert nowadays, but Drive fully warrants…
#8: The Help
The Help is the quite possibly best film ever to have a black woman say, in total earnestness: “I love me some fried chicken.” Some quarters would have you believe that The Help is mawkish and overly sentimental. They claim…
#9: 127 Hours
“So it’s a movie about a guy who gets his hand stuck under a rock for five days? Sure, I’ll get right on that. Once I finish watching this riveting documentary about paint drying.” As that freaky baby scene in…
Tagged with: #9, 127 hours, danny boyle, film, james franco, survival, true story
Posted in 2011, film
Posted in 2011, film
#10: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The trailers made this movie look laughably bad. I was expecting the next Battlefield Earth. What I got was arguably the best blockbuster of the year. Apes has a moving, personal story that rivals any drama, and an epic finale worthy…
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