The Movie Zone
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This is my little corkboard for movie related things.
It is still
in its gestational state...
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My Favorites Films - Last Updated 2025
| Title |
Director |
Country |
Year |
Genre |
Consider... |
| Where is the Friend's Home |
Kiarostami |
Iran |
1987 |
Drama |
|
| Notte di Cabiria |
Fellini |
Italy |
1957 |
Drama |
|
| Matilda |
Danny DeVito |
USA |
1996 |
Comedy |
|
| Vertigo |
Hitchcock |
USA |
1958
|
Drama/Thriller |
|
| Jackass |
Jeff Tremaine |
USA |
2002 |
Comedy |
|
| The Piano Teacher |
Haneke |
FR/Austri |
2001 |
Drama |
Giant TW |
My favorite actress is Giulietta Masina.
My favorite genres are horror, noir, and their
cousins such as psych dramas, thrillers,
etc. I like the intensity of these genres and
that a full spectrum of emotion is accessible
in the stories.
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Reviews:
Universal Language (2024)
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General Recommendations (Alphabetic Order)
General Film Recommendations:
I've tried to limit this list to movies "you"
(maybe) haven't seen, or those you have
heard of but could use the extra nudge to
check out.
My criteria for "haven't seen"
comes from my experiences speaking with people;
don't be foolish and think of it as some
definitive category.
In line with this,
I've left out many of my own favorites like
Hereditary, Parasite, etc. Some of the movies
below are wild rides, others are beautiful
lazy rivers. Consider what you want to watch.
These aren't one size fits all. You will certainly hate some and love others.
| Title |
Director |
Country |
Year |
Genre |
Consider... |
| Ali (Fear Eats the Soul) |
Fassbinder |
DE |
1974 |
Drama |
|
| All That Heaven Allows |
Douglas Sirk |
US |
1955 |
Drama |
|
| American Movie |
Chris Smoith |
US |
1999 |
Docu. |
|
| Blissfully Yours |
Weerasethakul |
Thailand |
2002 |
Drama |
Slow pace |
| Blood Simple |
Coen Bros. |
US |
1984 |
Drama/Thriller |
|
| Close-Up |
Kiarostami |
Iran |
2001 |
Drama/Docu. |
|
| Daddy Long Legs |
Safie Bros. |
US |
2009 |
Drama |
|
| Dìdi |
Sean Wong |
US |
2024 |
Drama |
|
| First Graders |
Kiarostami |
Iran |
1984 |
Docu. |
|
| Gates of Heaven |
Errol Morris |
US |
1978 |
Docu. |
|
| Happy Go Lucky |
Mike Leigh |
UK |
2008 |
Drama |
|
| Homework |
Kiarostami |
Iran |
1989 |
Docu. |
|
| Memoria |
Weerasethakul |
Columbia |
2021 |
Drama |
Slow pace |
| Naked |
Mike Leigh |
UK |
1993 |
Drama |
TW |
| Rebecca |
Hitchcock |
US |
1962 |
Pysch. Thriller |
|
| Robocop |
Paul Verhoeven |
US |
1987 |
Action |
You gotta dig camp |
| The Experience |
Kiarostami |
Iran |
1973 |
Drama |
|
| The Medium |
Banjong Pisanthanakun |
Thailand |
2021 |
Horror |
|
| The Vourdalak |
Adrien Beau |
FR |
2023 |
Horror/Comedy |
|
| The Wailing |
Na Hong-jin |
Korea |
2016 |
Horror |
|
| The Zone of Interest |
Jonathan Glazer |
Poland/UK/USA
|
2023 |
Drama |
Slow pace |
| Triangle of Sadness |
Matthew Rankin |
~ |
2022 |
Comedy |
TW |
| Universal Language |
Matthew Rankin |
CA |
2024 |
Comedy/Drama |
Watch Where is the Friend's Home prior |
| Whatever Happened to Baby Jane |
Robert Aldrich |
US |
1962 |
Drama |
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