The Best Films of the 2000s and more.
Brick (2006)
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner
Director: Rian Johnson
Country: USA
Genre: Crime
Wasn’t everyone’s high school years a detective story?
In my research of studying films from the 2000s for so long, I’ve grown malnourished in one of my favorite genres (or ‘styles’, if you want to be anal about it,) Film Noir. Brick has not only whet my appetite, it quenched my thirst. Taking the themes and style of the pulp stories of which Film Noir is based on, it applies it to a story of local drug crime in a high school and doesn’t ignore the slightest detail from the femme fatal to the sharp as shark’s teeth dialogue. It could be regarded as a preposterous concept, but it’s handled with the utmost attention to authenticity while maintaining an immense level of entertainment. Rian Johnson should be celebrated for such a unique and accomplished debut.
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Animal Kingdom (2010)
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Starring: James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver Director: David Michôd Country: Australia Genre: Crime This isn’t exactly the safe Disney ride that the title alludes to, but rather a dangerous safari into the wilderness. In a growing line of independent and foreign gangster films, Animal Kingdom demands some attention. It not only looks at human
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
about 1 week ago - 7 comments
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World might go down as the most criminally unseen film of the summer.
Mother (2009)
about 1 week ago - 4 comments
This is one of those special films that only come around once every ten years or so.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
about 2 weeks ago - 3 comments
Appropriately named after famous glam-rocker David Bowie’s song, The Kids Are All Right is a wonderful depiction of the New American Family.
Top 10 Directorial Debuts of the 2000s
about 2 weeks ago - 16 comments
A list of the top ten directorial debuts of the 2000s.
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
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Best Foreign Language Film – Academy Awards
about 9 months ago
Pretty good stuff all around and a good concept for a web-site. Keep up the good work.
Also:
twynne105.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/rooting-against-joseph-gordon-levitt/
about 9 months ago
Thank you kind sir. Also, interesting article on JGL you’ve got there.