rickicker

Some effective moments, but the actual resolution (everything really sucks it was all a dreeeeeeeam!!!) is pretty much an internet commenter's idea of what makes something deep and edgy.

85 _67%

Lone Star (1996) - Rated 15 Dec 2012

Sort of like an Atom Egoyan film of the Ollllllllllld West.

83 _60%

Prometheus (2012) - Rated 21 Nov 2012

Some missteps (the "thinning out the crew" sequences are more than a little perfunctory) but still the maddest, most ambitious sci-fi I've seen in years. The trick is not minding that it hurts.

94 _87%

Close-Up (1990) - Rated 10 Dec 2012

I love that the Iranian "Citizen Kane" isn't about a great man of industry, but a poor, slightly nutty cinephile, with dreams that are at once modest and deeply profound. The final scene flawlessly captures the appeal of the movies, at once totally fake and totally true.

65 _21%

Argo (2012) - Rated 02 Jan 2013

Basically it's an Aaron Sorkin zombie movie (the zombies are Persians because of course).

100 _99%

The Third Man (1949) - Rated 21 Nov 2012

A wake up call for anyone who ever thought they were the hero.

15 _5%

Forrest Gump (1994) - Rated 21 Nov 2012

*wipes muddy face with t-shirt, pulls it away to to reveal the words FUCK THIS MOVIE*

88 _76%

A Moment of Innocence (1996) - Rated 24 Dec 2012

A sweet, lyrical, and surprisingly funny film, with an absolutely perfect final shot. In other words, it's Iranian New Wave.