5: Easy A (2010)
I watched this film after reading that Dan Kois of the Washington Post said it had the best screenplay of 2010; I found it hard to believe that a teen sex comedy starring the daughter from that show about a secret illegal underground cross-country road race could be that well-written. It’s not, but perhaps I’m clouded by [...]
4: In the City of Sylvia (2007)
I spent two hours looking through the archives of a blog, trying to remember the title of this Spanish film; images from its trailer had popped up in my head like the visual equivalent of an earworm, and I was compelled to find this film which I had heard mention of years ago but forgotten [...]
3: Clash of the Titans (2010)
Speaking of Greeks… this film is not an epic but a collection of disjointed CG battles and faux-inspirational Sam Worthington speeches. (And Pete Postlethwaite, RIP)
2: Dogtooth (2009)
An incisive, haunting psychological experiment with a brilliant spartan style. (Did I use spartan because the film is Greek?)
1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
An entertaining enough film, although it just confirmed that I’d rather watch a series about the kooky adventures of Luna Lovegood.
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