Friday, November 28, 2008

One Line Review's Film Masterpieces Checklist: 2007


Six Film Masterpieces from 2007:


1. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (d. Seth Gordon) (****)

2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (d. Cristian Mungiu) (****)

3. Away From Her (d. Sarah Polley) (****)

4. Into the Wild (d. Sean Penn) (****)

5. Juno (d. Jason Reitman) (*** 1/2)

6. There Will Be Blood (d. Paul Thomas Anderson)


Film Masterpieces Checklist: 2007:
Away From Her (d. Sarah Polley) (****)
* Control (d. Anoton Corbijn)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (d. Julian Schnabel) (** 1/2)
Eastern Promises (d. David Cronenberg) (***)
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (d. Cristian Mungiu) (****)
I'm Not There (d. Todd Haynes) (BOMB)
* In the Shadow of the Moon (d. David Sington)
Into the Wild (d. Sean Penn) (****)
Juno (d. Jason Reitman) (*** 1/2)
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (d. Seth Gordon) (****)
Knocked Up (d. Judd Apatow) (** 1/2)
No Country for Old Men (d. Joel & Ethan Coen)
No End in Sight (d. Charles Ferguson) (***)
Once (d. John Carney) (*** 1/2)
Persepolis (d. Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud) (BOMB)
Ratatouille (d. Brad Bird) (*** 1/2)
The Savages (d. Tamara Jenkins) (***)
Sicko (d. Michael Moore) (*** 1/2)
Superbad (d. Greg Mottola) (*** 1/2)
* Taxi to the Dark Side (d. Alex Gibney)
There Will Be Blood (d. Paul Thomas Anderson)
* This Is England (d. Shane Meadows)
La Vie en Rose (d. Olivier Dahan) (*** 1/2)
* Zodiac (d. David Fincher)

NOTE: Films that I have not yet seen are indicated with a *. I've rated the ones I have seen (using Leonard Maltin's BOMB and * 1/2 to **** star rating). If a film is listed without a * and without a rating, it means I've seen the movie but wish to re-evaluate it before assigning it a rating.

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