The Important Cinema Club #194 - The Best Films of the Decade (According to Us)
Dec 12, 2019
Exploring top films of the decade, unique storytelling techniques, emotional depth in Hong Kong cinema, Martin Scorsese's character portrayals, influential works of Manny Farber and Delmer Dave, controversies surrounding filmmaker Sean Costello, and critical analysis of the Ghostbusters franchise.
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Why Don't You Play In Hell's Filmmaker Fever
- Justin revisits Shion Sono's Why Don't You Play In Hell and admits midnight screening fatigue but still admires its love letter to filmmaking, youthful enthusiasm, and casting of early collaborators.
- He suggests revisiting it in a different mood to better enjoy Sono's excesses.
Uncle Boonmee's Dreamlike Generosity
- Will praises Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives for its generosity, dreamlike time, and surprising humor (laser-eyed monkey, romantic eel scene).
- He stresses the participatory, open-ended experience and recommends double-billing with Cemetery of Splendor.
Blue Ruin's DIY Genre Precision
- Justin selects Blue Ruin as a low-budget crime film that stuck with him for its deliberate pacing and desire-inspiring DIY aesthetic.
- He links its aesthetic to collectors of low-budget genre films and to his own urge to make similar movies.