Movies 2008

The goal is 75 movies watched in 2008. Hopefully 30 will be watched during their run at The Moxie.

  1. My Kid Could Paint That (*M* Jan. 3) - Fascinating!
  2. Atonement (Jan. 4) - Hmmm. Pretty to watch, but overall rather dull.
  3. Juno (Jan 6) - Cute, and made me cry, but the wit was too much for me to handle.
  4. 2 Days in Paris (Jan 6) - LOVED IT! I laughed and cringed and craved Paris.
  5. Once (Jan. 18) - Cute, but pretty much just a long music video.
  6. Cloverfield (Jan. 19) - Fun monster movie! Not as good as The Host, though.
  7. Jesus Camp (Jan. 19) - What a creepy documentary!
  8. 28 Weeks Later (Jan. 30) - Yuck yuck yuck yuck. The first was much better.
  9. ***The Orphanage (*M* Feb. 3) - Great ghost story! I jumped and laughed many times.
  10. There Will Be Blood (Feb. 4) - A lengthy film with interesting elements. Not as great as Jesse James.
  11. ***The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Feb. 7 *M*) - A perfect adaptation.
  12. 2008 Oscar Animated Shorts (Feb. 10 *M*) - My vote is for I MET THE WALRUS.
  13. Michael Clayton (Feb. 18) - Really? Best Film nomination? Hmmm.
  14. 30 Days of Night (Feb. 22) - Hmmm. Just as bad as 28 Weeks Later.
  15. Gone Baby Gone (Feb. 25) - So frustrating! but a good film. Go Casey!
  16. ***Persepolis (Feb. 25 *M*) - Loved it! It packed punches that the book didn’t quite deliver. Rare!
  17. Bigger Stronger Faster (Feb. 29) - Eye-opening doc about steroid use in America.
  18. Forbidden Lies (Feb. 29) - Best doc of the festival; about a con artist.
  19. Carny (Feb. 29) - Ok look at life on the midway.
  20. My Mother’s Garden (March 1) - Exhausting portrait of a women with a hoarding complex.
  21. Audience of One (March 1) - Religious fanatic thinks God wants him to make an epic film.
  22. Gonzo (March 1) - Alex Gibney’s latest, about Hunter S Thompson.
  23. An Alternative to Slitting Your Wrists (March 1) - Self-absorbed doc.
  24. Stranded (March 2) - Lovely story about tragic events.
  25. Please Vote For Me (March 2) - Fun look at kids, democracy, & China.
  26. ***Man on Wire (March 2) - Funny account of a high-wire artist.
  27. The Mist (March 11) - Pretty silly.
  28. Intermission (March 16) - Just ok. Needed way more Cillian.
  29. All the Real Girls (March 27) - I love Paul Schneider.
  30. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (March 31) - Cute film to watch with Mom.
  31. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (April 20) - Second time watching.
  32. Snow Angels (April 21 *M*): So bleak. I love Sam Rockwell.
  33. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (May 7) - Bleh.
  34. Priceless (May 24) - Cute, good fit for The Moxie.
  35. The Animation Show IV (June 5 *M*) - Love it!
  36. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (June 9) - Entertaining.
  37. Iron Man (June 15) - Entertaining.
  38. The Outdoorsmen: Blood Sweat and Beers (July 1) - Silly doc
  39. Be Kind Rewind (July 13) - Cute.
  40. The Dark Knight (July 21) - Good, but overhyped?
  41. Pineapple Express (Aug. 7) - I love David Gordon Green!
  42. Encounters at the End of the World (Aug. 12) - Werner Herzog is crazy!
  43. Aliens (Aug. 14) - rewatched. Not as awesome as it was 15 yrs ago.
  44. ***Tropic Thunder (Aug. 19) - Awesome.
  45. Frankenstein (Oct. 19) - It was on tv.
  46. Burn After Reading (Nov. 5) - Silly and fun.
  47. Chocolat (Dec. 7) - Love it! Second time watching.
  48. To and From (Dec. 25) - Cute short local film.

***= top five of the year.