This is a short, somewhat homogenous list because I didn’t watch enough movies this year as I was working like a dog. For shame.
1. Tree of Life (Terence Malick) – I couldn’t fathom how a mind could go cosmic one scene, and small and intimate the next. This movie was a true experience, profoundly moving. I was alternately affected, frustrated, sleepy, excited, and in tears. Good stuff.
"You can hit me if you want. I'm sorry. I'm your brother."
2. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig) - Much has been said about this being a post-feminist blah blah, but for me it’s just fucking hilarious. I’m a huge fan of Kristen Wiig ever since SNL, and I hope she makes it big. “It’s civil rights. This is the 90′s.” and that Maid of Honor speech-off. Fell out of my chair, really.
3. Contagion (Steven Soderbergh) – I love Soderbergh’s language so much that this piece had me enthralled, even if clearly, pinaa lang nya to.
4. Amok (Lawrence Fajardo) – Bold and ambitious and went there. This makes it stand out among the other independent films that are more interested in being seen and gilded and important. Flawed, for sure, but it makes it all the more exciting.
5. Super 8 (JJ Abrams) – This is nostalgia speaking. Brought me back to the days when I’d watch, hypnotized, by movies– in a dark theater or in our small Sony set in our bedroom.
