End Of The Month Review - May to June

Top 10 Films Of The Month

10. Dogville

Director:

Lars Von Trier

Year:

2003

My review:

"No words could do justice to the disturbing, chilling and yet utterly unique masterpiece that is Dogville."

09. Grizzly Man

Director:

Werner Herzog

Year:

2005

My review:

"If you're interested in psychology then Grizzly Man is an absolute must see, but even if you aren't, his footage is heartbreaking, beautiful, shocking, funny, tragic and disturbing nonetheless."

08. A Prophet

Director:

Jacques Audiard

Year:

2009

My review:

"Jacques Audiard has created a modern classic with A Prophet. It is an exciting, tense, shocking, intelligent and unique study of French society based within the walls of a prison."

07. 12 Angry Men

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Year:

1957

My Review:

"12 Angry Men is deservedly a classic piece of cinema and one that it's hard to believe will ever date, lose it's effect or become irrelevant."

06. Dr. Strangelove

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Year:

1964

My Review:

"It is as clever as any comedy that has ever been committed to celluloid and does a fantastic job of satirising every aspect of the Cold War era."

05. Days Of Heaven

Director:

Terrence Malick

Year:

1978

My Review:

"I can't think of another film-maker who has created such beautiful and poetic cinema as the notoriously shy Terrence Malick and Days Of Heaven is no exception."

04. The Big Lebowski

Director:

Joel and Ethan Coen

Year:

1998

My Review:

"The Big Lebowski is up there with the very best from two of the cinema's most gifted filmmakers."

03. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Director:

Cristian Mungiu

Year:

2007

My Review:

"It's not something everyone will love. It's tense, slow-paced, minimalistic and upsetting. However, if you can handle it, what you'll find is a riveting, outstanding and mesmerising drama that's as good as they come."

02. The Third Man

Director:

Carol Reed

Year:

1948

My Review:

"How could anyone not love The Third Man? Not only is it a brilliant and entrancing mystery story, but it's also an incredible study of post-WW2 Europe."

01. On The Waterfront

Director:

Elia Kazan

Year:

1954

My Review:

"One of the most powerful and well made dramas of all time"

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