Films I Saw in July

My favorite superhero movie ever.

Like Stevee at Cinematic Paradox, I think this is the most films I've ever seen in one month.

The Best:

1. The Dark Knight Rises - ****
2. A Short Film About Love - ****
3. New York, New York - ****
4. A Short Film About Killing - ****
5. Aguirre: The Wrath of God - ****
6. Saraband - ****
7. Margaret (both versions) - ****
8. Carrie (1976) - ****
9. We Need to Talk About Kevin - ***1/2
10. Camera Buff - ***1/2

More after the cut.


The Rest:
The Accidental Tourist - ***
Albert Nobbs - **
Alien: Resurrection - *1/2
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse - ***
The Amazing Spider-Man - **
Butterfield 8 - **1/2
The Flowers of War - **1/2
Heaven Can Wait (1978) - ***
The Last Temptation of Christ - ***1/2
Moonrise Kingdom - ***1/2
New York Stories - ***
Pieces of April - ***
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - **1/2
Salvador - ***
Savages - ***
Serpico - ***1/2
Ted - *1/2
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - ***1/2
To Die For - ***1/2
To Rome with Love - **1/2
21 Jump Street - ***
W.E. - *

Rewatched:
All the President's Men - ****
Apocalypse Now - ****
The Artist - **** (This might just be my new favorite film of 2011.)
Batman Begins - ***1/2
Casino - **** (This is now in my top ten of all-time.)
The Dark Knight - ***1/2
The Dark Knight Rises (2 rewatches) - ****
Following - ****
Insomnia - ****
M - ****
Mirror Mirror - ***
Mogambo - ***
The Night of the Hunter - ****
Oliver! (in theaters) - ****
The Prestige - ****
Rocky - ****
Shame (2011) - ***1/2
Singin' in the Rain (in theaters) - ****
The Tree of Life - ****

Special Mention:

Earrings

Rather than rank this film by my blogger friend Alex Withrow (And So It Begins…), I thought I'd reiterate my brief thoughts on it. This wonderful film "succeeds on so many levels. The visuals are inspired, the performances natural, the music haunting, and the mood wonderfully restrained." Watch this gem here or here if you haven't already.

52 Films Watched - 33 New, 19 Rewatched

8/2 UPDATE: I checked my Letterboxd diary, and I actually saw 55 films (36 New, 19 Rewatched). I forgot to add After the Wedding (****), Akira (***), and Reality Bites (**1/2).