August: A Month in Review

This past month marked my official return to full-time reviewing. With about 30 movies reviewed I now have a solid amount of movies to reminisce about by reading my own writing -- it is a real joy to be vain. Nothing makes a movie passion feel more satisfying than when you write about your opinions about certain films. Yes, my reviews tend to be quite in-depth, but I feel that for the most part I keep from giving away too much; I paint a picture of what the films is like and some of that specific films good, and bad, qualities while also leaving enough a mystery to where the experience isn't ruined.

Enough with my pointless rambling, now it is time for the duty at hand: With all the films I have watched and reviewed this month, I have had some wonderful highs, and sickening lows. I have come up with many different ways to compare, list, and rate the films I have reviewed in various different classifications. I hope you enjoy my different ways at praising, comparing, and even attacking the many films I have seen this month. Here is my month in review:

Top 5 Movies Of The Month:

1. Peeping Tom (1960)

Directed by Michael Powell

Written by Leo Marks

Starring: Carl Boehm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer

2. The Virgin Spring (1960)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Written by Ulla Isaksson

Starring: Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Birgitta Pettersson

3. Oldboy (2003)

Directed by Park Chan-wook

Written by Hwang Jo-yun, Park Chan-wook, Lim Chun-hyeong, Lim Joon-hyung, Garon Tsuchiya

Starring: Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong

4. Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

Written & Directed by Jean Pierre-Melville

Starring: Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Yves Montand, Gian Maria Volonte

Tie 5. In Bruges (2008)

Written & Directed by Martin McDonagh

Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes

Tie 5. Army of Shadows (1969)

Directed Jean Pierre-Melville

Written by Jean Pierre-Melville based on the novel by Joseph Kessel

Starring: Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel

The 5 Worst Films Of The Month:

1. Deadgirl (2008)

Directed by Marcel Sarmiento & Gadi Harel

Written by Trent Haaga

Starring: Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan

2. Season of the Witch (2011)

Directed by Dominic Sena

Written by Bragi F. Schut

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy

3. From Paris With Love (2010)

Directed by Pierre Morel

Written by Luc Bresson and Adi Hasak

Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Travolta, Kasia Smutniak

4. Switchblade Sisters (1975)

Directed by Jack Hill

Written by Jack Hill, F.X. Meier, John Prizer

Starring: Joanne Nail, Robbie Lee, Monica Gayle

5. Cabin Fever (2002)

Directed by Eli Roth

Written by Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein

Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent

2 Major Disappointments:

1. Blue Velvet (1986)

Written & Directed by David Lynch

Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern

2. Escape From New York (1981)

Directed by John Carpenter

Written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle

Starring: Kurt Russell, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasance