I know I should be giving you my written reviews for Last Jedi and Coco and I apologize for being woefully behind. (I do have reviews of those and Ferdinand on my youtube channel and will be a writing machine over the Christmas holiday because my family is all abandoning me LOL). However, I am not in the mood to write a review tonight but will instead give you my next 12 picks for the Blind Spot series!
The Blind Spot series is something I have been doing for the last 2 years where each month I watch a movie I’ve never seen before that is highly regarded and give you my thoughts. Nobody has seen every movie and I certainly have my fair share of big gaps. Participating in this series allows me to fill in some of those gaps and have a little fun while I’m at it. I encourage all of you to participate if you have a blog or youtube channel! It’s a ton of fun.
So here are my next round of picks:
January
The New World- Director and Writer Terrence Malick
It’s a new year so why not start with A New World? I have long been a Malick defender as he makes art pieces over traditional narratives but here is a narrative about Pocahontas that I have long wanted to see. I love Collin Farrell and am not a big fan of the Disney version so this will be nice to see.
February
The Palm Beach Story- Director and Writer Preston Sturges
March
The Seventh Seal- Director and Writer Ingmar Bergman
I have a confession. I have never seen an Ingmar Bergman film. As a film fan of course I know the name but have never seen any of his films. Well, that changes this year with The Seventh Seal. I don’t know much about the film except it is about a knight playing chess with Death personified and that Roger Ebert declared it ‘one of the masterpieces of cinema’. That’s good enough for me to give it a watch!
April
The Green Mile- Director and Writer Frank Darabont from Stephen King novel
May
Gallipoli- Director Peter Weir
Gallipoli is my friend Phaedra’s favorite movie. Enough said. I will watch it! It’s directed by Peter Weir and stars a young Mel Gibson about 2 Australian sprinters who are sent to fight in Turkey during World War 1.
June
The Cat Returns- Director Hiroyuki Morita
July
The Last Emperor- Director and Writer Bernardo Bertolucci
I had long heard about The Last Emperor but hadn’t seen it probably because it is nearly 3 hours long. However, it won 9 Academy Awards including best picture and it is time to check it off my list! This epic film tells the story of the last emperor of China Pu Yi.
August
The Young Girls of Rochefort- Director and Writer Jacques Demy
September
Ikiru- Director and Writer Akira Kurosawa
October
Scream- Director Wes Craven
November
Whisper of the Heart- Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
December
Desk Set- Director Walter Lang
So what do you think of my list? Have you seen any of these films? Let me know your thoughts and I look forward to a fun 2018!