May 2015 Viewing Tally

05 May 2015

Last updated: 31 May.

26 features, 4 shorts, 9 at the cinema, 4 rewatches

Cinema viewings are italicised
Rewatches are marked #
01. Dates coloured red denote 35mm screenings
The top five first-time viewings of the month are marked
          Shorts are indented
For an explanation of ratings, see below

01. A Girl of Her Age. Márcio Laranjeira 2015 5/10
01. The Eyes of André. António Borges Correia 2015 7/10
03.     The Hunt. Manoel de Oliveira 1963 7/10
04. Casino. Martin Scorsese 1995 8/10 #
04. Heat. Michael Mann 1995 10/10 #
05. District 9. Neill Blomkamp 2009 8/10
11. Let Joy Reign Supreme. Bertrand Tavernier 1989 8/10
12.     The Letter. Sergei Loznitsa 2011 7/10
12.     Blockade. Sergei Loznitsa 2005 7/10
12.     Portrait. Sergei Loznitsa 2002 7/10
12. The Settlement. Sergei Loznitsa 2001 7/10
13. Mad Max. George Miller 1980 5/10
13. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. George Miller 1981 6/10
13. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
          George Miller/George Ogilvie 1985 4/10
18. Obsession. Edward Dmytryk 1949 8/10
18. Night and the City. Jules Dassin 1950 8/10
18. Never Let Go. John Guillermin 1961 8/10
18. The Tribe. Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy 2014 8/10 #
19. Naked Fury. Charles Saunders 1959 6/10
19. Rogues of London. Bert Haldane 1915 6/10
19. Mad Max: Fury Road. George Miller 2015 6/10
20. It Always Rains on Sunday. Robert Hamer 1947 8/10
20. Pool of London. Basil Dearden 1951 8/10
20. The Firm. Alan Clarke 1989 8/10
21. Bullet Boy. Saul Dibb 2004 5/10
21. Pressure. Horace Ové 1975 8/10
22. Bronco Bullfrog. Barney Platts-Mills 1969 8/10
24. Once Upon a Time in America. Sergio Leone 1984 6/10 #
26. Cub. Jonas Govaerts 2014 6/10
31. Not Fade Away. David Chase 2012 6/10

Also:
The Wire Season 2 10/10 #

RATINGS
Grades are designed to have a level of flexibility and fluidity. A 7/10 grade, for example, means that at worst I like the film, at best I really like it. A 6/10 means that I liked the film at best, and at worst I had major qualms, but wouldn't say I disliked it. Etc.

10/9 Among best seen; 9/8 Loved it; 8/7 Really liked it; 7/6 Liked it; 6/5 Major qualms, but didn't dislike; 5/4 Disliked it; 4/3 Strongly disliked it; 3/2 Hated it; 2/1 Among worst seen.