Films for the Love of Film: While We're Young

Thursday, December 31, 2015

While We're Young

WHILE WE'RE YOUNG (2015)

written & directed by Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, Mistress America)

starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried

ENJOYMENT: *** (out of 4)

"Baumbach has had a very prolific couple years, having released two movies in 2015 alone (the other being Mistress America). This film was funny and thoughtful with good actors delivering decent performances, but not Baumbach's bests."

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1. Manchester by the Sea

2. La La Land

3. Moonlight

4. Elle

5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

6. Cafe Society

7. Lion

8. Fences

9. Jackie

10. Everybody Wants Some!!

11. Hidden Figures

12. Hacksaw Ridge

13. Nocturnal Animals

14. Sing Street

15. Arrival

BEST OF 2015 (updated 1/2/16):

1. The Revenant

2. Brooklyn

3. Spotlight

4. Mad Max: Fury Road

5. Room

6. Creed

7. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

8. Diary of a Teenage Girl

9. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

10. The Hateful Eight

11. Sicario

12. Trainwreck

13. Carol

14. The Danish Girl

15. The Martian

BEST OF 2014 (updated 2/20/15):

1. Boyhood

2. Interstellar

3. Whiplash

4. Birdman

5. The Grand Budapest Hotel

6. American Sniper

7. Inherent Vice

8. Pride

9. Fury

10. Nightcrawler

12. Foxcatcher

12. Wild

13. The Imitation Game

14. The Edge of Tomorrow

15. Gone Girl

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As an avid film watcher with no proper training in film, what I know is solely from watching movies. That, and spending countless hours on IMDB. I've seen over 1500 movies and try to thoughtfully consider each one. This is my reason for blogging. Even if no one reads it, writing about films helps to sort out my thoughts. Also, contributing my thoughts will hopefully make me feel more that my hours watching great movies weren't spent in vain.

My main goal in writing this blog is to share my opinion, but to never deter anyone from seeing a film they want to see. I am well aware that not all "great" movies are great to everyone, and not all "bad" movies are bad to everyone. I have been turned off from too many films that weren't well-received only to discover them later and love them myself.

My mission is to write a little about each film I see, focusing mostly on ones currently in theaters, while discussing what I think are their strengths and weaknesses. I intend to contribute my opinion, while also trying to enlighten readers on facts about filmmakers, such as their filmographies, so they might see patterns and ideas they didn't see before. I do not claim to be an authority, but merely a reflector and contributor of thought and opinion.

I love movies of all kinds from all eras at all times of the day, though I try not to waste my time on movies I think will suck. Enjoy my blog!

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Thursday, December 31, 2015

While We're Young

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