August 2015 - MDP Film Journal

By Player (Kaneto Shindô, 2000)

In August I really sat down and dug into my 2000s backlog, checking up on some movies I have been meaning to see for quite some time. It was nice to get out to the theater and Straight Outta Compton will likely make my end-of-year list (if I have even seen enough movies to compile one). It was fantastic.

Best of August 2015
1.  By Player (Kaneto Shindô, 2000)
2.  Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007)
3.  Straight Outta Compton (F. Gary Gray, 2015)  
4.  Onibaba (Kaneto Shindô, 1964)
5.  Children of Hiroshima (Kaneto Shindô, 1952)
6.  Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-ha, 2003)
7.  We Own the Night (James Gray, 2007)
8. Tomorrow is Another Day (Felix E. Feist, 1951)
9. Conan the Barbarian (John Milius, 1982)

Favorite Rewatches of August 2015
Charlie Wilson's War (Mike Nichols, 2007)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
Hulk (Ang Lee, 2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
Boyz N the Hood (John Singleton, 1991)
Wonder Boys (Curtis Hanson, 2000)

Films watched in August: 28
Rewatches in August: 9
Total tally for 2015: 153

(I'm borrowing this format idea from Curtsies and Hand Grenades.)