the naked spur (1953)

(Anthology Film Archives, 9 Sept 2015). Anthology's Robert Ryan retro pays off bigtime. Robert Ryan here is giddy and physical. Watch him get dragged over a pile of dirt in a cave. Ralph Meeker plays an ex-soldier still wearing a uniform with cool stripes down the pants. Ralph Meeker is great at relaxing. Watch him just lie back on the ground while Jimmy Stewart shoots at Ryan.

phoenix (petzold, 2014, in german)

(IFC, 7 Sept 2015). I like how Ronald Zehrfeld's jacket collar is turned up.

frances ha (baumbach, 2012)

(IFC, 14 Sept 2013). This has been playing at IFC since May 17! And it was a full house! I sat in the last seat against the wall in the first row in Cinema 3 and the view was actually great. Best friend Sophie was more sympathetic than when I saw this in the spring. Benji is cute. Always happy to see Josh Hamilton. Gerwig forever.

pierrot le fou (godard, 1965)

(Anthology Film Archives, 14 Sept 2013). Belmondo is only shirtless in his first scene. But the striped shirt he wears for much of the movie is great. And his sailor get-up works nicely too. It's possible I didn't notice Jean-Pierre Léaud's cameo when I saw this before.

touch of evil (welles, 1958)

(Anthology Film Archives, 14 Sept 2013). I wonder how many times I've seen this. Great as always. I got there a few minutes late, and when the guy took my ticket, he said, "Get up there!" I walked in about 30 seconds before Hank Quinlan's first appearance. This time I really liked the shots of Charlton Heston speeding down the daytime city side streets.

la peau douce (the soft skin) (truffaut, 1964, in french)

Modernity in black and white. Light switches, ignition buttons, gas nozzles, cranks. Sunken living rooms. And fast cars.

สัตว์ประหลาด (tropical malady) (weerasethakul, 2004, in thai)