Movie thoughts and fiction updates.
A top seven, of nine movies, because I don't follow anyone's rules, not even my own. At least it's not a top ten, you know? I wish more people shared my love of Terrence Malick's work. He is a mad genius that angers beyond rage half of the people he works with like Christopher Plummer… Continue reading Terrence Malick: The Definitive Ranking
#2 in my ranking of Terrence Malick's films. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Terrence Malick is a genius. This is the first time since The Tree of Life that Malick approached a project with a completed script that everyone got, and this is the first time since The New World that… Continue reading A Hidden Life
#4 in my ranking of Terrence Malick's films. In terms of this experimental period of Malick's career, defined by the current era settings, extremely loose productions without scripts, and extended filming schedules, Song to Song is the best of the three. It is more emotionally involving than Knight of Cups and more complete than To… Continue reading Song to Song
#7 in my ranking of Terrence Malick's films. This is often called Malick's movie of ennui, and I sort of agree with that label. I think it's more about the emptiness of materialism, though. It's funny. Malick's been making movies since the early 70s, and he made a single movie in Hollywood, this one, and… Continue reading Knight of Cups
#5 in my ranking of Terrence Malick's films. After the expansive and visionary trio of films The Thin Red Line, The New World, and The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick narrows his focus down to a single man navigating a pair of relationships in a study of love. It's a rather sudden reversal of several… Continue reading To the Wonder
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