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Originally Posted by HenryHill51
Feel free to constantly change, re-order and add to your lists in this thread.
Pretty lackluster so far, but the best of 2011 so far-
Stake Land- terrific micro-indie vampire/zombie horror film that hits the right amount of tension and human commection
The Myth of the American Sleepover- wonderful debut of a great new talent that captures that hazy, awkward time of summer in our teenage years when hanging out seemed so momentous
Road To Nowhere- Monte Hellman's pandora's box of a film that remains elusive and sexy
Insidious- Goes pretty bat-shit crazy in the end and I loved every minute of it
Carancho- Pablo Trapero is a great talent- see his "Lion's Den" or "Crane World"- and this twisting crime film about ambulance chasing lawyers and doctors feels like early Tarantino or Scorsese with its elaborate tracking shots and explosive violence
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re-organzing a bit since I've seen two spectacular films in the last week:
1. Drive (Refn)- the best nighttime LA crime film since "Heat"
2. Road To Nowhere (Hellman)
3. Contagion (Soderbergh)- ranks with some of his best work and the first hour is brilliant... cold, terrifying and mesmerizing
4. Stake Land (Mickle)
5. Myth of the American Sleepover (Mitchell)
6. Insidious (Wan)
7. Carancho (Trapero)