Movies: Surreal, Suspenseful, Artsy, and Female-Centric

I watched The Fits yesterday night.  I keep letting myself in for these experiences that are not, for me, the most satisfying when I watch these art house films.  They’re so beautiful to watch. Often as not, the cinematography is beautiful and the plot is a seductive jigsaw puzzle. But also often as not, that irresistible mystery at the plots core is left unresolved.

Maybe you’re someone who is totally fine with that, in which case this is the list for you! But being someone who loves closure, I always feel frustrated and honestly a bit distressed by the lack of resolution.  And because I do truly enjoy the viewing experience, I’m not likely to learn my lesson anytime soon.

So a collection of unorthodox films verging on the incoherent, with philosophical themes and symbolic overtones? Aesthetically pleasing and little-known?  Films centered on women? Finales that leave you biting your lip and obsessively googling to find “the meaning”? Here you go.

15 Summer Movies

In honor of the beginning of the summer solstice, I’m going to be doing a bit of a seasonally themed week.

Summer movies are an interesting category. I think most people are familiar with the idea of the ‘summer blockbuster’, but I’m wondering more about what it is that actually makes a film as classically summery in feel as sandy toes and an iced tea on the porch.