Movie recommendations

A friend recently asked me for some movie recommendations. Do I acknowledge far too much OCD if I mention that I keep a list of all the movies I’ve watched? I have a good rationale for it, really! Oh well, that’s a story for another time.

Anyway, I went digging through the list and came up with some interesting and eclectic choices. It’s been forever since I wrote in this blog; I figured this would be a good excuse to share. So, here’s a list, in no particular order and with a bare minimum of commentary:

Twin Falls Idaho
Punch Drunk Love – ignore that it’s starring Adam Sandler. Honest.
The Basketball Diaries
Ravenous – a Civil War-era western, vampire movie. No, really.
Wonder Boys
Glengarry, Glen Ross
Titus – Anthony Hopkins doing Shakespeare
The Lion in Winter
City of Lost Children
Delicatessen
Secretary
Fight Club
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
12 Monkeys
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Trainspotting
Snatch
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Clerks
State and Main
The Big Kahuna
Election
Rushmore
Grosse Point Blank
Grifters
High Fidelity
Short Cuts
The Player
The Sheltering Sky
Raising Arizona
Barton Fink
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
Memento

One more note: If you rent DVDs, and you don’t already use Netflix, what on earth are you waiting for?