I'll tell you what he said! He asked me to forcibly insert the lifeline exercise card into my anus!
No 53 - Donnie Darko Director - Richard Kelly I wish to begin with a question. Why isn't In Bruges on this list? I sat down and watched In Bruges and was all prepared to write it up only to find it ISN'T on the list. A criminal omission - go see it... it is good. But badly advertised .... So, having failed on the first front I asked the mighty Richard Wyatt Hughes to select a film. He selected this film and we watched it and MY GOODNESS.... I'd forgot just how good it is. If we ignore the sheer head- fuckery of the story for a second, I wish to begin with some of the amazing little flourishes which make this film so wonderful to watch. Firstly... the soundtrack. There really was a lot of good music in the 80s and this film has an amazing selection of tunes. The music is good but it is helped by some really beautiful shots. The two which spring to mind are the opening shots of Donnie cycling home to the Killing Moon and the wonderful tracking shot of Donnie's school t...