Match Point
Woody Allen
2005 US/GB (1st time; big screen)
A former tennis pro gets involved with a rich upper-class family and marries the daughter, but falls for his brother-in-law's fiancée.
Allen's midde- and upper-class family crises do not translate well to England, with every single character in this film a despisable wretch dependent on money; the introduction of a shotgun late on brings hope, but alas, it is only used on two characters.

Lost Highway
David Lynch
1997 US (3rd time)
The lives of four people are connected through a bizzare turn of events.
A teasing, complex mystery on identity, told as an elongated, inescapable nightmare for all, with characters switching into others; it begs for rewatches, and becomes more rewarding with each one.

Dead Man's Shoes
Shane Meadows
2004 GB (4th time)
A soldier returns to his rural home town in order to avenge the bullying of his younger, retarded brother.
A simple tale of revenge is brilliantly played all round; Considine's performance drives it along with unsettling energy, and there is a moral complexity to his character at heart.

Mulholland Dr.
David Lynch
2001 US/Fr (2nd time)
An enthusiastic actress arrives in LA in hope of stardom, but befriends an amnesiac who was involved in a car crash…
It is best to approach this film as an unfathomable nightmare, and let it unfold itself; for, in true Lynch style, the meaning here is not an obvious one, presented as a character-switching Chinese-box-like succession of dark and disturbing fantasies. It registers on the unconscious and lingers on the mind like the most haunting of dreams.


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