Cinephilic Ramblings

“Drive” is a true triumphant of style over substance and I don’t mean that as a slight. By combining elements of Walter Hill’s, “The Driver,” and other minimal 1970s films and infusing them with an even greater sense of European style, Refn delivers a movie that feels both familiar and contemporary. While it never tops the incredible opening scene and credit sequence, Refn crafts a mood and a world that is both extremely attractive and eerily haunting. This song has been in my head all day.

1. Kelly Reichardt’s “Meek’s Cutoff”
2. Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life”
3. Mike Mills’ “Beginners”
4. Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive”
5. Werner Herzog’s “Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D”
6. Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids”
7. Lars Van Trier’s “Melancholia”
8. Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris”
9. Joe Cornish’s “Attack the Block”
10. Gore Verbinski’s “Rango”

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Miranda July’s “The Future,” Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion,” Joe Wright’s “Hanna.” 

FUCK YOU: Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor,” John Lasseter’s “Cars 2,” Sean Levy’s “Real Steel.”