Top 100 Films: #81-#90

Let the countdown of my Top 100 Films continue, and better yet, keep the conversation going in response to the films, the write-ups, and the reading recommendations! I'm partial to my entry on film #90, Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up, because my favorite essay out there was written by a friend and co-worker. Gratifying to spread the word!

#89: Mary Poppins (after, you know, a three-year delay)
#90: Close-Up

Cannes 1986: Some Rough Patches

So far Nagisa Ôshima's Max, mon amour is my least favorite film in the Palme competition, and Ruy Guerra's Ópera do Malandro is my least favorite sidebar selection. You can see the reviews by clicking those links and gauge my progress with the festival so far. But even after hitting these two rough patches, I can promise there are better films looming on the review horizon. And besides, I wouldn't leave the 1986 Cannes Film Festival for anything. It's the only place I can find where no one is talking about Harry Potter.