A number of high quality films this month, especially in the earlier half of the month. Entries are listed in order of when I saw them in the month. The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968) was the first film I saw, The Earrings of Madame De... (1953) was the last film I saw. This month, I've decided to add a list of the five best films I saw. For February 2022, my top five films are:
1. Nothing But A Man (Michael Roemer, 1964)
2. The Earrings of Madame De... (Max Ophuls, 1953)
3. Hard Boiled (John Woo, 1992)
4. Trust (Hal Hartley, 1990)
5. The Family Game (Yoshimitsu Morita, 1983)
Honorable Mentions: Belle de Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967) and Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller, 1953)
