Sickbed Fest
Between snotty tissues, Josh Modell blogs about his "sickbed film festival" on the AV Club Blog where he programmed his own get-well movie fest while in the midst of a nasty flu/cold. Will Mick Jagger, a blood-soaked Justin Timberlake, and a Michael Jackson impersonator ease his sinus pain and pressure? Or does the NyQuil overdose color his bedside reviews a bit?
Probably both.
Probably both.
Performance, 1970, dir: Nicholas Roeg and Donald Cammell..the famously controversial film—starring Mick Jagger at the height of his fame—was pretty fantastic, in a plotless, confusingly psychedelic way.
Southland Tales, 2007, dir. Richard Kelly
..messy, ridiculous, and totally entertaining... there is no reason—if you’re even the least bit curious—NOT to see Southland Tales. Even if you hate it, it won’t be time wasted.
Mister Lonely, dir. Harmony Korine, 2008
I’m a fan of his other films, so let that be your guide/warning.... I think I loved it, and I wanted to watch it immediately again after it ended. But I fell asleep instead.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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