This is one of those films that make me love movies just a little bit more. Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman offer performances of a lifetime, and that’s saying a lot. This film, from 1969, in a broad way handles a lot of issues (urban isolation, homosexuality), but at its core is a stark character study of two men who cling on to each other when there is nothing else.

Monty Python’s attempt to explain the meaning of life, following some version of normal life from birth to death and beyond. Reminded me of Mel Brooks’ ‘History of the World Part I’ (still waiting for part 2 on that one!); however this one is funnier in parts. Like most Monty Python, it’ll probably prove to be funnier to talk about later (‘Every sperm is sacred!’) and watch again.

Superior documentary on Muhammad Ali and the Rumble in the Jungle. Many years in the making, Leon Gast’s When We Were Kings provides a powerful portrait of one of those few athletes that transcend their sport. And their time. In many ways, more satisfying than Michael Mann’s Ali.

Was all alone in the theatre for this one! Jim Jarmusch’s quaint little series of shorts on the subject of… coffee and cigarettes. Stars as varied as Jack and Meg White, Steve Buscemi, Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop (call me James). Most of the shorts are quite charming though some fail to impress. Worth catching, though.

Can someone explain why I saw this movie the week before Brando died? Anyway, I actually prefer director Bertolucci’s similar but superior The Dreamers to this (probably because I’m 24?). Last Tango is bold and probably Brando close to his best; but for all Pauline Kael wished it to be (“may turn out to be the most liberating movie ever made”), it is much less than the sum of its parts.