Only Lovers Left Alive (2013): 8/10
A lot of people will dismiss it as hipster-baiting garbage (well, it is a Jarmusch movie), but I can't be upset at those people. I'll just feel sort of sad for them, instead. Only Lovers Left Alive is not only one of the best vampire films of the last twenty or thirty years (yes, even though it is practically completely devoid of horror elements), but is also one of the funniest, timeliest, well-acted, and deliciously scripted indie movies I've seen recently. It is perhaps a shade too clever for its own good, and to say it's thinly plotted is an understatement, but its perpetual murk hides a lovely little gem, and I believe it's destined for cult-classic hood (more along the lines of Eternal Sunshine or Harold and Maude than Eraserhead or Rocky Horror Picture Show). It also possesses a truly great drone soundtrack that draws heavily from modern post-rock, psychedelic rock, and noise--so good, in fact, that I might be tempted to say that for those of you who are fans of the above-mentioned genres that this film might be worth seeing just for the music alone. I could also say that it might be worth seeing just for the performances alone, or for the night-time cinematography alone. Jarmusch and his cast and crew do a lot of things right here, and the end result is simply intoxicating. If it shows up in a theatre near you, don't miss it.