Paranoid Park (Blu-ray) Blu-ray, 2007

While Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park is in keeping with the atmospheric work of the films in his previous 'death trilogy', this time around he’s working from a more conventional narrative to capture the awkwardness and pressures of adolescence. The result is a work of breathtakingly personal cinema - intimate, beautiful, and moving. Based on the novel by Blake Nelson, Paranoid Park tells the troubled story of Alex (Gabe Nevins), a Portland high school student who loves to skateboard. But after accidentally causing the death of a security guard, Alex must come to terms with the feelings of guilt that threaten to overwhelm him.