Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Priceless

Shades of Jacques Tati, but far, far less boring.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482088/ (Original title: Hors de Prix)

The Fall

I see no harm in building a plot around filming (and thereby preserving) gorgeous sites from around the world. (I counted three I've seen myself, and feel damn lucky for that.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/

24: Redemption

Interesting what popular opinion (and Senate discussions) can do to a TV series.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813980/

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008

Milk

About two minutes into the film, I completely forgot that Sean Penn actually wasn't Harvey Milk.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Under the Same Moon

The song about Superman being an illegal alien says it all. (If you can ignore the crappy subtitles.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796307/ (Original title: La Misma Luna)

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tropic Thunder

Yes, Mr. Cruise, your best part was in Magnolia. Glad to see you figured that out again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/

Monday, December 15, 2008

Water

I tried to keep track-- is there actually some form of water in every gorgeously choreographed scene?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240200/

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Matewan

If for no other reason (and there are plenty of others), watch and remember why unions were created in the first place.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093509/

Friday, December 5, 2008

The Year of Living Dangerously

To me Billy Kwan's character seems a know-it-all. Pride goeth, and all that, or in this case maybe the veil has simply lifted.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086617/

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Five books squished into one movie? Never a good idea-- will always feel rushed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416236/

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Heroes: Season 2

Every time Sylar looks directly at the camera and utters some trite line, I curse the serial format that keeps me watching.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813715/