Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Wrestler

That second fight! Ow. Ow. Ow. (Top of your game, Aronofsky. Where will you go from here?)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/

A Better Tomorrow

It's like watching anime, sappy music and all.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092263/ (Original title: Ying Hung Boon Sik)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Friday, January 23, 2009

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

A mix of The Two Towers and The Empire Strikes Back, with a healthy dose of Christianity thrown in (as to be expected).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499448/

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

An Angel at My Table

Inconceivable, that she avoided a lobotomy solely on the grounds of having won a national book prize. And the other mis-diagnosed patients?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099040/

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Rumor Has It...

At least Aniston looks good in a ball dress. (Yeah, yeah, so I was tired of MI-5 and needed to watch something dumb.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398375/

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Friday, January 16, 2009

Lust, Caution

Ang Lee: master of looking. Characters looking at each other, us looking at the characters-- looking and seeing ourselves in them.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808357/ (Original title: Se, Jie)

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Monday, January 12, 2009

MI-5: Season 3

Markedly better season. Final episode expertly penned, especially Danny's speech.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160904/ (Original title: Spooks)

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Frost/Nixon

You woulda thought my parents would have chained me to the couch to watch these. (Even if I was only 12.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870111/

Friday, January 9, 2009

Shall We Dance

(The 1937 Fred Astaire version.) Ginger Rogers on roller skates. Nope, doesn't work.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029546/

Monday, January 5, 2009

Pride & Prejudice

Oh what torture, to watch a beloved story in yet another adaptation. Oh what a relief, to watch it come to life on its own.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Pelle the Conqueror

Historic film themes are somewhat obvious, but seeing how folks lived then (especially in other countries) is most enlightening.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093713/
(Original title: Pelle Erobreren)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

The Band's Visit

Purposefully intimate and slow, with funny fillips from the recent film school grad director.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032856/ (Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)

Friday, January 2, 2009

You Kill Me

Sympathetic assassins are old news. Clever use of the AA world makes this version hilarious.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796375/

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Sweet Land

What I imagine my mother might have gone through when arriving in this country.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428038/