Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Party Down: Season 2

Steve Guttenberg's birthday? Best of the batch this year.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073507/

Toy Story 3

I didn't get truly geeked about version 3 until the final escape sequence, so that doesn't put it at the top of my Pixar list. Worthy successor, however.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/

Monday, June 21, 2010

Shutter Island

Within the first 5 minutes, I knew it would be overlong, not tension-filled, and a big cheat. Which isn't all bad, but just not worth the time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/

Youth in Revolt

Oddly stilted dialogue, but not styled to best effect. See "Brick" instead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403702/

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Sex and the City 2

Here's the next movie: "Sex and the City 3: The Girls Help the Poor." Wouldn't that be a breath of fresh air?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1261945/

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Lifeboat

Stick a bunch of people in a situation there's no getting out of, and you have a film about the human condition. There are others, but this one is at the top.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037017/

Monday, June 14, 2010

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Far, far better would have been to make a 2.5 hour documentary, comprised of the entire last episode and smatterings of the previous five.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464482/

Saturday, June 12, 2010

The Gay Divorcee

If I were Ginger Rogers, I'd hate those costumes. So hot in all that foofera, you can't see her feet, and didn't they make her trip?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025164/

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Glee: Season 1, Volume 2

I am certain Kurt's dad has done more for gay rights than any other TV or movie character. Ever.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327801/

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Monday, June 7, 2010

The Secret in Their Eyes

Formalistic, but certainly not formulaic. Best thriller I've seen all year, or even last year.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305806/ (Original title: El Secreto de Sus Ojos)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Blind Side

Yes, it was a tearjerker. Yes, it was a comedy. Yes, it was elevated by Bullock.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/

Thursday, June 3, 2010

A Serious Man

This IS about fate, right? What else could those final two scenes be saying?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019452/

Wednesday, June 2, 2010