Tuffy P brought this one home from the video store. It’s an HBO production starring Jeff Bridges and a dog. Has to be good, right? Well, let’s say it was OK as far as it went. It was kind of like a pilot for a… Read More
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The Town
We watched the Ben Affleck film The Town tonight on DVD. It’s a very good heist movie, well acted, directed and written, and well paced too. This one is an excellent renter. Crack open a cold beer and a can of anchovies and enjoy.
Cadillac Records
We watched Cadillac Records today on DVD with Candy and Stagg. The very best thing about it was that we got to hang out with Candy and Stagg. Prior to Christmas, we hadn’t seen them in about two years. The movie was pretty good too.… Read More
True Grit
We trundled off to see the Coen brothers’ remake of the Western classic True Grit this afternoon. I left the theatre both satisfied and puzzled. Several days ago I watched the original, so I was able to have that one fresh in my mind this… Read More
Black Swan
We just got back from seeing Black Swan, the new Darren Aronofsky flick. It’s a very intense psychologically twisted ballet thriller (also the only ballet thriller I know) (um, also the only ballet movie I know). This is a really dark, layered, thoughtful film, with… Read More
Unstoppable
Unstoppable is a film I can describe to you in a single sentence and be assured you understand everything you need to know about it. Here goes: There’s a runaway train and Denzel Washington has to stop it. Still, I really enjoyed this one. Why?… Read More
The Social Network
We all like rags to riches stories, but this film is more of a socially empty but brilliant student at an exclusive American University to riches story. I couldn’t help but be fascinated at the way the Zuckerberg character nailed a structure which could attract… Read More
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
We watched this strange and compelling Tommy Lee Jones film last night. I had never even heard of this one before…I don’t know how it snuck past me, considering one of my musical favourites, Levon Helm, has a role in it and it features some… Read More
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
We watched Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead last night on dvd. I went in knowing nothing at all about it. It was released in 2007, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The film is… Read More
The Hurt Locker
Apparently there was some kind of awards extravaganza on the television last night. What was that all about? That reminds me, Tuffy P and I watched The Hurt Locker the other day. Very intense film. I enjoyed the fact that the director was able to… Read More
27th Street 