I saw this last night and I really liked it. However, if you don't like your movies weird and you don't have a dark sense of humor, you may not enjoy it. (Let me put it this way - I thought the novel "Gone Girl" was the funniest thing I had read in a long time ( Read more... )

I'm trying to see a bunch of the Oscar noms before the big day, so I saw this a few days ago ( Read more... )

I saw Fences the other day and I was really impressed by it. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I like it. It is a bit "stagey" (it was originally a play) but the acting is uniformly stellar and if Viola Davis doesn't win an Oscar, there is no justice in the world ( Read more... )

I loved this movie ( Read more... )

Unlike the vast majority of you who have gone to see the new Star Wars pic, I saw Spotlight the other day. Highly, highly recommend this. It deals with The Boston Globe's investigation into the abuse of kids by priests. It's a quiet movie, painful in many spots, but what really stood out to me was the quiet dedication of these reporters to finding ( Read more... )

So I saw The Avengers yesterday. ( thoughts behind the cut )

In between being stuck home due to ongoing awful weather (I will be so glad when this winter is over) I saw the movie Her.

( spoilers and thoughts follow )

1. See it. Highly recommended

2. See it in a movie theater in 3-D. You'll thank me.

3. I was pretty much on the edge of my seat, beginning to end.

4. If this doesn't win the Oscar for cinematography, I can't imagine what will.

( some thoughts and spoilers )

I went to see "Lincoln" on Christmas day.

( some thoughts )

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