Eerily similar to Boogie Nights (in theme, not direction).
I have to say I am impressed with Aronofsky's understated directing. And, unlike my reaction to Requiem for a Dream, after which I wanted to hunt him down and hit him over the head with a cast iron pot for his facile depiction of addiction and women, this was wonderfully sympathetic. Plus ( Read more... )

It was a good night. My NBC affiliate has decided to get over its snit and I can now watch my Chuck from the comfort of my big purple couch. When it's actually on. And the last two episodes have rocked the house with nary a smidgen of the rampant Sarah-xploitation that I was very tired of seeing. Perhaps those Geek-girls in the Chuck audience ( Read more... )