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December 27, 2006

The Good Shepherd

Blood Diamond

November 12, 2006

Borat

Very funny, but very crude at times

Sleepy Hollow

I enjoyed the feel of this movie...creepy Halloween, but not too creepy. I thought the autumn scenery was beautiful.

June 12, 2006

The Squid and the Whale

I thought this was a good movie that explored what happens during a divorce--family members taking sides, people reaching out in an effort to prove themselves valuable, a groping in space for shelter from the storm. I thought the movie captured all of this, but I think it focused too much on sex. It seemed that everyone in the movie dealt with their struggles through sexual vehicles, which is very common today, but I felt that the movie was too one-dimensional and could have broadened into other ways people cope with difficult experiences in their lives. I have found that Indie movies seem to overdo sex and include it in scripts even when it doesn't fit, so maybe this movie was a victim of this habit.

May 28, 2006

The Dinner Game

Very clever and funny...in French with English subtitles.

April 11, 2006

V for Vendetta

One part The Matrix, one part Phantom of the Opera, two parts Equilibrium.

February 26, 2006

School of Rock