GREENBERG (2010) is the first masterpiece of the year
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 2/19/10, 2:00pm
I am so glad to be able to write about a beautiful film. Most of the time I am mired in mediocrity, forced to view and write about rubbish or moderate achievements (i.e. Hot Tub Time Machine, The Crazies, Saint John of Las Vegas). Greenberg is [...]
The Lovely Bones sucks, made all the worse by HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994)
Dir. Peter Jackson
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, 1/19/10, 7:00pm
When I first saw the travesty that is The Lovely Bones, my reaction was one of confusion. Why on Earth did someone as respected as Peter Jackson feel compelled to make this movie? The story is lame, idiotic, and barely worthy of anyone but a lowly schlock-meister. [...]