A Quick Disclaimer: Sorry it’s taken me so long to get to this. I had to wait until the rest of 2009’s movies trickled down to Houston (I swear we’re the anus of the cinematic release system). So, here are my top ten movies of 2009… 10. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS – Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) and Mr. Nick (Tom Waits)
Reprinted from Reel Vixens I’m starting to think that I should no longer give my opinion of a movie right after I see it to any of my peers. Even if I’m not so impressed with a movie, I always try to come up with something vaguely positive to say about a movie. I’ll say something like “oh, the ending was a big surprise” (translation:
(Previously posted at Reel Vixens) My oldest and dearest friend Jen has been in town from Vermont the last week, which of course leads to debauchery and adventures. If you read my Twitter feed, you probably got an eyefull this week. Well, the other benefit of having Jen in town, besides an adventurous partner in crime, is her new-found
I’m a pretty big fan of vampires. I have been ever since I was 14 and read L.J. Smith’s The Vampire Diaries and fell madly in love with Stefan Salvatore. As I grew and reread the series, I switched teams to Damon (I like my men a little rougher and tougher). I love this series so much, so naturally I was over the moon when I found out a TV
The thing I love about Quentin Tarantino is his ability to give the audience what they expect, but, in grandly obtuse fashion, turning it into something that the audience didn’t expect. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS is no exception to the Tarantino whim. In fact, I saw it twice -- not because I didn’t get it. I mean, I knew I loved it, but it was
Not since CHOCOLAT have I watched a movie with as much food-porn as JULIE AND JULIA. I recommend now, before you even consider a) reading the rest of this or b) seeing the movie, that you grab a snack. I went to the film on a full stomach, and after watching scene after scene of delectable meals, sauces, and desserts, I was incredibly thankful
Judd Apatow’s newest, and sincerest, comedy FUNNY PEOPLE steps away from his typical gross-out humor. He has matured and now wants to address something other than virginity and accidental pregnancies. Apatow is a family man, and in the most fundamental ways FUNNY PEOPLE reflects his fear of abandoning his family – be it because of fame,
Being two genes away from a chimp, humans will always have an animalistic, carnal desire within them. Because of this, during the discovery of nearly every major technological or scientific advance, I'm willing to suppose that some guy standing around in back, was thinking, "I wonder if that could get me laid?" Essentially, this is the
In response to Chris’s zombie post Friday, I’m throwing my own trailer review out there. The trailer for Diablo Cody’s follow-up to "Juno," "Jennifer's Body," was released today. Megan Fox plays her usual sultry yet mute self (ironic, since her characters speak less than she ever does in public. I would even venture to say she is over
I’m sure you have looked back at your life and debated the choices you made to get you from point A to point B. You may ask yourself why you chose to take the now defunct MIDI music class your freshman year of college instead of the more logical and useful statistics class – clearly your life dream was to create ringtones for late 20th
