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Since it’s FA Cup weekend (and thus no soccer showing on basic cable), and my Lego Star Wars partner is in St. Louis, I’m using my evening relaxation time to watch a few movies. This is a rarity for me, since watching a movie usually makes me feel as though I’m chained to a chair [...]

I’m fascinated by movies where my primary response is, “Why the hell did they make that?” Some movies (like 2012) might be mindless, but at the same time you get the feeling that they are carefully micro-marketed and planned by accountants from the start. They know the audience, the amount that audience is likely to spend, etc. [...]

Spent the afternoon watching Ponyo with the kids. If you don’t know it, it’s an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki. I have watched a few other films by him—including Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away—but Ponyo was by far my favorite.
I think it is because Miyazaki just isn’t a very good screenwriter. I find the stories [...]

I finally got around to watching Into the Wild last night and I responded to the movie exactly as I responded to the book. I’m mildly interested in Chris McCandless, assume we would have got along well, and appalled at those who look up to him too much.
It’s funny that my annoyance rarely targets him. [...]

Saw a very nice little movie this weekend called Eagle vs. Shark. Very strange, very sweet love story about my favorite movie subject: two freaks finding love in an oppressive world. Nothing much happens, and nothing will make you laugh out loud, but the warmth and understanding make it worthwhile. It will be measured on [...]