Monthly Archives: October 2005

Coming of Age

Posted on 10/9/2005 by jeff

Saw a couple worthy additions to this tired yet never waning genre: My Summer of Love and Thumbsucker. Both are definitely worth the effort. My Summer of Love hovers somewhere between the work of Ken Loach and Eric Rohmer–an atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Serenity

Posted on 10/9/2005 by Chris

Just saw ‘Serenity’ with the kids. Too gory for my eight year-old, but otherwise a good old-fashioned adventure movie. Part Star Trek, part Indiana Jones, part Matrix and lots of Buffy. Witty, great special effects, and even a plot, though … Continue reading →

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Before Sunset

Posted on 10/9/2005 by Chris

I was watching ‘Alien vs Predator’ on HBO last night (disappointing: neither as frightening and clever as the Alien movies nor as funny and explosive as the Predator movies). In any case, right after ‘AVP’ HBO showed ‘Before Sunset’ and … Continue reading →

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Downfall

Posted on 10/3/2005 by mauer

I really thought someone had posted here about Downfall, but I can’t find the post. We saw this a couple of weeks ago. Riveting. Great performance by Bruno Ganz. There’s a lot of ways to look at this film: History … Continue reading →

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