Yet another weekend movie wrap up
Yet another weekend movie round up Feed – genuinely disturbing horror movie. The acting sucked but the premise and execution made the acting easier to overlook. I won’t tell you what the premise is other than to say you won’t look at the term “chubby chaser” in the same way again. Half Nelson – Ryan Gosling got an Oscar nomination fro his portrayal of a drug addicted teacher in this indie film. This is the performance of his career. A truly human look at relationships that passes no judgment on the characters. This film won’t be seen by as many people as should see it. US Vs John Lennon – A documentary about John’s anti war years. Everyone from Yoko to G. Gordon Liddy is interviewed. The result is shows a john Lennon that is principled, clever, snarky, arrogant (in a good way), intelligent and focused. He stood up to the FBI and even the president and could not be stopped. Or deported. Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Power to the people. Factory Girl – Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick. This film is being torn apart by critics and Bob Dyaln tried to stop it from being made. Was it that bad? Well, it sure didn’t portray Andy Warhol in a positive light, but it did show Edie was a tragic character. The problem is that you didn’t feel as sorry for her as you should. What was Bob so upset about? Judging by his performance, Bob was probably pissed that a hack like Hayden Christiansen played a character based (loosely) on him. To sum it up – not a great movie but if you have an interest in Andy Warhol, Edie, or the 60’s in general you’ll dig it. Breach – Telling the true story of the effort to capture FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen for selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Chris Cooper does a great job of playing Hanssen, his paranoia and faux morality. I top notch political thriller.
- Brad Filicky
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