5 Movies to Fall in Love With
Eschewing the usual romantic-comedies (while fully admitting that I own quite a few of those too), I thought I’d pick a few films that make…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: an Oscar nominee, Adrienne Shelly’s last script, and the BBC does Emma
A Serious Man: The Coen Brothers really wowed me with this Best Picture-nominated black comedy about the disintegrating life of Larry Gopnik in 1967. Michael…
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
When author Tony DuShane was a nervous young man struggling with being a Jehovah's Witness, his extremely religious father lost his mind and punched five…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: Zombie comedy, a soulless Paul Giamatti, and love, NY style
Putting aside Oscar mania for a day - here's some good stuff that just came out on DVD! Zombieland: Hard to believe, but true: I…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: Drew's roller girls, Campion's take on Keats, and B-girl hip-hop
Whip It: I was pleasantly surprised by this one – admittedly, it looks like it’ll play out as a predictable coming-of-age comedy, but somehow it…
It's never too early to start thinking about SIFF 2010
Hardcore festival nerds probably already know this, but this Friday, 1/15 is the LAST day for early bird discounts on SIFF 2010 passes. If you…
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
{The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus opened in Seattle on Friday, 1/8 at the Meridian 16 and the Metro} The story breaks down to basic good…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: ridiculous horror, an uncommon love story and an inspiring documentary
Full admission: I haven’t seen ANY of these (but they all got added to my Netflix queue this morning!) The Final Destination: What can I…
Best of 2009 and the decade movie listage
I've made lists before, sure, but deciding to make a Top 10 list for a year FULL of great films and then trying to put…
Three Imaginary DVDs to see: a low budget scare fest, post apocalyptic animation, and TV from the mind of Diablo Cody
Paranormal Activity: FINALLY! I’ve been apprehensive about this because the hype has reached such huge proportions that I tend to think it will be a…