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The 2009 Screening Log, Boyo

A Serious Man (2009, Joel & Ethan Coen) [C-]

I haven't seen it yet, but that is some delicious heresy. ;D

11/16/2009 View
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Tarantino makes that 'documentary.' He's so energetic, I just want to see and feel what he sees and feels.

I'm so glad you agree with me on Lake Tahoe. I loved Duck Season, but it might be a fluke.

11/16/2009 View
Who is the best team in the NFL?

Yes! The Raiders have two votes! :D

11/11/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

I think I laughed half-heartedly ONCE. I don't even remember at what.

10/18/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

It grows in the mind. And it's so ... disarming, I didn't know what to make of it at first!

9/23/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

Hmmm ... I'll get my tech department to look into it. ;-)

9/16/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

I reported it, but it's still there. Maybe I'll just move it to the main site, although there's no forum for discussion. And I'm mixed on Twitter. Damn you internets and spammers!

9/10/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

Somebody had to do it! No ... really.

8/24/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

It's even MORE lightweight than L'Iceberg and runs thin at ~70 minutes. Once the filmmaking trio figure out how to make a movie that doesn't end in some weak cutesy manner like a kids book they are very capable of crafting something praiseworthy (though I doubt they can ever approach the Chaplin-Keaton-Tati tier).

5/24/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

His best since Fingers, I guess. It's been a while.

5/2/2009 View
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You're in good company and almost everyone likes it. I just ... I dunno, so much of it left me cold. I can't even say I was ever on the fence.

Muriel Moment: the slow-motion fight between TW and PG. Second most awesome credit sequence of the year (so far).

3/22/2009 View
2009 Films Ranked

The structure is out-of-whack: constant flashbacks that keep flip-flopping time - it just can't seem to build up momentum. Also Gilroy's too aloof for cat-and-mouse espionage.

3/21/2009 View
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I can't believe some people are saying it's better than Nightmare Before Christmas.

3/1/2009 View
The 2009 Screening Log, Boyo

DNF. (23 Jan) Still Life (2008, Jia Zhang-ke) {That's it: I officially do not get the cult of Jia.}

I feel that way about Hong and Hou.

That said, did you watch Dong?

2/4/2009 View
The 2008 Screening Log, Boyo

Synecdoche, New York (2008, Charlie Kaufman) [A-]

I despise almost everything Charlie Kaufman's made so far, so when people are saying this movie is him being "indulgent" I not only wince but shudder at the thought.

I'm predicting a D/D+ for me. We'll see.

12/3/2008 View