Saturday, March 31, 2012

#364: The River Wild

directed by Curtis Hanson.
starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn,
and John C. Reilly.

Treacherous waters.

Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 30, 2012

#363: My Joy

 written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa.

Gloom.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

#362: Labyrinth

 directed by Jim Henson.
starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie.

Maybe I'm amazed.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

#361: Benny and Joon

starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aidan Quinn.

I'm picking up a record reading on the quirkometer.


Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

#360: Saved by the Bell

starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Mario Lopez,
Elizabeth Berkley, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, and Dennis Haskins.



If the teacher pops a test
I know I'm in a mess
and my dog ate all my homework last night.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 26, 2012

#359: My Left Foot

directed by Jim Sheridan.
starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker.

Toughness.


Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

#358: Smoke Signals

written by Sherman Alexie.
directed by Chris Eyre.
starring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, and Irene Bedard.

Hey Victor!


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

#357: Solarbabies

starring Jason Patric, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, Claude Brooks,
Pete Kowanko, Richard Jordan, and James LeGros.

Sphere fixation.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

#355: All Dogs Go to Heaven

 starring Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Judith Barsi, Vic Tayback,
and Charles Nelson Reilly.

 Heavy.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

#353: The Kids in the Hall

starring Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch,
Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, and Kevin McDonald.

The Canadian aesthetic.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012

#351: Bad Lieutenant

 directed by Abel Ferrara.
starring Harvey Keitel.

I can't recall a more devastating performance.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

#350: Slugs

 directed by Juan Piquer Simón.

Slime crimes.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 16, 2012

#349: Down Terrace

written by Ben Wheatley and Robin Hill.
directed by Ben Wheatley.
starring Robert Hill, Robin Hill, and Julia Deakin.

Family first.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

#348: The Gate


directed by Tibor Takács.
starring Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, and Louis Tripp.

Fixing a hole.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

#347: Barry Munday

written for the screen and directed by Chris D'Arienzo.
starring Patrick Wilson and Judy Greer.

This is not highbrow entertainment...
I mean, it's a movie about a guy who loses his balls
after being attacked by a man with a trumpet.

That being said,
Patrick Wilson's portrayal of Barry the douchebag
is Grade A.
And Judy Greer is a comedy pro.

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

#345: Planet of the Apes

written for the screen by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling.
directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter.

God damn you all to hell!

Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 11, 2012

#344: Dead Man

written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
starring Johnny Depp.

Expansion of consciousness.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

#343: Thrashin'

starring Josh Brolin.

The poster doesn't lie.


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 9, 2012

#342: The Host

directed by Joon-ho Bong.

Korean monster mayhem.

Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

#341: Swimming with Sharks

 written and directed by George Huang.
 starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, and Michelle Forbes.

What do you really want?


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

#339: Father Ted

created by Graham Lineham and Arthur Mathews.
starring Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlan, Frank Kelly, and Pauline McLynn.

 Welcome to Craggy Island.
The finest in Irish situation comedy.


Today is Totally TV Tuesday!

Monday, March 5, 2012

#338: Affliction

written for the screen and directed by Paul Schrader.
starring Nick Nolte, James Coburn, and Sissy Spacek.

If your tooth aches,
go see a dentist.


Today is Magnificent Monday!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

#337: Grizzly Man

directed by Werner Herzog.

 This is no place for an hombre like I am.


Today is Sacred Sunday!

Saturday, March 3, 2012

#336: Xanadu

 starring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly.
featuring music by ELO.

The future of the musical - today!


Today is So Bad It's Good Saturday!

Friday, March 2, 2012

#335: Ran

directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Kurosawa with a pinch of Shakespeare.


Today is Foreign Friday!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

#334: Pi

written and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
starring Sean Gullete, Mark Margolis, and Ben Shenkman.

What a number.


Help!  It's Traumatic Thursday!