Monthly Archives: May 2007

A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone

Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone is the story of a young boy growing up in Sierra Leone in the 1990′s while the country was …

 

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

This movie was excruciatingly long.  3 hours and 27 minutes of samurai’s.  In the film, a small farming village is terrorized by bandits.  The wise-man …

 

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

A slightly depressing documentary on the death of the electric car, which was introduced to California in 1996. The film investigates who put the …

 

Updates

Updates

After nearly two years, I’m finally updating lifeofreilley.com. About a month ago, I started getting a bunch of spam in the comments and I …

 

About Alice

About Alice

Calvin Trillin This moving memoir was written about the author’s late wife, Alice. Trillin, a staff writer for the New Yorker, says in his book …

 

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Fun and energetic musical with great talent. Jennifer Hudson is allowed to show off her incredible voice throughout this film about a group of three …

 

Jet Li’s Fearless

Jet Li’s Fearless

So-so martial arts movie. I don’t think I’m really in to martial arts. Rating: **

 

The Road

The Road

Cormac McCarthy A stark tale about post-apocalyptic life for a father and son who continually follow a long road in search of food, shelter, “the good …

 

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

Feel good movie about a small shoe factory north of London.  The company is about to go under, when the owner has the idea to …

 

Babel

Babel

Through several misunderstandings and miscommunications, a single gun shot sets off a series of events that bind several people together. A gun is …