Posted in Movies on Apr 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I tried reading this book about a year ago, but couldn’t get into it. The movie, while mostly serious and somber, was easy to enjoy. Last night, I was in the mood for something on the darker side. Saoirse Ronan does an eerily good job of playing the young Briony, the girl who sets off […]
Posted in Movies on Apr 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
Ah, high school. Such fond memories of cliques and backstabbing. Mean Girls was funny. Tina Fey did have a hand in it, after all. While mostly a bit over the top, there were parts that were pretty close to the truth. A funny movie that most people can relate to, regardless of when you graduated […]
Posted in Movies on Apr 27th, 2008 2 Comments »
Decent coming-of-age story about a 14-year old girl preparing for her big 15th birthday, when she realizes she is pregnant. Her religious-fanatic father kicks her out of the house, so she lives with her non-judgmental uncle and gay cousin.
Rating: ***
tags:***, coming of age, drama, emily rios, USA
Posted in Movies on Apr 25th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m not sure what we were hoping for when we rented this movie. We weren’t overly impressed with the book. Maybe we were hoping for some happy, bring-it-all-together Hollywood ending. Alas, the movie closely followed the book, and we both felt exactly the same as we did when the book was over. We both thought, […]
Posted in Movies on Apr 21st, 2008 No Comments »
There was a lot of hype surrounding this movie. I’d heard good things all around, so I’m always skeptical and prepared to be disappointed when I watch such a highly-reviewed movie. Juno was… good. I liked it. The dialog was smart and funny. Ellen Page did a great job […]
Posted in Movies, Musicals on Apr 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Lots of blood and gore. It was directed by Tim Burton, but I got tired of watching the blood spurting from the necks of Sweeney’s customers. Good soundtrack, though.
Rating: **
tags:**, alan rickman, helena bonham carter, johnny depp, musical, tim burton, USA
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Cormac McCarthy
We listened to this audiobook on our trip to Boston this past weekend. Ed suggested it, and though I was skeptical at first, I reminded myself that I did enjoy The Road. The book was captivating from the start, with the introduction of evil incarnate, Anton Chigurh. While violent at times, […]
Posted in Movies on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Rating: ***+
tags:***+, cate blanchett, clive owen, drama, geoffrey rush, history, UK
Posted in Books, Audiobooks on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
P.D. James
I guess I was in the mood for a mystery again, so I picked up another P.D. James/Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Not my favorite one in her series, but I did enjoy it, all the same.
tags:fiction, mystery, p d james, UK