While most people spend their christmas holiday visiting with family and gorging on food, I spend it catching up on movies, new and old, fully enjoying my collection of flannel pjs. Here's the beginning of the watch list for this break. Enjoy!
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - definitely a rental. Male full-frontal nudity is never really my thing. The performance by John C. Reilly is good and it's definitely worth watching for the Paul Rudd/Jack Black cameo in the beatles scene.
Charlie Wilson's War - good, not great, but you really can't blame them because you can't change the history. Good performances all around.
Six Degrees of Separation - An interesting look back at early Will Smith. While not completely fulfilling in the end, worth watching for the overall commentary on society.
Syriana - A look at how U.S. policy and interests affects the politics in middle eastern countries. Definitely not a "check your brain at the door" type of flick, but compelling if you are prepared to pay attention. Clooney and Damon are solid as expected.
Swing Kids - Set in Germany during the Nazi take over, teenagers rebel by listening to U.S. swing music made predominantly by those the Nazi's oppress. A good look at the struggle to survive in a changing world vs. doing what is right, with some great music along the way. Also a fun look back at a young Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale, a personal fav.
More to come soon...
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