Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) – I have never actually read any of David Foster Wallace’s work. I have tried to start Infinite Jest a couple times, but things keep coming up and I can’t quite devote the full measure of focus needed for tackling such a dense book. I will do it someday, … Continue reading

It’s Complicated (2009)

It’s Complicated (2009) — Meryl Streep could sleepwalk through a movie like this so it speaks to her professionalism that she doesn’t.  No one does, really.  There’s nothing particularly original about this movie but everyone does their part and does it well enough that I was actually rather entertained.  Alec Baldwin has turned into a … Continue reading

Away We Go (2009)

Away We Go (2009) — SECOND REVIEW [ON BLU RAY, 26 DEC 2009]: Hey, my first double review since I started writing these things.  Groovy.  I woke up in the middle of the night last week and couldn’t get back to sleep so I put this on and I remembered just how much I loved … Continue reading