Ok. Tokyo Godfathers just about blew my mind. I still haven’t gotten used to the idea of Anime movies tackling subject matter that you’d expect to find in the realm of live action drama or action films. In my mind Anime still occupies a space reserved for more “children friendl[...]
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October 28th, 2009 - 7:09 pm § in Movies
Nerdcore Roxors
Honest to God, I’d never heard of Nerdcore Hip-Hop before I stumbled across a documentary in my Netflix instant queue and knew instantly I NEEDED to watch it and I was right. Nerdcore Rising follows the nerdtastic first tour of MC Frontalot who it just so happens to be th[...]
July 22nd, 2009 - 3:07 pm § in Movies
What I Think of Stuff — Penelope
Parents should be forbidden from fucking up their kids. That’s the message I kept finding in this movie about a girl under a curse. Played by Christina Ricci the title character of this 2006 romantic comedy is by far the prettiest pig girl you could ever ima[...]
July 22nd, 2009 - 3:06 pm § in Movies
What I Think of Stuff — The Ramen Girl
Blonde girl moves to Japan for boyfriend, blonde girl gets dumped by boyfriend, blonde girl gets job making soup and everyone finds her adorable: Where do I sign up? The Ramen Girl is a 2008 indie comedy that follows the adventures of a girl named Abby as she aprentices herself to a h[...]
July 20th, 2009 - 5:38 pm § in Movies
The Other Boleyn Girl — do they mean the one that’s not historically accurate???
I’m a big fan of historical movies. Sure, they have to take liberties, but as long as they’re pretty and stay close enough to what happened and get the major events right, I tend to enjoy them. However, I have found one that makes me cry inside. Last night we watched The Other Bole[...]