Monday, May 30, 2005

Kinsey - Reaction

Excellently done biography/profile of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Elegant narrative with quality acting weaves together the future and the past into one persuasive portrait of Kinsey's growth and life profile.

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Saturday, May 28, 2005

I Love Huckabees - Reaction

Weird philosophical movie focusing on the opposite ideas of everything-is-connected and nothing-is-connected, as demonstrated by how characters grow and interact throughout the film. Tries to be more philosophically clever than that simple opposite, but fails to be clear about the questions, let alone about the answers.

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Thursday, May 26, 2005

The Birdman of Alcatraz - Reaction

Based on a true story, the tale of a convicted murderer who learns to love birds and becomes world-renowned for diagnosing and treating bird diseases. Fairly good.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

The Corporation - Reaction

Amazingly comprehensive review of the harms of corporations, including limited liability, extensive property rights, privatization, externalities (esp. on the environment), greed, exploitation of labor, poverty, advertising, mind control, patent law (esp. on biological entities), whistle-blowers, war profiteering, and the power of corporations (esp. multinationals) on governments. The DVD includes intimidatingly large quantities of commentaries, additional interviews, and other special features.

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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Shaolin Soccer - Reaction

Wonderfully (consciously) over the top. Kung-Fu applied to soccer, playing against a Team Evil. Some film allusions.

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Thursday, May 12, 2005

Spanglish - Reaction

Touching movie about cultural/class differences, and the relationship between love and marriage.

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Thursday, May 5, 2005

Meet the Fockers - Reaction

Cute, though a bit over the top (especially at the beginning until you get used to it). Nice message about emotions and expressivity.

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