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December 2009

TV Find: Forrest Gump

December 21, 2009

Flipping through channels tonight we landed on Spike TV and Forrest Gump. It had been years since I had seen it. I remember seeing it at the theater when I was fourteen. I went with a friend. The only seats available were to on the aisle in the very front row. (This was before stadium [...]

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Must Watch List of 2009

December 20, 2009

I’m behind. Like really far behind on my movie watching. I’m so far behind that I’m in serious danger of getting my beard shaved off by the movie Gods. What haven’t I seen you ask? (You may not have said it out loud but I know you were thinking it.) AVATAR Sure the movie has [...]

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Warning: Don’t See Precious Alone

December 19, 2009

I think it is important that you listen to my advice: Don’t see Precious alone. I did and it was the biggest mistake of my life. I cried so much that I needed someone, anyone to hold me. At one point in the movie I looked down the aisle and saw a woman of about [...]

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Invictus: Far from the Captain of My Soul

December 18, 2009

Invictus tells the story of South Africa during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Before you read any further, be aware that there will be spoilers. The film opens with the release of Nelson Mandela, played by Morgan Freeman, from Robben Island in 1990. Then jumps to the South African election of Mandela as president in [...]

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