Archive for March, 2012
Replay
{5/5} “I’ve imagined just about every possible explanation for what’s happening to me… Time warps, black holes, God gone berserk… I once had myself convinced this was all some sort of experiment being conducted by an extraterrestrial race.” Replay by Ken Grimwood, published in 1987 Jeff died of a heart attack at 43 in 1988. […]
My Neighbor Totoro
{4/5} “Trees and people used to be good friends.” My Neighbor Totoro, released in 1988 This is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s older anime movies. I’ve seen several of his other movies — my favourite is Spirited Away. In this one a family moves to a new house in the country. The father works at a […]
Star Wars
Star Wars is the third highest-grossing movie series ever. James Bond is second, but I haven’t seen many James Bond movies lately so I won’t comment on them at the moment. In the future when I watch Star Wars I will be watching the original trilogy and forgetting about the prequel trilogy. John Williams’ music […]
An Education
{4.5/5} “Knowing a famous author is better than becoming one. It shows you’re connected.” An Education, released in 2009 Jenny is a 16-year-old girl in Britain in 1961. An older guy named David shows an interest in her and sweeps her off her feet. David is able to trick her parents into letting her spend […]
The Station Agent
{4.5/5} “Well, there are people called train chasers. They follow a train and they film it.” The Station Agent, released in 2003 Fin works in a model train shop with his good friend Henry. When Henry dies he leaves Fin some land in the country with an abandoned train station on it. Fin is a […]
Another Earth
{4/5} “What would we really like to see if we could stand outside ourselves and look at us?” Another Earth, released in 2011 It’s wonderful to come across a movie like this. I knew only the basic premise before I watched it — it was a pleasant surprise to find it’s so good. It’s a […]