Matinee (1993)Directed by: Joe Dante
Written by: Joe Dante, Charles S. Haas
Starring: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, Jesse Lee Soffer, John Sayles
A nice little tribute to schlock-meister William Castle and the cheesy gimmicks he used to get audiences butts into seats at the cinema. The Cuban missile crisis figures in here, but the real reason to see this is John Goodman and Kathy Moriarty. B
Winter Light (1962)Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Written by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Kolbjorn Knudsen
Ice cold drama about a pastor of a small rural church, and the lonely spinster who adores him. The acting is impeccable, the atmosphere chilly and depressing, and the direction is stark and captivating. A-
Cheri (2009)Directed by: Stephen Frears
Written by: Colette; Christopher Hampton
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomelty, Anita Pallenberg
Michelle Pfeiffer is pretty good in this, shedding her vanity to play an aging courtesan. But for a film set in France everything seems awfully English. This would have been better if the role of the love interest were better cast, but it's still pretty entertaining. B
World's Greatest Dad (2009)Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait
Written by: Bobcat Goldthwait
Starring: Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara, Michael Thomas Moore, Jermaine Williams
Pitch-black comedy involving suicide, voyeurism, auto-erotic asphyxiation and zombies. Robin Williams successfully forgoes his manic schtick to play a failed author who does his best to raise, and control, his delinquent, perverted son. B+
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Listening to: Jean Carne - Was That All It Was
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