I’m Not There, Donnie Darko

I’m Not There (2007)
Strange.  Interesting.  I will probably have to watch it again to get more from it, but I didn’t really get into it.  It was a cool approach, but just seemed to be trying to hard to be hip for me.  Not that I hated it either.  Some segments were engrossing, others missed [...]

Windy City Heat, 30 Days of Night

Windy City Heat (2003)
The subject of perhaps the longest running practical joke is a mixture of comedy and disbelief.  Perry Caravello is the ’star’ of this movie, which was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.  Caravello (in real life) fashions himself as a stand up comedian, who is heavily influenced by Sam Kinison (at least based on [...]

I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With, The End of Summer (Late Ozu)

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2005)
Being a fan of Jeff Garlin, I was interested in this when I first heard about it.  It finally bubbled up in my NetFlix queue and I was not disappointed.  The story is a simple one, that of a big guy, just trying to find someone to have [...]