Jan 05 2009
What To See This Weekend (01/09)
PICK OF THE WEEK:
Silent Light
dir. Carlos Reygadas
Starring: Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews
Carlos Reygadas third feature, and second venture into his neo-neo-realism, is an absolutely brilliant film. It opens in New York this Friday, and is sure to continue to be ignored as it has been outside of Cannes and the Mexican Award ceremonies for the last couple of years. If you happen to be in New York I highly recommend catching this for it’s week long engagement at IFC, if you are not in New York keep an eye in about five years when it finally hits DVD.
Bride Wars
dir. Gary Winick
Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen
Zzzzzzzzz. And zzzzzz.
The Unborn
dir. David S. Goyer
Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet
The Unborn seems to be getting a lot of attention in the early throes of 2009, an odd situation two months deep into Oscar season. Gary Oldman makes this film semi-interesting, but early reports indicate that this isn’t anything to get too excited about.
Not Easily Broken
dir. Bill Duke
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson
When did the end of Oscar season start to get so boring? The age of the internet has been blamed over and over for the short attention spans of kids these days, I now solely blame Not Easily Broken, I had a whole string of random thoughts before I realized that I was still watching this trailer and then I quit watching it. Couldn’t take it.
LAST WEEK’S TOP TEN:
1. Marley & Me
2. Bedside Stories
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4. Valkyrie
5. Yes Man
6. Seven Pounds
7. The Tale of Despereaux
8. Doubt
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still
10. Slumdog Millionaire
