LINCOLN - a movie review

So on a Sunday afternoon I went to see "Lincoln" the bio-pic starring Daniel  Day Lewis, directed by Steven Spielberg.  

Now first of all Daniel Day Lewis doesn't make crap.  He's one of the few actors that carefully chooses his roles.  I can never imagine the day where he makes a rom-com  or a Disney voice-over movie.  It just isn't likely to happen anytime soon.

He's an artist in the truest sense of the word and his performance in Lincoln is another solid choice.  In a word his performance is brilliant.  Not a history buff in the slightest I was riveted to the screen.

This is a must see film.  Must see!

The Sessions - A Movie Review

Mark O’Brien is an accomplished man his late 30’s.  A Berkley Graduate, a writer and poet, and completely immobile from his neck down.   

With his faculties intact and a sharp offbeat sense of humor he sets out not only to write an article about sex amongst the physically challenged, but to finally experience it for himself.

Ben Lewin wrote and directed this film who was inspired as a person with his own  physical challenges, though his own limitations weren’t as severe as his protagonist in this film.

Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy given a tough topic, this film manages to entertain, inspire and make me laugh out loud straight from the gut.  A must see for an Indie filmgoer or at the very least the film to mark down in your Netflix Queue.

Helen Hunt is fearless, daring and a shoe in for a nomination of either  a Golden Globe or Oscar variety.

ARGO - A MOVIE REVIEW

And so late on a Saturday afternoon me and my beau went to the movies.  Our movie selection was “Argo” starring (and directed) by Ben Affleck.  I knew nothing of what this film was about except it had Ben Affleck and got a 95% positive rating via Rotten Tomatoes.com.

The movie is based on the true story of how a CIA agent, played by Affleck, travels to Iran to extract 6 Americans who work at the American Embassy in Iran.  When the Embassy is stormed by revolutionaries 6 manage to escape and are hiding out in a Canadian Embassy.  This story takes place at the end of the Carter administration, chronicling their suspenseful plan to flee Iran and home to safety.

This was definitely a film worth paying to see.  It isn’t too serious or cheesy or contrived.  Its jussssssst right.  Getting out to the movies was a good step towards feeling “normal” again.

P.S.  Its playing in Rockville Centre which has its own power so everything there is still functioning.