habitually probing generalist

Since Thursday, besides doing minor things like finishing up my last two classes for my MSLIS, I have rented and watched 6 movies.  It’s so easy when they’re already paid for.

Thumbsucker – this is a wonderful little film about how our parents screw us up and how we all individually try to deal with that.  Highly recommended.

That’s ’cause we all wanna be problemless.  To fix ourselves.  We look
for some magic solution to make us all better, but none of us really
know what we’re doing.  And why is that so bad?  That’s all we humans can
do.  Guess.  Try.  Hope.  But, Justin, just pray you don’t fool yourself
into thinking you’ve got the answer.  Because that’s bullshit.  The trick
is living without an answer.

I think.

The Hot Spot – not bad, although Don Johnson doesn’t do much for me.  Never has.  But then there’s Virginia Madsen and Jennifer Connelly, too, so I ain’t complaining one bit.  It has a great soundtrack, except it is buried in the movie.  Used to good effect; just buried.  If you are a blues fan GET this soundtrack.

The Constant Gardener – pretty good for Hollywood stuff.

Dandelion – a very powerful film.  I liked this one a lot.  Just might buy it.  Highly recommended.

Mad Hot Ballroom – finally broke down and saw it.  It was pretty good.

Breakfast on Pluto – I liked this one, although it won’t be for all tastes.  A great little movie about the search for love and identity.  Better Than Chocolate and Hedwig and the Angry Inch do it better, but it’s still worth seeing.

If I wasn’t a transvestite terrorist, would you marry me?

I have a long list of stuff to see and will probably pick up a few more when I return the last 3 tomorrow.  I still have 12 paid for already so I’m set until after summer school is over, because come Monday I doubt I’ll be watching any movies for the 4 weeks of Thesaurus Construction.