In case you were wondering what we have been doing all week, here is a list of the films we have watched since last time.

The Cinesthete:

1. The Thing – Great sci-fi horror from Carpenter. It was lovely in Bluray.
   
2. Crash – Who in their right mind would read Ballard’s Crash and think it could make a good film, and actually be right about it? Cronenberg of course.
3. Zack and Miri Make a Porno – Has some funny bits but too long and too predictable to be any good.
   
4. Comedian – I wish I could be a standup comic. It’s such a romantic job. “Romantic” in the classical way.
   
5. Batman: Gotham Knight – Another DC Universei animated film.  This time its anime Batman. These strung together shorts were sometimes great, always good, but solid all around.
   
6. Wonder Woman – An amazing DC Universe animated film telling her origin story. These people are like Pixar!
7. The Bank Job – A fast-paced British heist film with a good script and good direction.
   
8. Roxanne – Steve Martin, Cyrano de Bergerac.. what else could you want? A good film, but not Martin’s best.

The Lowest Common Denominator:

1. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – Full review coming soon.  Probably a decent movie if you haven’t read the books, but definitely fell far short of expectations.
   
2. Zack and Miri Make a Porno – Very enjoyable even if it’s a bit predictable.  Still, better than anything Kevin Smith has done lately.
   
3. Role Models – Spectacular and hilarious!  Stiffler and Rudd make a great team.
   
4. Encino Man – It’s hard to believe that 17 years after this was produced A) this movie is still awesome and B) Sean Astin went on to be in some of the best movies of all-time.
   
5. Rambo – About three minutes worth of story and 87 minutes of gore, what more would you want?  Perfect ending to the series.
   
6. He’s Just Not That Into You – The female neurosis is put on full display in this movie where every man is a prick and every woman suffers from some sort of mental retardation.  Very true to life.
   
7. Planes, Trains and Automobiles – Two unlovable schmucks turn a simple trip from Wichita, KS to Chicago, IL into an odyssey of moronic hilarity.  It’s the 80s.  It’s Steve Martin.  Of course you’ll love it, even if it’s one of his weaker films.
   
8. Twilight - one of the worst movies of all-time.  Who could like that atrocious piece of trash? Synopsis: “Well, despite the fact that everything bad that has ever happened to me is directly attributable to you and you admittedly want to drink my blood, I completely and irrevocably love you”–Kristen Stewart