Joanna wanted to tell you all that she thought The Forty Year Old Virgin was hiliarious, but was afraid you’d all think bad of her if she posted it.
Lately it’s started to feel like this site isn’t mine, that its content is somehow dictated by some unseen force of censorship. I found myself looking for a place to direct some typing, and couldn’t come up with an appropriate e-mail address. I used to write Jonah, but that just seems silly now that I can talk to her. I used to be able to type at an empty file with no intended audience, now I need, for some reason, to know that there’s a possibility of being read. In the past, I’ve made some effort to avoid sounding like…
We just watched A Love Song for Bobby Long because Joanna said she wanted to. I agreed because Johansson stars in it. After I picked it up I realized that John Ravolta is also in it, and decided that they probably cancel each other out. They did. Not a bad movie, but nothing special. It’s a little proud of itself and felt exactly like the film adaptation of a third-rate novel that it is. Johansson, while not at all southern, manages to play a redneck reasonably well. I never believed she was a redneck, but I’m glad that when her…
We watched Kinsey and enjoyed it. As far as we can tell, it’s a reasonably accurate portrayal. Clearly, if you’re bothered by sex, you shouldn’t watch it. I’m amazed at how outraged people can get as a result of a genuine attempt to do science. Birth was particularly boring and horrible. In Good Company wasn’t bad, but wasn’t spectacular either. Jonah says her parents might like it. I was particularly excited to see Scarlett Johansson of Lost in Translation and Ghost World (both absolutely wonderful movies), but this wasn’t as good. I think she really only plays one character, but…
Just a quick post to say that The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou is a wonderful movie. One of the best I’ve seen in quite awhile. It’s both something different and amusing. That’s the way movies should be. It’s really a good movie, even though the box makes it look very dumb. I like Bill Murray. Simultaneously I should add that you should not, under any circumstances, watch Tarnation. It has, as far as I can tell, no redeeming features whatsoever. It is good evidence that Apple’s movie editing software should not be sold to anyone without some sort of…