thumbs and stars

movie review catch-up day! these are from last weekend, but i have been too busy to really think about them until now.

hard candy (A)
i really really liked this movie. it is about a pedophile and a very sick (as in twisted) teenage girl, but it's still great from beginning to end. there is really no other movie out there (that i know of) quite like this one, so if you're willing to brave a bit (and i mean lots) of violence and psychological trauma, go for it!

the prestige (B)
this movie is one of those that makes you go "hmmmm" afterwards for a good 30 minutes. the plot line is good up until the end and it has a good number of hotties in it, but in the end this movie just reminded me of a cooler movie with the same concept ("primer"). it also made me think about my childhood magic trick phases when all i wanted was those little KLUTZ (?) kits. you know, the books that aren't really books but more like toys with books attached to them. it also made me think deeply about contradictions and why we are obsessed with them, but i forgot why.

friends with money (B+)
i love catherine keener! this movie was ironic and depressing enough, but go see nicole holofcener's other, older movie "lovely and amazing" because that movie is fantastic!

more to come this weekend!
tonight we were driving around madison to all of the halloween shops and let me tell you, they were absolutely PACKED. we had to illegally make up our own parking spots because there weren't any spaces left in the lots. i feel like halloween costumes are turning into real... clothes? there are some $100 costumes that you'd definitely have to wear again just to get your money's worth. damn. but seriously, elaborate formal dresses and real wigs? hand me the scotch tape and wal-mart hair dye!