Here he plays a widower raising three daughters who goes to a family reunion in Rhode Island. The more I see Steve Carell in non-Office roles the more I feel like Michael Scott is his worst character (my increasing disinterest in 'The Office' is another story though). It's all fun and entertaining and worth watching, but at the end it wasn't quite as satisfying as it could have been. The whole story is pretty cool and one I was totally unfamiliar with, though I suppose that's maybe why it's only based on a true story. It's all about Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington, who are both about as good as you'd expect, especially Crowe. Watch the trailer and you'll get a good feel for what the movie is like. I think some people might be a little disappointed in the story it's fairly straight-forward and the movie is more a vehicle for the characters than one that tries to blow you away with a complex plot.

I can't say enough for the work done by the Coen Brothers in this film. Javier Bardem is terrific as a deranged bounty hunter while Tommy Lee Jones plays the weathered, wary Texas lawman role to a T.

But it's really the direction, cinematography, and acting that set it apart.

Set in rural Texas in 1980, the story isn't all that complex: strong/silent type finds drug money, bad guys send bad people to get it, drama ensues. The best movie I've seen this year, and one that has to be the odds-on favorite for Best Picture at this point. I finally got around to some movies and fortunately saw some good ones:

The new Batman trailer reconfirms how awesome this movie is going to be.

Mazda Miata: more cargo room than you think.

Chris Bosh is making a play to be my favorite non-Milwaukee Buck.

Australians having fun with road signage.

Joe Posnanski with a great story from his days as a Royals beatwriter.

The key to passing bad checks: don't be too ambitious.

Former Sonics forward Peja Drobnjak was Borat before Borat was Borat.

Hercules and Love Affair / 'Blind' (left-click) Other favorites of late:Ĭrystal Castles / 'Courtship Dating' (from GEE WIZZ) My album of the year so far is Cut Copy's In Ghost Colours, but then again you probably already knew that. It's like the 'Smack My Bitch Up' video, except less vomit and more futbol. Nike tops itself with perhaps the coolest soccer commercial they've ever done.

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