Hot Fuzz

Date: April 28
Location: Muvico City Place

We used a babysitter for the first time in 5 years. Amanda (AKA Salty) from across the street watched the girls while we went out. This was really a trial run for next week, when we plan to see Spider-Man 3. Salty passed the test. So did the movie, which was hilarious and bizarre. It's a sendup of buddy action films such as Bad Boys and Lethal Weapon, and it's funny and smart as hell.

Meet the Robinsons

Date: April 22
Location: Muvico City Place

The only thing better than my anniversary date with Alex is a date with Sophia. She'd seen this already with Alex but was dying to go back with me. A time travel plot and a couple new Rufus Wainwright songs were further incentive. We got there early, shared Milk Duds and had a great time. The movie was very clever, though a bit too manic at times. Great villain and some good laughs. I'm sure we'll wind up owning it and watching it a hundred times on DVD.

The Namesake

Date: April 9
Location: Muvico City Place

Took a day off on Alex's last day of Spring Break and we sent the kids to school so we could watch this movie. Alex loved the book and was really loooking forward to Mira Nair's film. I would have seen anything at this point -- it's April and I've seen only two movies!

Turned out to be a wonderful film, with Oscar-worthy performances by Irfan Khan and Tabu. A beautiful character study that's in turn funny, sad and uplifting, here's the second film (of three) that I can see placing in my year-end top ten. Not a bad start to the year!

Music and Lyrics

Date: March 10
Location: AMC Cocowalk

Alex and I celebrated our 10th anniversary with the traditional dinner at Los Ranchos followed by this enjoyable romantic comedy. We arrived at the restaurant around 7 with a plan to see a 9-ish show in Broward (Amy and Dana were graciously watching the girls) but wound up finishing dinner in time to see a 7:30 show right there at Cocowalk. Ten years on (15, really) and we're a well-oiled moviegoing machine.

Zodiac

Date: Late February
Location: AMC Sunset Place

I saw this by myself while Alex and Barbara went shopping with the kids. Great start to the year, as this is a film I can easily see in my top ten 10 months from now. Excellent performances, especially by Mark Ruffalo, and a top-notch script.

My Year in Movies

So, because this blog tool is ridiculously easy and addictive, I have decided to blog on every movie I see this year. I will post the circumstances of my viewing and a quick review.

I'll log only '07 films, whether I see them in the theater or on DVD.