Watched two movies this weekend (so far; nothing says we won’t watch another tonight after the assignment’s done):

• p.s. (imdb | rotten tomatoes) was one we missed at last year’s festival. I like Laura Linney’s work a lot, and I enjoyed Dylan Kidd’s first film Roger Dodger, so I had high expectations for this one. Not quite as good as Roger Dodger (which grew on me more and more after I saw it…I think it took some time to process) but certainly enjoyable. I think Topher Grace has a chance to be a big indie movie star, if that’s what he wants to do. All in all: not groundbreaking, but recommended.
• We saw Sin City (imdb | rotten tomatoes) last night. Man. Ultra-noir comic book and super-textured black & white visuals really go together, huh? I loved this movie, but I could tell other people in the audience didn’t (the three air-kissing twinkies in front of us, for example). One guy even got up and left during a particularly violent segment near the end. Do these people not read the movie description, or even see an ad before they buy a ticket? Whatever. If you don’t mind surrealist violence and plotlines, go see this movie. It’s a kick.