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The Goddess Watches President Obama’s Afghanistan Speech (so you don’t have to)

Critics have accused the president of “dithering.” Supporters say it’s been a period of “thoughtful reflection.” Whatever the case, this speech has been months in the making (the war in Afghanistan has been eight years in the making). So I have a feeling the speech won’t be one of those seven-minute George Bush specials. I’m [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: politics | Leave a comment

Capsule Movie Reviews

Up in the Air
Pittsford Plaza 01.01.10
Fantastic. So simple, so small, but kinda perfect. And very on point with the current economic situation.

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Pittsford Plaza
The day a filmmaker with an actual story to tell ("unobtanium?!" hilarious.) gets his or hands and this amazing visual technology, that will be something.

An Education
The Little 11.24.09
Sally Sparrow from Dr. Who is all-grown up! You do feel as if you are watching a star in the making in Carey Mulligan.

Pirate Radio
The Little 11.13.09
Funny in bits (best bit: Bill Nighy dancing) but not funny as a whole. A bit episodic, with a ridiculous ending.

A Serious Man
The Little 11.07.09
The Coen brothers have made another divisive film: I really like it; Mr. Goddess hated it. I thought it was deeply funny and deeply ... deep.

Capitalism: A Love Story
The Little 10.05.09
Unlike other Michael Moore docs, this was more of a piece of investigative journalism than a political screed. Moore shines his light on for-profit prisons, the appallingly low salaries of airline pilots, and the "dead peasant" insurance policies companies take out on their own employees -- all in the name of making a profit out of anything.

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