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Last year, his bounce came less than five minutes into the game. Friday night, he didn’t strike until midway through the second, after the teams had traded unsuccessful odd-man rushes for over 30 minutes...
...relationship. This starts his mental quest to hide some memories of their time together from the technicians, trying to save her in parts of his brain they can’t find. Eventually, this forces them to drag Dr. Mierzwiak out of bed for a little help. Wacky, heartfelt, odd and beautiful consequences occur creating the most astonishing film I’ve seen in years...
Although some touches in the film seem odd upon the first viewing, in retrospect they work perfectly as a whole. Lacuna’s office and machines seem low-key and delightfully sketchy enough to be run by The Simpson’s Dr. Nick. However, this location makes it possible for them to engage in their necessarily secretive and presumably illegal procedures. How does Joel run through his memories? Gondry portrays with visual innovation the rather trite idea that love can override all boundaries...
...What do you get when you cross a John Ford western with Japanese animation and sentimental Christmas cheer? “A heartfelt urban fable about human decency among the down-and-out,” according to The New York Times. If March is a kind of odd time for a Christmas movie, this tale of a shaggy alcoholic, an aging transvestite, a teenage runaway and an abandoned baby is an odd kind of Christmas movie. Tickets $9. 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m.. The Brattle Theater...
...through—God praise it—People magazine, I have cobbled together a false personal television history. I can smile and nod at the appropriate times. I can chuckle at the proper jokes. If I’m feeling really savvy, I can toss in the odd Friends reference. I become, in essence, a laugh track...