3. Being Flynn
We'll be reviewing this one on the show tonight, but to give you a little bit of a heads up on it, let's just say that Robert De Niro hasn't given a performance this memorable in years. He plays a prideful writer, unable to face the reality of his subpar life, even as he ends up homeless and in a shelter. Paul Dano shines as his son, who has the same dreams and could easily be headed down the same path to ruin. While the plot may seem familiar, what sets Being Flynn apart is the genius of the dueling narrative voices, with both lead characters furiously writing and revising the story of their lives as the film goes on. If it's in your town, check it out.
2. Friends with Kids
Jennifer Westfeldt proves herself a creative forced to be reckoned with as writer, director, and star of Friends with Kids, a perceptive, funny look at love and parenting in upscale New York City. She stars alongside Adam Scott(Parks and Recreation) as two best friends who embark on a questionable idea to have a child together but forgo the whole relationship business. Why? Because they don't want to become boring and tired like their married friends. Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox, and Ed Burns lead an all-star supporting cast.
1. Project X
Midgets in ovens. If you didn't see Project X last week for whatever silly reason you conjured up, just remember that the film has midgets in ovens. John Carter can't say that, can it? No. Just see the movie. Have fun.
DVD Pick of the Week: The Skin I Live In
Always a maestro at navigating strange relationship waters in a number of brilliant Spanish language comedies, Pedro Almodovar goes to some equally twisted places in The Skin I Live in. Pairing up for the first time in a decade with Antonio Banderas, the film revolves around a morally confused plastic surgeon who goes to extraordinary lengths to perfect a new synthetic skin he's developing. His obsession leads him to keep a beautiful lab subject hostage in his secluded home, their crazy psycho-sexual love/hate relationship veering into some seriously uncomfortable territory. Unlike any film I saw last year, and a must own.
