Texas Killing Fields

Texas Killing Fields

Forward Pass etc.

October 14, 2011

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Of course I wasn't going to like a movie with this title.  Ami Canaan Mann directed.

November Criminals

November Criminals

Vertical Entertainment etc.

November 7, 2017

Romance?, Crime Drama?

DVD
C-

Cliched but almost intriguing.  Director Sacha Gervasi co-adapted Sam Munson's novel The November Criminals (yes, with a "the"), nine years after Anvil: The Story of Anvil.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Beachside etc.

January 22, 2018

Historical Drama

DVD
C

I knew I wouldn't be able to take this serious look at a gay conversion camp, especially having seen the delightful (yet subversive) But I'm a Cheerleader years ago.  Still, I could see this was sincere and well made.  Desiree Akhavan directed and adapted the novel by Emily M. Danforth.

(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer
Fox Searchlight
August 7, 2009
Romantic Comedy
DVD
C

At one point in the first quarter-hour, the female love interest (named Summer, hence the title) tells the protagonist that he's "perfectly adequate" at his job at their mutual workplace.  And I guess I'd say the same of this movie.  It's far from the worst romcom I've ever seen (Serendipity still stands out in my mind after almost 18 years), but I didn't really care about the main couple or his friends.  The story is told out of order, a gimmick that neither intrigued nor annoyed me.  Still, it was nice to see Moretz as the kid sister, since I liked her in the first Wimpy Kid movie.

Marc Webb directed.  Note that this is fifteen years after Gordon-Levitt played a kid in Road Killers, and he would not have been my prediction for the first repeat performer on this blog.