Top ten

Top ten: 1. The Aviator 2. Fight Club 3. Fracture 4. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5. Gone Girl 6. Hugo 7. Salt 8. Shutter Island 9. Ted 10. Ted 2

Shoe at the doctor

Shoe undresses and allows the doctor to prod his chest with metal instruments.  He coughs, and turns his head from side to side.  The doctor shines a light in his eyes.  Shoe opens his mouth for a tongue depressor, and coughs again.  He sits and waits, in anticipation of all the weird growths and defects the doctor might find there.

The Final Final List

R.E.M. , Black Sabbath, The Replacements, Nirvana / Fracture, *Shutter Island, Salt, *Ted, *Ted 2, *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / Of Grammatology, The Plague of Fantasies, Shutter Island and criticism

Shoe at the beach

Shoe unpacks the car with his family and, after unloading, heads out to the seashore.  People submerge and emerge in the water, filling their light and dark hair with suds.  Surf boards weave in and out of the blue.  A beach ball hits a small boy lightly on the nose, while a dog near him catches a frisbee.  Couples argue over seating.  Shoe and his family start to build a sandcastle, embracing the sunny day.

The Irishman

Has anyone seen Scorsese's latest, The Irishman, yet?  I thought it was a good movie (although I did use Wikipedia and fast forward), though in some ways I feel it indicates that the director is moving into semi-retired (or retired) docudrama mode.  The movie is slowpaced, the actors look elderly, almost like buffalo, and the movie is ultimately expository more than anything.  I look forward to a time when I can watch it in more detail.  As is, the film is impressive but surprisingly low key, almost the beginning of a new era for Scorsese.