Who Killed the Electric Car- A great documentary about the death of the first mass produced electric car, the EV1. If you're pissed off about the current gas prices, as well as the union between the government and oil companies, check this one out.
Flags of our Fathers- As far as World War II movies go, it was worth viewing, for sure, but Saving Private Ryan was much better. The biggest problem with the movie, and probably the reason I wasn't too impressed by it, was the fact that Eastwood continually cut between three different time periods: The Battle of Iwo Jima, the period after the battle when the three surviving men who raised the flag returned home, and then the present. Because of this it somewhat confused the point which was being stressed as well as made it difficult to give a damn about the characters. My next complaint is the dialogue which simply didn't feel genuine much of the time, maybe it was just the delivery, but I wasn't convinced. Definitely not Clint Eastwood's best effort, though still certainly worth viewing for it's message.
Death to Smoochie- Just watched it, having never seen it. The film is deeply flawed, but still the concept and execution are, for the most part, hilarious. The whole idea that there's some dark underworld of children's television was fantastic. And it's got Edward Norton, as Sheldon Stokes (or Smoochi, who never fails to impress.
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