Paranormal Activity

Rating: 8.5

Scairy!

Capitalism: A Love Story

Rating: 8

He's preaching to the choir but heck, at least somebody's saying it.

Whip It

Rating: 8.5

Ok, it's definitely not perfect, but I defy anyone to not enjoy it on some level. Frankly the love story was leotarded - we could have done without the Look At This Fucking Hipster dude because he's got nothing on Ellen Page. He's uninteresting and probably 'cute' on some level I'm too much of a granny to understand. Jimmy Fallon, as the circus barker in the center of the roller derby and completely hilarious, might have filled the roll . Or what about Andrew Wilson (as in Luke & Owen's big bro who never seems to get a decent gig, till now )who played the coach? How about him? I would venture that in addition to his super foxiness, he's kinda smart with a minimum of smarm (unlike his bros, on some occasions.) Andrew, the superior Wilson. Then there's Marcia Gay Harden: A tough role, beautifully fleshed out. I regret that Juliette Lewis, though her heart was completely in it, was't given more to work with. She's absurd enough to take it to the next level but seemed to be reeled back to the realm of a two dimensional bad guy from a john hughes movie . Had her character been more fleshed out I think there could have been some pretty fascinating stuff that was missed.

but all in all a fun flick and an impressive directorial debut for Ms. Barrymore.