Dexter (2008)

I am almost thru the second season. This is a good show. i have been enjoying it quite a bit. The writing is good. it's not as good as the wire but it's enjoyable and quite frankly i keep finding myself rooting for Dexter. which is wierd. i would say it's in the top 5% of tv shows going on.

Titan A.E. (2000)

This is one of Don Bluth's last movies and what a shame. I really like alot of Don Bluth's films. Secret of NIHM has a special place in my heart since it was one of the first movies i ever saw. I also had a love affair and facination with Dragons Lair. Seeing it in the arcade back in the day was a revelation. but after that my interest in his subject matter wains. maybe it's the terrible sequels to his movies that studios keep making. mayben not. i dunno. all i know is that i never really watched anything after rock-a-doodle. which was not very good (it's been 15 years since i've seen it last) Titan AE is not a great movie. it is a good movie. it could have been great i feel. Joss Whedon is one of the co-writers that's a good thing. the script just seems sorta half baked. it could have used some more polish. and then this would have been a great movie. i enjoy the action, and the space ships, just the back story kinda sucks and the aliens are all kinda goofy which is too bad. oh and the music. ohh the music is 3 shades of fucking horrible. over all i would give this three stars if you are under 16. and male. or if you enjoy cheesy scifi space opera. me i love it, so i think it's a pretty good movie.

Shadows (1959)

Shadows is John Cassavetes first movie. He made it for very little money. It is a movie about 2 brothers and a sister. they are all black some darker than others. it revolves around their lives. it is a really interesting peak into what it was like living 40 years ago. the movie is totally unscripted, cassavetes came up with what he wanted the movie to be about and what he wanted it to be like then had the actors use their own words to make it happen. much like the current tv show curb your enthusiasm. The jazz score that lilts thru this movie is a great counterpoint to the hard black and white late 50's new york on the screen. over while this movie must have been ground breaking back in the day. it is little more than a drama now. the things that make it worth while are the acting, the background and the way everyone talks. i would give it 4 out of 5 stars.