Family Video

Andrew and I discovered an awesome rental place called Family Video in the last month. This lovely establishment rents new videos for $2.73 for 5 days, and classic movies for $0.99. And, as a new renter, for the first month all your rentals are half off! Amazing! So, since we were able rent for cheap, here are some of the ones I enjoyed enough to recommend:

- My Sister's Keeper: Beautiful, heart wrenching, honest, and well done. It made me laugh and cry, and was up-front about death, which is not easy in our culture. There is a strong emphasis on the value of a life and relationships, though the thoughts on what happens once life ends were shallow. Andrew and I both liked it.

- Good Night and Good Luck: Directed by George Clooney, a film about the Red Scare in the 50's and the use of TV to stand up to Mc Carthy for the unfounded accusations that he was making against people. The ideas about the use of television are awesome in the movie. Really great civics lesson.

Not so great:

- The Informant: Way dry, way random, not as funny as I though it would be. Not really worth seeing.

- Whip It: Drew Barrymore, please do not try to direct any more. You can pass for an actress.