My Year in Movies, 2011

In 2010, I watched 152 movies, and for no real reason I decided I wanted to beat that record in 2011.  I totally did, but guess what my final count was?  198.  198!!  Arghh, how frustrating is that number??  I planned to get it up to 200 in the last couple of days before New Year’s Eve, but I got busy with other things and wasn’t able to watch any movies!  But, whatever, 198 is still a hell of a lot of movies, right?  Right!  Here’s what they were:

My Year in Movies, 2010

It’s been 2011 for a little while now, and it’s probably slightly too late for a blog to still be posting 2010 retrospective bullshit, but hey it took me a long-ass time to get this written, so fuck it.  Anyway, how many movies did you guys watch in 2010?  Me, I kept a running list of every movie I saw during the course of that year, from New Year’s Day ’10 to Christmas ’10 – 152 movies in total.  Let’s take a look, shall we?

Three Cheers For Alex Kavanagh!!!

Last night I watched the movie Splice, starring the inimitable Adrian Brody.  The movie was actually really good, and I recommend checking it out.  However, what stood out for me more than anything else was Adrian Brody’s character’s fashion sense.  You know how in movies or TV shows about brilliant young scientists, they always make them wear wacky clothes to reflect their free-thinking anti-corporate attitudes?  From CSI to Jurassic Park, any time a sciencey guy in a lab appears on screen, they are sure to be decked out in a Hawaiian shirt or a vaguely punky hairdo, or some shit like that.  Well, costume designer Alex Kavanagh took this concept to dizzying heights in Splice.  She must have had a gift certificate to Spencer’s Gifts burning a hole in her pocket, because there’s really no other explanation for the shit Adrian Brody wears in this movie.

The Most Awkward Farewell Party in History

Last time, I promised that my next post would be an exploration of a Justice League story by Patton Oswalt, but shockingly, I’ve actually had work to do at work this week, so that will have to wait a little bit.

In the meantime, I want to tell you about the movie I saw on Netflix last night, The Man From Earth.