Recent A/V.

Death Proof: 

Words can't describe how much I loved this movie.  Well, they probably could, but I'm lazy.  A lot of squealing would be easier.  I'm planning on watching it at least five hundred times before I return the DVD to my father. 

Conversation with my poor, poor co-worker:

Me:  Blah, blah, blah, Death Proof, blah, blah, awesome, blah, Kurt Russell's best role ever, blah, blah, car chase, blah blah, marry Quentin Tarantino, blah, blah, severed leg, blah, blah, exploitation, blah, blah, girl power.

PPCW:  Hmmm.  I think we look for different things in movies.

Me:  Blah, blah, squeal squeal squeal.

PPCW:  What was the name of this movie again, so I can be sure to never, ever watch it?

Junebug: 

Amy Adams was pretty darned fantastic in this.  The thing I liked best was that nothing was really explained -- there was obviously a huge backstory (as there is in any family), and there was a ton of weirdness between the characters, but they didn't have some big ridiculous talk about it so that the audience would understand exactly what all the issues were.  It felt real.

Club Dread:

We just watched this one for Bill Paxton.  As that was our sole reason for watching it, we weren't disappointed.  V. silly slasher movie spoof by the same guys who made Super Troopers.

Confessions of a Superhero:

Documentary about the people who dress up as movie characters and have their pictures taken by tourists (they work for tips) outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.  Reminded me, as moments, of both Trekkies and American Movie -- a mix of funny and heart-breaking.

Oh, and Maureen Johnson has posted a Guide to Summer Movies, so don't miss that.