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Movie, Review

The Thing About My Folks

Last night Allison and I watched a very nice movie by Paul Reiser called The Thing About My Folks. The movie starred Paul Reiser and Peter Falk as father and son. I love father and son movies. I love road trip movies and I think Paul Reiser has an excellent flair for dialogue. Both Allison and I loved the movie. It was touching in parts, heartbreaking in others and humorous as well. The Amazon plot synopsis goes like this:

Plot Synopsis: Ben’s dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben’s mother (Sam’s wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben’s wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that’s for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam’s wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam’s wife is – and why she left – leads to the movie’s resolution.

The movie is worth checking out.

Grab Bag

The Rise of the Silver Surfer

I just watched the trailer for the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Man that trailer looked incredible. The chase between Johnny and Silver Surfer was very cool. I liked the first Fantastic Four movie, despite trying to pass Vancouver off as New York (done miserably I might add, but that is only because I was in Vancouver while it was filming.) I saw the trailer up on Pop Candy and was very surprised that I hadn’t heard it was out before that. Most of the time I find out about these things sooner. However Pop Candy is a great resource. Whitney even does a podcast and the newest podcast has an interview with Rainn Wilson from The Office.

Anyway, check out the Fantastic Four Trailer.