Sinister
This movie looks beyond scarey. I don’t care how amazing Ethan Hawk’s knit cardigan looks, I’m not braving this movie to get a better look.


Looper
By now, you are aware that I’ve been waiting for what feels like 6 months for this movie…and you’re probably aware that it couldn’t live up to my expectations. Well, I have to hand it to whomever was in charge of marketing this movie; they are smarter than the average bear. A preview good enough to guarantee people check out the movie AND enough of the plot left out that I was still surprised. Nice job, folks!
There was action. There was heart. There was some humor. There is some torture, but it was done in a way that was less off-putting than it could have been. I’m not going to give anything else away but I will tell you that there was clapping when the credits rolled. Treat yourself and see this movie.

Ps. SPOILER BELOW:

Don’t assume that just because I liked this movie, you’re getting a Disney ending. Please remember that I love Braveheart and Gone with the Wind. Sometimes, it is all about the journey.

The Husband and I celebrated twelve years of wedded bliss in August. He bought me yarn. That is to say that I used the Pay Pal account to buy myself some delicious Plucky Knitter yarn during a couple of her sales and mentioned it in passing to The Husband. I could not believe how fast their stuff sells out!…until it arrived in the mail and then understanding dawned. Gorgeous!

From left, may I introduce: Elegant Elephant, Flying Atlas, Oz, and Barn Door Primo Fingering along with Peep Toes Primo Sport ( Primo = merino, cashmere, nylon). Silk and linen are the traditional materials for 12 years. Close enough!

The Husband has a hard time keeping up with which yarn and pattern shops I purchase from, so I get questions like “Who is Violently Dom?”. That’s what Hunter Hammersen’s patterns and books show up as and it stumps him every time. This time, the question was, “Who is Plucky Knitter and why do they have all my money?” I just grinned and said, “That’s the yarn you bought me for our anniversary.” Ain’t love grand?!
Ps. Plucky Knitter has lovely customer service too; the first package arrived with a note letting me know that the Peep Toes would be following shortly.

First, the previews:
I’m looking forward to “Flight”. With a cast like Denzel Washington, John Goodman, and
Don Cheadle, it has a lot of potential.

“Argo” looks good too, but I need to research because it is based on a true story and that doesn’t bode well for a happy ending.

The preview of “42”, the Jackie Robinson story, had me tearing up. It looks excellent, but is not coming out until next April?!? They’re killing me with these long lead times.

“Alex Cross” looks like an advertisement for really sturdy office furniture (think explosions); I’m looking forward to it. Although…Matthew Fox as a bad guy? We’ll see.

Trouble with the Curve:
While trying to convince the husband this was a better pick than Dredd, I predicted that there would be one crying scene at most given the character that Amy Adams was playing. I wasn’t wrong.

Now, I want to take up clogging and watch more baseball.

This movie is more about her relationship with her dad than a romantic comedy, but there’s a nice balance and an overall lesson about priorities.

I really enjoyed this film. The husband thought it was a little slow, but I can’t really think of a way they could have improved it. Everyone involved in this movie pulled their weight. Solid A for sure.

Ps. ONE week ’til Looper!