More films

To take my mind off the shame and despair of new London mayor Boris Johnson, I watched some films this weekend (I need to clean up the PVR; you’ll soon learn why). Here’s what I’ve seen:

Withnail and I - Two unemployed, eccentric, and inebriated actors leave London for a holiday in the country. This a cult classic in Britain. I can see why: Richard E. Grant is very funny, and there are some well-orchestrated scenes. But overall, this film is awful. It’s  been overrated by people who watched it whilst drunk or stoned, and it lives on in Ironic Counterculture Fame.

Brick - Awesome teen noir, as a schoolkid tracks down those who put his ex-girlfriend in trouble. Modern-day update of a Humphrey Bogart detective flick, right down to the rapid-fire reveal by the protagonist to the femme fatale.

Last Night - Nifty little film from Canadian writer and director Don McKellar. The world will end in six hours; what do the people of Toronto do? Interesting, and not too trite. Features Sandra Oh, Sarah Polley, and David Cronenberg.

Tonight, however, comes Iron Man.