B.M.S.

full disclosure: i hate movies with Will Ferrell in it but i do love Rachel McAdams (blame The Notebook for that). so, now you know why I had to watch this movie.

two films I've watched in the month of June; one is a biopic of notorious Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff helmed by Barry Levinson, and the other a crime/comedy affair about the Mafia by Luc Besson. Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer star as husband and wife (partners in crime?) in both films. two of my favorite actors at the tail end of their careers, and to this movie buff, everything that they decide to do movie-wise from here on out is just the icing on the cake of their careers.

for some reason i don't find Jo Koy's Pinoy-centric jokes funny. i watched "Live from Seattle" a while back and gave "In His Elements" a shot a few nights ago yet it still has not changed my opinion on him. Maybe it's because have drinking friends who are funnier with better lines and spiels. ;)

Japanese TV shows and movies are virtual cornucopia of weird funny, strange and borderline absurd plots which to the  uninitiated will be an uncomfortable journey on the telly or screen. The myriad of subjects that they portray is immense and mostly would not pass the eye test of the board of censors, the so-called morality police in some "conservative" countries (Hello, Philippines!). Nevertheless, they may be an acquired taste for some but I welcome the creative minds behind them to challenge our sensibilities.