The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas

This movie tries WAY too hard to be clever and fails. I really expected much more from it, If you want to see this type of movie (POV of a young boy witnessing trauma) done right, watch "Romulus, My Father" instead. 3/5

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas on Netflix

Hounddog

Dakota Fanning gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance you'll never forget. How she didn't get an Oscar I'll never know. It's really too bad that the controversy about "Hounddog" kept so many from seeing it. It's well worth watching. Dakota was transcendent. 4/5

Hounddog on Netflix

Oscar and Lucinda

Cate Blanchett's debut. She was as brilliant then as she is now. Sweet, tender, beautiful & inexplicable. 3.5/5

Oscar and Lucinda on Netflix

Yonker's Joe

Wonderfully acted and smartly written movie about a con man & his autistic son. Heartfelt - it makes you smile. 4/5

Yonker's Joe on Netflix

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

I love both Apatow & Carell so it's no surprise I loved this. Not as great as Pineapple Express, but funny w/ heart. 3.5/5

The 40-Year-Old Virgin on Netflix

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Wonderful, beautiful, magical, transforming, amazing in every way. A truly moving film in every way. 5/5

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Netflix