Last weekend movies (8th week 2012)

This week was another run at the discount bin with some titles I didn't even catch their names on the internet when they first came out. But it was a great discount bin run as you will see...

1. Warhorse, ****
   A horse, his owner and WWI. A story of the great war where the main character is a horse, and the owner whom loves it. It has great visual storytelling and the composition of shots is beautiful.
   
   
2. The Big Year, ****
   What does birders leave behind in search of a big year? The film is based on the book The Big Year: A tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik which records the birder's season of 1998. It's a good comedy that somehow makes you think a little.
   
   
3. The rum diary, ****
   This film is based on Hunter S. Thompson's book The Rum Diary telling the story of an unpublished american novelist came journalist in Puerto Rico to pay the bills. A tale of expatriates life and abuses overseas. It's great to see Johnny Depp in two movies based on Thompson's books, the other is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
   
   
4. Anonymous, ****
   A visually appealing exploitation of the Oxford theory of Shakespeare with a lot of pseudo-history on  top of it to make for the lack of romance, drama and knowledge of true story.
   
   
5. Too Big to Fail, ****
   What happened behind the corporate and federal doors at the market meltdown of 2008? This pseudo-documentary film tries to hypothesize such events based on the news that came and information that leake out at and after the time.
   
   
6. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, ***
   The Justice League has to save an alternate Earth were superheroes are bad and supervillians good. Although the move spends most of the time with just five of the founding members (Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern and the Flash), the keystone of this animated film is my favorite psychopath: The Batman.
   
   
7. Cougars, Inc.,  
   Again, I didn't forget to put the stars. I don't even know why I finished watching this... 

This week brought many interesting things on the tv-series front:

1. Last Man Standing S01-E16-17, ***
   Embarrassment, dares, fight versus city bureaucracy, and a NASCAR car.
   
   
2. Castle S04-E15, ***
   A ghost assassin is loose in the city trying to start a the destruction of the modern world! Of course, Beckett and Castle get involved in this first part of two CIA thriller where I have the feeling there's more than meets the eye.
   
   
3. Hawaii Five O S02-E16, ***
   The team is in troubles when a murder is committed at the governor's fund rising ball and everything almost ends in an international terrorist attack to the Russian embassy.
   
   
4. Big Bang Theory S05-E176, ***
   
   Again, the episode is split between the adventures of the boys and those of the girls. Sheldon finds himself fighting for a new office and, afterwards, his sanity while Penny has to deal with being the bff of Amy.
   
   
5. Psych, (not yet back?)
   
   
   
   
6. Once upon a time S01-E12, ***
   
   A retelling of the beauty and the beast that amazingly gives more insight on the story behind Rumpelstiltskin and the Evil Queen.  

   
   
7. Comic Book Men, ***
   
   A six episode reality based at Kevin Smith's comic book store: Jay and Bob's Secret Stash. It's a funny look at the memorabilia, pop culture and comic book tradings happening at the store.