I played LOTR Risk at a friend's 21st last week, until we all got a little bit too drunk to play. It was pretty fun, though I wouldn't say it was better than normal Risk.

I played LOTR Risk at a friend's 21st last week, until we all got a little bit too drunk to play. It was pretty fun, though I wouldn't say it was better than normal Risk.

I didn't watch a lot because of catching up with family and friends, but I did watch Atlantic City. Louis Malle's style was impeccable as always, and the script and performances were very good. I especially liked Burt Lancaster, and thought it was hilarious when Wallace Shawn popped up as a waiter. I kept expecting…

I didn't watch a lot because of catching up with family and friends, but I did watch Atlantic City. Louis Malle's style was impeccable as always, and the script and performances were very good. I especially liked Burt Lancaster, and thought it was hilarious when Wallace Shawn popped up as a waiter. I kept expecting…

It was a lot stronger in the talky scenes than in the fight scenes as well, because in the fight scenes the movement was jittery. It really seems like a great format for filming plays anyway.

It was a lot stronger in the talky scenes than in the fight scenes as well, because in the fight scenes the movement was jittery. It really seems like a great format for filming plays anyway.

On the movie front, I watched Le Cercle Rogue, Dick Tracy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

On the movie front, I watched Le Cercle Rogue, Dick Tracy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

I loved the Y2K episode. I think having them believe the apocalypse has occurred and act accordingly is more entertaining than preparing for an apocalypse which doesn't happen.

I loved the Y2K episode. I think having them believe the apocalypse has occurred and act accordingly is more entertaining than preparing for an apocalypse which doesn't happen.

Holes isn't bad as a movie, but I preferred the book when I read it in Year 8. The book has a slightly more serious tone, while the movie is very much on the Goonies side of things.

Holes isn't bad as a movie, but I preferred the book when I read it in Year 8. The book has a slightly more serious tone, while the movie is very much on the Goonies side of things.

On the movie front, I watched Lola Montes and Skyfall, as well as a theatrical screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

On the movie front, I watched Lola Montes and Skyfall, as well as a theatrical screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Fair enough. I loved it, and found the anthology approach held the film together well enough for me and a lot of the segments were bursting with excitement and fun (except for the musical number, which I thought was a hilarious example of a terrible number until I later found out it was supposed to be moving).

Fair enough. I loved it, and found the anthology approach held the film together well enough for me and a lot of the segments were bursting with excitement and fun (except for the musical number, which I thought was a hilarious example of a terrible number until I later found out it was supposed to be moving).

Another great classical example is Iberia by Albeniz. It is a beautiful suite (especially Rondena, which uses the huapango rhythm popularised by Bernstein in "America") and full of delicate contrasts between joyful and melancholic.

Another great classical example is Iberia by Albeniz. It is a beautiful suite (especially Rondena, which uses the huapango rhythm popularised by Bernstein in "America") and full of delicate contrasts between joyful and melancholic.

What didn't do it for you about Holy Motors?

What didn't do it for you about Holy Motors?