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Rating: ★★★ Category: Movies Genre: Drama The movie gives you a crash course on how the blues became rock and roll. Told from the eyes of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), we see how the pillars of blues were discovered. The narrative bores the hell out of me hahahahahaha. (I've read somewhere that some critics had problems with the script). What keeps me going through the movie is the soundtrack. Very, very good! While watching the movie, I got the feeling that Director Darnell Martin tried so hard to make this film worthy of an Oscar (sad to say, it didn't get any nomination). From the cinematic rice fields where Muddy Waters came from to the seedy Chicago scenes, from the drug overdose of Etta James (superbly portrayed by Beyonce Knowles) to the police brutality the blacks are subjected to during those time... whoa! The film screams for an Oscar! (Or maybe the pirated copy I was watching had "for your consideration" popping up intermittently after every...

Rating: ★★★ Category: Movies Genre: Drama Directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain), The Wrestler lets you in on the life of an aging wrestler, Robin Ramzinski (aka Randy "The Ram" Robinson) superbly portrayed by Mickey Rourke (remember 9 1/2 weeks?). Aronofsky literally follows The Ram from sun up to sun down, and how The Ram lives his life till the very end. Aronofsky shot the scenes with a handheld camera that lends that that gritty realism, making it a personal experience for me. I get to empathize with The Ram and his small victories and painful trials. I get to realize the kind of life he had made for himself and feel for her forsaken daughter. The film makes you realize that there's no life for The Ram but the four corners of the ring as a wrestler, even after he had a bypass. The movie is character-driven and the action scenes are just the backdrop in telling The Ram's story. And yes, Mickey Rourke gives a compelling performance worthy of an Osc...