The Astronaut Farmer is not only about a guy who builds a rocket. It is the story of a devoted father who gets his family dreaming together – a man who pursues his far-fetched dream at any cost and categorically refuses to let anyone interfere with his plans.

The Polish brothers, whose previous films Twin Falls, Idaho and Norhfork won critical acclaim, have crafted an inspiring family adventure that is subtle enough to ensnare spectators of all ages and invite them to dream along with its main characters. “Farmer” is an unconventional movie built on a conventional thematic, but it works just fine.

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I was a little hesitant to to see this movie because Pan’s Labyrinth is sometimes labeled as being a horror movie. I’m not into those, but the artwork, the trailer, everything about this film fascinated me. I’m very glad I decided to sit down and enjoy this, because enjoy it is what I did. It’s not horror at all. It’s fantasy for grown-ups, and it’s really very good.

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Zodiac, David Fincher’s latest thriller takes us on a trip down Creepy Memory Lane to relive the aforementioned killer’s heinous acts & even more troubling mind games that captivated the nation in the late 60s. It’s not exactly Fincher’s finest (I am forever haunted by Brad Pitt’s pleading ‘What’s in the box? What’s in the box!’), but he does a fine job of creating an intense, albeit, confusing environment that entertains.

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Before I watched it last night I knew very little about this movie. I knew Robert de Niro directed it and that it was supposed to be very good. To me this is an ideal situation. Trailers usually give too much away for my taste, and those typical Hollywood ‘making of’ thingies where everyone involved tells you how great it was to work with everyone else are even worse. The only thing I would have liked to know in advance was that it was two hours and forty-five minutes long…

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