Tag: paul giamatti

Straight Outta Compton

There is a scene where NWA is recording their debut album in Torrance. They go outside for a break and a cop driving by stops and starts harassing all the guys for the way they look and dress since they are considered thugs hanging out in the wrong neighborhood. They are...

Love & Mercy

Brian Wilson was the songwriter and leader of the Beach Boys. His talent was not always appreciated by his abusive father and it led to him having a mental breakdown that affected him for years. In the 1980s, he was being overly medicated by a scheming psychotherapist. During this...

The Illusionist

During the 19th century, Edward Norton is an illusionist, Paul Giamatti is the Chief Inspector trying to prove he’s a fraud, and Jessica Biel is the former childhood friend that falls for him, much to the Crown Prince Leopold’s chagrin. I loved the way this movie was filmed. When...

Sideways

The weekend before a guy gets married, he goes out on a wine-tasting adventure with his best friend who has been depressed for two years. Directed by the Alexander Payne who made Election and About Schmidt. This was a nice, sweet movie, but I didn’t think it was Best Picture...

American Splendor

Biopic about Harvey Pekar, the author of the American Splendor comic book series. I heard this movie was really good even though it didn’t reach out and grab me as overall interesting looking when it was released. It was pretty good and entertaining but not completely awe-inspiringly wonderful. I...