  It's Been a Movie Marathon I've watched a ridiculous number of movies this week. Let me separate the good from the bad for you, in case you find yourself in the video store this weekend and don't know what to rent: urlLink Secretary : liked it a lot. I actually cried a bit at the end even though it was a creepy S&M type love story. But I think Maggie Gyllenhaal is adorable. urlLink Slackers : good, but not that memorable. I rented it because of my love for Jason Schwartzman. He plays a very convincing stalker. urlLink Vulgar : disturbing on so many levels. Being a Viewaskew production from Kevin Smith, I had high hopes for this film. Especially with Brian O'Hallaran (Dante from Clerks) as the wacko clown. If it wasn't for the cameos from Kevin Smith (as a gay TV producer - really funny! ) and Jason Mewes (as his slacker-self), I would have turned this off after the first 15 minutes.
urlLink Pecker : my favorite of the rentals. Funny and quirky. Memama's (the crazy grandma) obsessive idolatry put me over the edge. She made a Virgin Mary statue talk, using her own voice ("Full of Grace! Full of Grace! "), and claimed it as a miracle . I think even my mom would laugh at that one. urlLink Blue Car : good, but depressing. Saw this in the theater...I'd call it "Lolita-lite".
urlLink Keeping the Faith : I was surprisingly delighted by this. Edward Norton and Ben Stiller make a great combo. My favorite scene was when Edward Norton's character set himself on fire when using the insense-thingy in church. urlLink Rules of Attraction : funny to see the usually squeaky-clean WB actors turn towards the dark side. Unsettling, but oddly intriguing. These kids take debauchery to a whole other level. Dawson Leary as a drug dealer? F-ing great. 
