document.write("The Mouse and His Child, Russell Hoban. I've been trying to remember the name of this animated movie I saw when I was 7; thanks to imdb I found it . The movie's out of print, so I read the source -- one of the strangest children's books I've read, sort of a Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH meets Velveteen Rabbit meets The Phantom Tollbooth.
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document.write("Y tu mam? también. Mamacita!
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document.write("Buffy Season 3, Disc 2. Buffy rules.
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document.write("Nine. Actually deserved the standing ovation. Antonio Banderas can sing! So can Chita Rivera!
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document.write("Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson. Gibson meets Pynchon. Brilliant. I had to keep reminding myself that this was written in 1991.
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document.write("From Hell, Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell. Like Snow Crash, a great conspiracy tale is always a good read. Footnotes were as interesting as the comic. Alan Moore rules. Thanks for the loaner, Jay!
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document.write("Return of the King, J. R. R. Tolkien. You think I'm going to wait until the next movie to find out what happens?
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document.write("McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (Vol. 10). McSweeney's does mystery, sci-fi, horror, etc. Really enjoyable, with a few exceptions. Warning: don't read Rick Moody's '"The Albertine Notes" if you suffer from PTSD -- it's about a post-nuclear NYC. Brilliant, but made me unhinged for several days.
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document.write("Love & Sex. A fine romantic comedy. Jon Favreau is the new Albert Brooks.
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document.write("Ronin. A fine thriller from the late John Frankenheimer, who directed The Manchurian Candidate (one of the Best of All Time). De Niro actually underplays here, and Jean Reno is always a plus. Cool car chase too.
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document.write("Clockers. I really liked Richard Price's book, which is why Spike Lee's adaptation disappointed me so much. Price's book gets in deep with two characters -- the dealer and the cop -- but Lee just turns this into a Boyz in the Hood, message-about-violence-and-drugs movie. And why move it to Brooklyn?
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document.write("Girl, Interrupted. Why did I even bother? Completely predictable. Grrrl flew over the cuckoo's nest.
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document.write("This Is Spinal Tap. This one goes to 11. Great extras including commentary from the band.
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document.write("eXistenZ. Phenomenally stupid. You'd think Cronenberg would do something interesting with virtual reality; instead we get something that's obvious and pointless. Go watch Naked Lunch instead.
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document.write("The Cider House Rules. Figured I'd rent to see what all the fuss was about. So mawkish I couldn't watch the whole thing. Not even the sight of Charlize Theron's ass could save this movie.
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