More hidden gems (see previous posts).


After a tragic accident leaves Chris (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) with brain damage, he is reduced to being a janitor at a bank. As he struggles to maintain some semblance of order in his life, he is befriended by an "old school classmate" who ropes him into robbing the bank in The Lookout.


High school collides with film noir. When the girl he loves turns up dead, Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is determined to find the "who" and "why", getting entwined in a web of drugs and duplicity. Brick is a crime drama with a language all its own.


In Frailty, Fenton (Matthew McConaughey) enters the FBI station, claiming that he knows who the "God's Hand" killer is. In flashback, we see his father (Bill Paxton), believing God has recruited him to "destroy" demons in human form.


A couple (Rory Cochrane and Mary McCormack) struggles to survive when several bombs detonate in Los Angeles, spreading toxic ash across the city in Right at Your Door.




When a botched robbery leaves him 48 hours to pay or die, Nick (Alessandro Nivola) and his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) undertake drastic measures to get their hands on some fast cash in Best Laid Plans.


 A group of strangers have to take refuge in an isolated motel when a rainstorm turns into a monsoon. Then one by one, they start getting killed off. Identity stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Ray Liotta, Alfred Molina and Clea DuVall. It has a twist I loved.


Thinking that his girlfriend is cheating on him, Trips (Paul Rudd) with the help of Ivy (Reese Witherspoon) send a nasty "dear john" letter via Overnight Delivery. When a misunderstanding is revealed, he has 24 hours to try and stop the package.


A family curse causes Penelope (Christina Ricci) to have the nose of a pig. She thinks she may be able to break the curse when she meets Max (James McAvoy). Reese Witherspoon also stars in this romantic comedy.


Jimmy (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a young man who lives in a bubble. When he learns the girl of his dreams, Chloe (Marley Shelton) is getting married, he builds a portable suit and ventures out to win her over. Along the way he meets bikers, freaks and cultists. Bubble Boy is pure silliness.




Quote of the day: "As I was going up the stairs, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish, I wish he'd go away."----Identity