One of the biggest pluses of moving to New York is that movies worth seeing are going to open here first. For me, going to the movies and losing yourself in the darkness and big screen is a great way to invigorate one's mental health.
Two notable films of 2008 for me were Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park" (pictured), a surreal odyssey of a skateboarder's grim discovery, and Woody Allen's "Vicki Cristina Barcelona," where Penelope Cruz delivers. It was good to see the Woodman going back to a simple romantic travel story. Javier Bardem was appropriately silly as the charming artist type.
Put these on your Netflix queue: the unsettling documentary "Capturing the Friedmans," Pedro Almodovar's "Bad Education" and Van Sant's "Elephant." "Persepolis," the most enjoyable story set against the Iranian revolution ever, is also on my must-see list.
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