When it comes to partakin' of that high-brow entertainment know as "The Cinema" we here at th' Station generally prefer to rent one of those new-fangled DVDs and make that baby thunder on the mighty Home Theater. Recently strange and wonderful circumstances have arisen, however, that allows us to take in all the complimentary movies we can handle at our local stadium-seating multi-plex (don't wanna jinx the deal by filling in those details). Our track record thus far:

Toy Story II
Amazing movie. Pure hilarity. Can't recommend this enough. Those Pixar fellas got it all figured out...

The Messenger (Joan of Arc)
I dig both Besson (Fifth Element, Big Blue, Professional) and Milla (Multipass), but couldn't really get into this movie. Strangely disjointed plot. No real character growth or clear motivation. Some brutal fight scenes though - almost on par with the tussles in Braveheart.

The Green Mile
Wasn't Shawshank. Can't help but to make that comparison. Got pretty wishy-washy towards the end - probably about 30 minutes too long. Ol' Sparky had some great scenes though...

Dogma
Glorious script. Saw it opening night and had a blast. Caught it again weeks later and found it to be tedious in many areas (apparently high expectations and the lack of an applauding crowd had adverse effects). Kevin Smith is gonna have a hard time topping Chasing Amy.

Galaxy Quest
Surprisingly good. Slick effects, clever plot, amusing the whole way through. Not a huge Tim Allen fan, but dug it just the same.

Magnolia
Odd movie. Solid start. Slow middle. Great ending. For those who have seen it, the toll-free number for Frank Mackey's "Seduce and Destroy" program actually works as of this writing (1-877-TAME-HER).