Thoughts: George Clooney sure does love himself some himself and being all smug (according to South Park). I guess he has a right to be since he directered and co-wrote this film about the Joseph McCarthy Communist threat / “Red Scare” in the early 1950s. Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and his producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney) decide to go after McCarthy and his unfair hunt for communist through their CBS program. I would have enjoyed the film more but I think Clooney had trouble deciding if he wanted to make a movie or a documentary. Overall, not great but David Strathairn does an amazing job.
(M) Tsotsi. (Gavin Hood, 2005) Grade: B+
Thoughts: The storyline is incredibly simple but the film was shot beautifully and the soundtrack was excellent so I gave it a better grade. Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is a low lever gangster with not dignity. With his crew he goes around robbing and sometimes killing people. One night he steals a car from a rich lady and finds a baby in the back. By caring for the baby Tsotsi learns to be a human being again. The film won an Oscar last year for Best Foreign Film.
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