Movies to put in your queue

The Matador

This movie...what can I say to do it justice? It is such a fantastic mix, it is the Bourne series meets Firefly. The plot revolves around Pierce Brosnan, a lecherous burnt out corporate assassin, sharing a pretty hilarious few days with Greg Kinnear's character, a salesman from Denver, that starts at a bar and ends with a great scene at a bull-fighting event. The story progresses with Pierce Brosnan botching two jobs in a row and being marked for death by his old employer. On the run, a few months later Brosnan shows up in Denver to do one last job.....classic plot...executed so damned perfectly. Unbelievably perfectly. Brosnan, as usual, is amazing. I forget what rating system we use so I'll just give this movie a rating of "variety of adderall pills."




Shortbus

Another just wow! movie. My roommate turned me onto this movie, for the record, it got him laid (for good reason). In a nutshell, a couple has problems in the, ahem, bedroom because the woman, Sophia, can't have an orgasm. The problem is compounded because Sophia is a couples counselor and has to hear sex stories all day. A gay couple comes for a consult and one wants to allow other people into the relationship and one thing leads to another, Sophia reveals she's never had a climax. Then the film gets really interesting....check out the trailer below. For exceptional, in your face story-telling that managed to shock me on numerous occasions I give this movie one of our highest ratings ever, two flaming soccer balls.