the informant!

I enjoyed this true story of a whistleblower/pathological liar. that's all I'll say, and I hope it's not too much.

district 9

too much hype before I got to see this one, but as a straight-up alien action movie, it was cool. as an allegory, it was a little obvious. Sharlto Copley as the transformed lackey was brilliant.

in the loop

very quick and witty talking piece about manipulations in the US and British governments to facilitate the declaration of war in the Middle East. it's funnier than that sounds.