Film Reviews

Couch Critic: The Ghost Writer

"A less equable man than I might start to find your questions impertinent."<p class="alignright">-Paul Emmett in <i>The Ghost Writer</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: A Prophet

"The idea is to leave here a little smarter."<p class="alignright">-Reyeb in <i>A Prophet</i></p><br/>

My Top 10 Films Of 2010

My best films of 2010 list is top heavy with highly stylized cinema. It's kind of my favorite thing.

Couch Critic: 127 Hours

"You know, I've been thinking. Everything… just comes together. It's me. I chose this. I chose all this. This rock… this rock has been waiting for me my entire life."<p class="alignright">-Aron Ralston in <i>127 Hours</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: Catfish

"I thank god for the catfish because we would be droll, boring, and dull if we didn't have somebody nipping at our fin."<p class="alignright">-Vincent Pierce in <i>Catfish</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: The Kids Are All Right

"Sometimes, you know, you're together for so long, that you just… You stop seeing the other person. You just see weird projections of your own junk. Instead of talking to each other, you go off the rails and act grubby and make stupid choices."<p class="alignright">-Jules in <i>The Kids Are All Right</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: How To Train Your Dragon

"Most people would leave, but not us.<br/>We're Vikings. We have stubbornness issues."<p class="alignright">-Hiccup in <i>How To Train Your Dragon</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: Animal Kingdom

"Just because we don't want to do something<br/>doesn't mean it can't be done."<p class="alignright">-Smurf in <i>Animal Kingdom</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: Exit Through The Gift Shop

"I think the joke's on…<br/>I don’t know who the joke's on…<br/>I don’t even know if there is a joke."<p class="alignright">-Steve Lazarides in <i>Exit Through The Gift Shop</i></p><br/>

Couch Critic: Blue Valentine

"I want you to tell me what's going on, I wanna know. You've got me feeling sick, you know. I'm very intuitive, I know there's something up."<p class="alignright">-Dean in <i>Blue Valentine</i></p><br/>