With my beloved New Orleans Saints only one win away from their first-ever trip to the Super Bowl, it's been tough focusing on non-football-related matters this week. Fortunately, a host of new review assignments kept me distracted from feverishly obsessing over this Sunday's NFC Championship game, and the (largely negative) fruits of my labor can be found via the following links.
Today:
The Hitcher (2007) (Slant magazine)
Next Week and Beyond:
Seraphim Falls (Slant magazine)
Red Road (Slant magazine)
Constellation (Slant magazine)
Avenue Montaigne (Slant magazine)
From Other Worlds (Slant magazine)
TV:
We All Scream For Ice Cream - Masters of Horror (Season 2) (Slant magazine)
Four new reviews can also be found below, including ones for Mike Judge's Idiocracy and Tony Scott's cheesball action film The Last Boy Scout.
I haven't cared much for football since I was in middle school, but I too am rooting for the Saints. How much of a nerd am I, rooting for teams based on the economy of their respective cities? It's certainly not popular here, where Eagles fans are still reeling from the loss.
Posted by: rob | January 20, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Well, I think most football fans not from Chicago are rooting for the Saints this week, mostly because of Katrina. For a lifelong Saints fan like myself, however, a chance at the Super Bowl after all these years of rip-your-heart-out futility is enough to have me anxious beyond belief about this Sunday's game.
It makes me very happy (in an evil sorta way) to hear that Philly fans are still reeling from last week's loss.
Posted by: Nick | January 20, 2007 at 02:22 PM
It's 0:33 left in the first quarter...Chicago just scored one field goal and now just got another of I have no clue how many turnovers...
Should things continue in this fashion....I'm sorry.
Posted by: rob | January 21, 2007 at 03:43 PM