The Wind Rises: Another beautiful movie from Miyazaki, he really is a master. I didn't realize going in but this movie is about the man who designed the Japanese bombers know as "zeros". I don't know how faithful the account is to life, honestly I've never given thought to someone designing those planes, I haven't given much thought at all to the actual planes. Anyway he's not a crazy war or death monger, he's just a gifted man who really loves airplanes and wants to make them the best they can be. It's a sad subject and story in a way but it's a really great movie.

I Am Big Bird: This is a documentary about the man who plays/performs Big Bird on Sesame Street. It was very interesting, I grew up watching Sesame Street, it was cool to see things like how Big Bird works under the costume etc. It was also a very sweet and uplifting story, the guy behind the bird is pretty cool.

Woman in Gold: This movie is fantastic, great actors, great filming etc. and a heart touching story. Everyone should see this movie, because it's good and because the subject matter is very important. We need to move on from WWII and other disasters and horrible things but if we forget them, if we pretend they didn't happen, then we risk repeating them.

Henry V: I've heard parts of this play quoted but I've never seen or read it before. I like a lot of the play, there are great speeches and some great morals, however in the end I couldn't get behind it. I was reminded of a quote from M*A*S*H "War isn't Hell, war is war and hell is hell and of the two war is a lot worse, there are no innocent bystanders in Hell." As always, Kenneth Branagh does a wonderful job. It was fun to see Judi Dench and a young Christian Bale in small parts.

Land Before Time: I realize there's great disparity between these two movies, I watched this while babysitting...three times. Land Before Time is not a cinematic masterpiece, but it's okay. I realized that LBT and Ice Age are the same story, they're different movies but it's basically the same story. Also, I was embarrassed for Spielberg and Lucas when I saw their names in the credits.