Boy, it's been a long time since I wrote any movie reviews...let's see...I have watched:
(2) Costa-Gavras films - I had been meaning to see these staples of our modern-era liberalism for a long time, and I can't say I was very moved by either of them.
Missing - 7/10
The story of an American ex-pat who disappears while living in an unidentified S American country in the midst of a brutal military coup - a coup which turns out to have been instigated in part by the US government. Starring Sissy Spacek (his wife) and, thankfully, Jack Lemmon (his father). If it weren't for Jack Lemmon's heart-wrenching performance in this film I would have rated it lower. I love him.
Lemmon plays a naive American conservative who, in the process of trying to find out what happened to his son, is enlightened to the brutality and oppression his country is willing to overlook in its fight against communism.
As for the film itself, I found its message to be a little heavy-handed for our age. Plus, the idea of being shocked by US support of murderous governments in South America is kind of quaint these days.
and
Z 8/10
This one was much better, even though it was weighed down with some pretty clunky self-righteousness, too, but hey the concept of being a liberal was experiencing a new age, lol! I always love watching Yves Montand sashay around and looking cool, but his time in the movie was entirely too brief. The fight scenes are laughably bad, but the chase scenes are monumental for their day. All in all, it was a good watch, but would have been so much more so in 1969. When I was 4, lol. I bet my parents enjoyed it!
MST3K: Touch of Satan 7/10
Not nearly as good as
Prince of Space, but it definitely has its moments of uncanned hilarity. My daughter, the 8-year-old, most enjoyed the scene where the old 100-year-old devil grandma is sitting and looking into a mirror and one of the commentators goes
'who's got it going on? me, that's who!' 
guess you had to be there....
The Original Kings of Comedy 10/10
I have a whole new appreciation for Bernie Mac.
About A Boy 9/10
The only Hugh Grant film that I know of that would earn a 9/10. I found this movie to be charming and it made me feel happy. Both Grant and the kid gave excellent performances.
The Last King of Scotland 8/10
This movie was a little odd. The story of a Scotsman who became Idi Amin's personal doctor after seizing power in Uganda in the early 70's. Forest Whitaker earned every bit of acclaim he earned - it's easy to dismiss as being over the top, but there was a lot of psychological subtlety in his performance. The style of the movie was a little unsettling, though, kind of like a cross between
Boogie Nights and
Hotel Rwanda. Gawd...that's awful.
But I enjoyed it for the most part, and, if the information in the film is accurate, I learned a lot, too. More ugly, horrible, devastating meddling by the West in other people's countries. Which I guess brings these reviews full circle.