The Sweetest Sound

In this humorous and touching documentary, award-winning independent filmmaker Alan Berliner tracks the lives of several other men who share his name -- including a celebrity photographer, an Ohio lawyer and a Seattle social worker -- and deftly explores the relationship between one's moniker and the way it shapes identity. Berliner also touches upon the history of names, stopping at Ellis Island for some fascinating information.

My Promulgation: Mildly entertaining…..Nothing more than that.

Amores Perros

Director Alejandro González Iñarritu's internationally acclaimed debut film recounts three tales that unfold and intertwine on the brutal streets of Mexico City. Streetwise loser Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has an obsessive crush on his sister-in-law; Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) dumps his family for a disturbed supermodel; and ex-guerilla El Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) cares for a wounded dog while planning an assassination

My Promulgation: I liked this movie. It was interesting and the story line appeared somewhat unique to me. I think it was subtitled so be sure you can read fast.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Eddie (Nick Moran) is usually slick with a deck of cards, but after losing at a fixed table for London high rollers, he's in massive debt to a local porn kingpin (P.H. Moriarty). Eddie's irate father (Sting) refuses to hand over his bar to save his son's fingers, leaving Eddie and his friends few options. To come out ahead, they craft a heist to steal the money from the criminals next door -- with overblown results.

My Promulgation: Totally like Snatch and this and that and whatever the fuck I can't remember those other similar movies. Worth a watch, but sure as hell won't change your life or alter your views on anything.

Primer

An engineer builds a machine (quite by accident) that can transport the user back in time. But his discovery comes with an ominous caveat, because at the heart of this puzzling device, nothing is as it seems on the surface. The narrative inventively blends a patchwork story line with overlapping streams of dialogue that help build tension and suspense in this Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. David Sullivan and Shane Carruth star.

My Promulgation: This was a "hmmm... how did that work exactly" kinda movie. I enjoyed it.