Movie Notes: Adventureland
Synopsis
When his post-college trip to Europe falls through, James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) gets a job at the pathetic amusement park Adventureland. Hilarity ensues.
Movie Notes: The Squid And The Whale
Hmmm. The only way I can swallow The Squid And The Whale whole is to consider it a black comedy — squid-ink black. If the thought of a young kid swearing, drinking beer, and masturbating in a library strikes your funny bone, this film is for you.
The film expertly skewers a particular character type: Bernard Berkman (Jeff Daniels), is an intellectual writer — smart, well-read, contemplative — but a total asshole.