Solely movies.

The promised Charlie Wilson's War review: it was good. Of course, much of what occured happened when I was but a wee child myself, so it was all new to me. The ending quote from Charlie is probably one of the best parts of the film. The mood of the film was light, which is kind of nice when dealing with such a serious topic as war and covert wars and the Cold War, while not entirely sugar coating what was happening in the film. It looked like it used news footage from the time period (Dan Rather reporting!) which was a nice touch. Charlie called his troop of aides in his Congressional office his jailbait. Which I find is funny, but I have a strange sense of humor, which apparently works with the screenwriters'.
Mad Money with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes was a fun bit of fluff. Stealing money from the federal reserve (stealing money that is destined to be destroyed) to pay off massive debts, send kids to fancy private schools and buy weird husbands stuff. Ted Danson did a great job as Diane Keaton's unemployed, worrisome husband (with all that white hair! Shocking!). As most happy-go-lucky films go, they do get caught. But don't end up doing jail time. And very conveniently some 'mad money' shows up. All in all, worth a watch.
Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling is surprisingly touching. I anticipated the film to be solely funny but I damn near cried more than once. Lars is a very quiet, shy, closed off man. He lives in the garage apartment of his brother and sister-in-law's house and she continually tries to get Lars to spend more time with them (with other people really) and when he finally decides to do so, it turns out Lars has a girlfriend ... a sex doll girlfriend named Bianca. Gus and Karin (the brother and sister-in-law) take Lars to a doctor (a psychologist) to find out why Lars brought Bianca home. Well, not why he brought her home, but why he brought her out in public and is talking to her as if she is real and she responds. (As a side note, my father always told me it was ok to talk to myself, so long as I didn't answer myself. Oops.) The doctor suggests Gus and Karin go along with it, pretend Bianca's real. .... The whole town gets in to this to help Lars out (without him knowing) and it's fantastic to see them come together for Lars and help him with his delusion. Even the poor girl, Margo, who has a wicked mad crush on Lars. She doesn't make fun of him at all and continues to pine for him. As I said, funny and touching. Definitely recommended.
On the big screen: Sex and the City! I was so freaking excited to see this movie. I'm a fan of the show but not so much as to own all the seasons (still too expensive). One of my friends said the movie seemed like an extra long episode, and it did, but didn't drag at all. Carrie's, Miranda's, and Samantha's storylines were well done and each felt at the front of the film when occuring, but poor Charlotte seemed kind of brushed to the side, though I have to say I am way impressed by Charlotte's fierce side. It's not something that is usually seen in the show because she's so nice. Fierce Charlotte = Awesome and a Friend I Want on My Side. I like the film. I recommend it to fans of the show (not really those who've seen a few episodes, but people who like the show.) I will make this plea for all men with no interest in seeing the film: Ladies, PLEASE do not make your male significant other see this film if he has no desire to. He won't know what's going on and will probably spend most of the film 1) asleep or 2) making fun of it. Go with your girlfriends.
Abhorsen review to come ... tomorrow? We'll see.