So I sat down and read this whole novel tonight for class tomorrow... I'm so tired.

Crash (the novel, not the movie[s])

Ballard's novel is about people who get extreme sexual pleasure from car crashes, and have sex in pretty much every way, everywhere (mainly in cars). There are some interesting parts, but overall the novel aims at shock factor, and that works for about a hundred pages, but the book loses steam when it's obvious that the same scenarios are repeated over and over, often with repeating diction.

7.5/10

Hannah and Her Sisters

I've been on a Woody Allen binge lately. Michael Caine is pretty much one of the best actors around, and this movie was really good. The best out of these three, that's for sure. (That's all you get--I'm hella tired)

9/10

The Purple Rose of Cairo

You can always count on Woody Allen for absurd plots. Not the best movie, but I really liked it--especially the ending. Also, lots of good laughs (more than the movie before and after this one).

8/10

Scoop

Woody Allen's latest, with Scarlett Johansson, Allen himself, and Wolverine. Not a terrible plot, but there aren't many curve balls and the jokes only come from Allen, and even then they're not up to par. But then again, like Jon always says, "Even when a Woody Allen movie is bad, it's still pretty good." Good alternatives: Match Point, Anything Else (ok, not 'good,' but 'better')

5.5/10