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Film Reviews from 2011

Rating: 8 of 10

The King's Speech

I hate period pieces and am constantly bored by the British monarchy, but this movie was awesome. It actually makes me want to read more about George VI!

If you’ve seen the movie already, I suggest you watch the following. It’s the speech that King George VI gave after they entered World War II. If you haven’t seen it, you should definitely skip this. It’s total spoiler material.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t a copy of his speech at Wembley Stadium that started off the film. If you have any luck, I will buy you a pack of Pretzel M&Ms.

Rating: 7 of 10

A Piece of Work

This documentary about Joan Rivers cements her among comedy’s greats. At 77, she’s still working every day and her fear of being forgotten drives her more than ever.

Of everything, I was most impressed by her card catalogue of jokes. GQ has a slideshow of sample cards and the relevant clip has been posted to Youtube.