Blind Spot: Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights marks off two things on my list. Besides being my first blind spot movie of the year, it is also my first venture to the filmography of Paul Thomas Anderson, something that I will try to remedy throughout the year. His sophomore effort divulges into the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler during the (what I suppose was) golden age of the pornography industry.

Ted

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth McFarlane

Director: Seth McFarlane

When I first watched the trailer for Ted, I thought ‘this is going to be funny’. I watch Family Guy and American Dad on occasion that based on Seth McFarlane’s material, I already know what kind of humor to expect (especially since it was rated R). People I know watched this before I did and I got mixed feedback from them. After watching this for myself, I am officially crossing this off as a guy film. They’d probably be able to relate to the references more and it really does seem like the movie was targeted for their demographic. While it did solicit some laughs from me, most of the time I was just staring at the screen and following the plot.