A Dangerous Method

A slow moving drama centered around the science of psychology may initially seem an odd choice for director David Cronenberg's latest project, but A Dangerous Method proves to be an engaging study of the minds and hearts of three individuals, each of whom finds themselves at the mercy of their uncontrollable passions and foibles.

Based on the play by Christopher Hampton and the book by John Kerr, Cronenberg and screenwriter Christopher Hampton deliver a character study centered around three people central to the birth of psychoanalysis. Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung, a doctor who in the early 20th Century would expand on the ideas of Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) to create analytical psychology.

Morning Glories #15

In the latest issue of Morning Glories Zoe takes center stage and makes a solid case why she might be the most screwed-up member of the freshman class (which, at this school, is saying something!) as the Wood Run storyline continues.

Zoe and Hunter work together to capture their flag, stopping to make camp and to give Zoe a chance for a not-so-comforting lecture the impossibility of a Hunter and Casey relationship. Along the way Hunter meets a new friend who not only has high nerd cred but a pretty obvious crush on Hunter as well. It's too bad, given the shocking final panels, things between them will never work out.

Once again writer Nick Spencer and artist Joe Eisma give us another weird, but highly entertaining tale, and a terrific value. At an age when content seems to be shrinking as more and more monthly comics seem hellbent on a $4 price-tag, here's 30 pages of (very good) story for $3. That's pretty awesome, if you ask me. Worth a look.

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Cobra #9

The "Cobra Command" crossover continues here as Snake Eyes, and his team (Helix, Iceberg, and Alpine) are successful in taking out one of COBRA's bases in the Southeast Nation of Nazhao, but COBRA has firm control of the entire country and delivers an ultimatum to the entire population of the country to evacuate. At first the JOE's believe COBRA plans to stay but the more intelligence they gather the more it looks like the new Cobra Commander's plan for Nazhao is complete destruction.

Honestly if this hadn't been a continuation of a story from last week's Snake Eyes (the only G.I. JOE comic I'm picking up on a regular basis), I probably wouldn't have picked this one up.

It doesn't appear that I'm going to have to keep up with all three titles to follow "Cobra Command," but this issue does give a little more on the inner-workings of COBRA's hierarchy (Desrto, Baroness, Major Bludd) as each are learning how to deal with the new Commander.

Michelle Williams Tells GQ Some Like Her Hot

In promoting her Oscar nominated role as Marilyn Monroe in My Weekend with Marilyn (one of my favorite films of 2011) Michelle Williams talked with GQ about her early acting career, growing up in Montana, working with Sam Raimi on Oz the Great and Powerful.

She also discussed being emancipated at 15 years-old, sexuality, Brokeback Mountain, Dostoevsky, her role as Marilyn Monroe, her daughter Matilda, Heath Ledger, living a sinful artistic career, Dawson's Creek, returning to film with Blue Valentine, her parents seeing her on stage for the first time in New York, and the idea of being "rich in loss."

She also took the time to do a cover spread for the magazine. You can find the pics after the jump.

White Collar - Upper West Side Story

As Peter (Tim DeKay) struggles over his testimony of Neal's (Matt Bomer) recent actions the team gets a new case brought to them by an unlikely source - a high school student (Graham Phillips) at an elite private high school who believes money set aside for scholarship students is being stolen by the men (Dylan Baker, John Rothman) in charge of the account.