Today’s movie: Requiem for a Dream

Director Darren Aronofsky knows weird. I mean strange. Plus, he knows Brooklyn or he found someone who told him the way to Coney Island and back. So, if you want to see a really cool film that is only superficially about the evils of drugs but is really about the evils of addictions of all types, check out this film. Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans (yes, the same guy who made you puke in Scary Movie) give great performance–only Connelly gives head (although you don’t actually see this onscreen)–and Aronofsky and editor Jay Rabinowitz take their performances to an entirely different plane with shot selection, pacing, and sound effects. Definitely cool but you need to have an open mind to enjoy.