three Films Worth Watching

SennaSports films seem to be trending toward documentary lately, leaving behind fictional drama like 'Hoosiers' and 'Rudy.' ESPN's '30 for 30' series is a great example, and this portrait of Ayrton Senna, the Formula 1 driver, is another.I'm not really a  fan of auto racing, but I was able to enjoy this critical exploration of Senna's character, and the sport of Formula 1. Recommended for fans of anything Brazilian, and also as an interesting chronicle of international sportsmanship in the days before Atlanta '96, China's economy, and Livestrong.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfosF-ZAbR4]
Holy MotorsNominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Holy Motors is the strangest - and most wonderful - movie I've seen in a while.The kind of film that offers more questions than answers, its imaginative course plays out, like other recent French films (Paris, je t'aime) as a series of distinct vignettes, tied by a central character - a man riding in a limousine to various 'appointments,' each of which requires him to reinvent himself.I could guess at metaphor and tone and 'What This Film Means' but for now I'm content to just watch and enjoy.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWu9WjEcdbk]
God Bless AmericaThis is basically a rant against recent American pop culture disguised as a movie, with enough gratuitous violence to almost offend the people who agree with its sentiments.I was reminded of 'Falling Down,' the early 90's film where A Regular Guy goes on a rampage with guns to correct the everyday evils of the world around him.Somehow God Bless America takes the same story and strips it of the drama, choosing comedic actors with a better penchant for monologue, who also seem less likely than Michael Douglass to carry out their righteous crusade.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaEjtiqCw4Q]