Saw Mike Binder's new movie today, and it's the first really good thing I've seen in 2005 (though I enjoyed Constantine, but in a very different way). It's the kind of film I like to see -- something made for adults, something about characters and dialogue, something that's as funny/sad/desperate/frustrating as life can be. It asks us to like people that are often unlikable, succeeding without becoming soft or sentimental. The kind of movie that James L. Brooks is so good at making.

It also reminded me that Kevin Costner ought to pick his roles better. I recognize that he doesn't want to be typecast or to keep repeating himself, but in this kind of role he's like a natural resource (Hugh Grant has a similar problem), effortless and funny with an easy, rumpled charm.

If you're going to the movies this weekend, please go see it. I don't want there to be a Ring Three.