Matt Ufford, Author at Tail Slate

Birol Ünel and Sibel Kekilli are great together in ‘Head-On’

Birol Ünel stars in 'Head-On' — Birol Ünel stars in ‘Head-On’

[rating=3]Starring: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli
Director(s): Fatih Akin
Writer(s): Fatih Akin

Cahit (Birol Ünel) is a 40-year-old self-destructive drunk. To pay the bills, he picks up empties at a nearby club — often finishing the abandoned beers himself. He snorts coke when he can, he looks like a grungier version of Benicio Del Toro, and his apartment in Hamburg reaches levels of filth I never saw in four years of fraternity life. So it’s not much of a surprise when, during one bender, he totals his car by driving it into a brick wall.

‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ has intriguing characters, beautiful dialogue and nuanced performances

by Matt Ufford

The cast of 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' — The cast of ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’

[rating=3]Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum
Director(s): Wes Anderson
Writer(s): Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach

Recently I went on a couple of dates with a beautiful blonde who may or may not have been out of my league. We got along well, I made her laugh, and I thoroughly enjoyed the making out (and the potential for more). But abruptly, after the second date, my phone calls went unreturned. Now, I’m not one to bear ill will at such an early stage, so the experience left me with nothing to say but a declarative “Huh”. I enjoyed the time that we had, but I ended up feeling like there was something that I missed.