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The Living Wake (2007)
If Leon Redbone made movies instead of music, this would be it
If Leon Redbone made movies instead of music, this would be it! This movie is kooky, funny, and just plain out there. It has the feelings of 1920s slap-stick with a dark humor that comes off being incredibly enjoyable (think of those piano playing guys from Family Guy). The script is incredibly witty and outrageous situations are portrayed as regular mundanely regular occurrences for our main character. The movie is really a slice of Americana and experiments with artistic expression in a multitude of ways.
At its heart, The Living Wake is a story about a man trying to find his way in the world as he comes to terms with death. We see K. Roth Binew go through his final day on Earth as he tries to figure out the "short, powerful monologue" - his way of trying to reconcile with the memory of his father walking out on him as a child. Really, though, it is about exploring who we are and how we see ourselves versus how we want people and the world to remember us after we pass.
Wheelmen (2005)
Should be rated higher than it is - fun movie
Wheelmen really should be rated higher than it is here on IMDb. Don't get me wrong, this movie is not award-winning material, but it is a fun movie for the whole family (there are some brief sexual references that may not be appropriate for the very young, but nothing worse than "The InCredibles"). I imagine it would have been a fun movie to see at one of those discount theaters, and it is a great movie to watch at home if you enjoy action-comedies. Think of Wheelmen has a a B-Grade version of Blues Brothers or Rush Hour. Given that the movie was never even released in the United States (perhaps direct to DVD), it also has superb audio and video quality (really top notch that you would expect out of a big-budget shoot).