Three of a Kind, or the Aces I watched before, during and after a trip to Sin City

This past week Millie and I had a trade show to attend in Vegas, which just so happened to coincide with three dazzling screenings of one gem after another!

The Ace of Spades: Wendy and Lucy (2008), dir. Kelly Reichardt

Starring: (a truly captivating) Michelle Williams, Lucy

Millie's Bees to Knees Meter (1 bee = blah, 10 bees = hoo-rah!): 10. This film is, as they say, pitch perfect.

Before

The Ace of Clubs: The Social Network (2010), dir. David Fincher

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield

Millie's Bees to Knees: 9. An intelligent, poetic response to this uncontrollable zeitgeist.

During

The Ace of Hearts: Flirting (1991), dir. John Duigan

Starring: Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts

Millie's Bees to Knees: 9.5. Perhaps the most clever, tender, and Australian meditation on adolescence these gals have ever seen, plus it has a really neat soundtrack. This film is not to be missed!

After