The Films Are Alright

Check out this "Critic's Picks" from the New York Times. Here film critic A.O. Scott. tells us of the wonders of "Rushmore," not the stoned profiles of dead presidents but the quirky and fantastic movie directed by Wes Anderson and starring (sort of) Bill Murray. Well, not really "starring" as such, but he is in it.

All of Wes Anderson's movies skew to the odd side, and this one is no different. But Anderson's films are not so odd that we can't see at least at little bit of ourselves and our own lives in the characters and their lives.

The cherry on top of the cake is the soundtracks to Anderson's films, always with some gems of 1960s and '70s rock playing in the background. We get the Kinks, Cat Stevens, Iggy and the Stooges and in "Rushmore" we get the Who's "A Quick One (While He's Away)." And that is alright.