Therapy & Thrash
Because of the long weekend, M. & I managed to fit in seeing Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, and while I’ve never been remotely a fan of the genre in which this band operates, I have to admit my admiration for the group and its individual members after seeing this film. Although it starts after their therapy sessions have already begun, the movie begins in the early days of the St. Anger recording sessions, so you’re given the opportunity to see the band at pretty much its most dysfunctional. Despite their problems, they’re all really quite likeable, and they only get better as they come to terms with their personal, professional, and creative problems. I almost came away thinking of stopping in a record store to get a copy of their record (but I could download it, right? Nah.).