Just an FYI on my movie game ... and other stuff ...

Michael Clayton is the movie of the year thus far. It makes me want to rethink everything I've ever written, and write it again. The monologues are moving (The crazy dude in the movie should be nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award).

The storyline is surreal. And the subtle twists of fate and issues of integrity will toy with your heart and mind, and force you to see it again so you can again try understanding what made it so good the first time.

And amazingly, it gets better - the second time.

The Brave One is a close second, but it's not on par with the interwoven story of Michael Clayton. It's instead a grimy tale about fear, and what happens when it consumes the fearless. Yeah, I've seen a few good movies recently.

Why Did I Get Married is okay. There some amazing writing in it, and then there's some "what the fuck were you thinking when you wrote this"-type stuff. In my estimation, it's Tyler Perry's second-best release to date behind Diary of A Mad Black Woman.

That's it. See all three, and you won't be disappointed. I'm telling you so.

And up next of course is American Gangster. Here's a link to this amazing piece from 2000 on Frank Lucas. It should help put some of the Frank Lucas story in perspective before you see the movie.

And while I'm thinking about all things American Gangster here's a list:

1. Jay-Z is killing them right now with Roc Boys and Blue Magic.

2. The dudes who ratted TI and OJ Simpson out are "so not gangsta right now" as Riley Freeman (yes, the Boondocks is back if you didn't notice) would say.

3. But it's also "so not gangsta" to put yourself in the middle of either of those types of situations these days.

4. Machine Guns? Whatever. Silencers? What the hell does TI need silencers for? Was he planning to blaze somebody for real? Damn. Guess he won't be doing any American Gangster promos.

5. I haven't watched them yet, but I can't wait to see the BET Hip Hop Awards. Supposedly Kanye gave back an award and not too many people knew where TI was (The show took place literally five hours after TI was arrested).