OAA Watches So You Don't Have To - Squid/Whale & Flowers, Broken

"The Squid & The Whale"
Real Lesson Learned: things aren't so scary once you look 'em in the face and accept 'em as they are.
Summary: Parents are self-absorbed assholes, kids are loopy and creepy, cats just want to stay in one place, and artsy-fartsy movies always have to go *there* don't they so be careful when checking out library books. You don't want to be a tennis pro. You don't want to pretend a Pink Floyd song is your own. Oh, and somehow, greasy-haired Baldwins keep getting cast as romantic leads.

"Broken Flowers"
Real Lesson Learned: the past is the past and you can't change it.
Summary: Bill Murray is depressed. Not as depressed as "Lost in Translation" Bill Murray and not as desperate as "Rushmore" Bill Murray, but he's certainly lost his "What About Bob?" spark. He hopes to get it back by trying to make good with the past. He ends up in an intersection with a swooshy camera after learning the Real Lesson. Along the way there's Winston (not the Ghostbuster), Taruses (not the astrological sign), and lots of tracksuits (not the "Tenenbaums" kind). Oh, and the girl from "Invasion" is stark-raving-naked.