So we finally saw 'Syriana'

[Zomby Woof]

It has been re-released around here in a few theaters because of Clooney's Oscar win. Never intended to wait until the DVD on this one, so we grabbed our second chance.

An intelligent, thought-provoking movie seems a rarity these days, and this one delivered. For a geopolitical junkie like myself, there were many familiar refrains, a bit of a Chomskyite flavor to the proceedings, if you will - but goddamn, between the cast, the acting, the pacing, and the unflinching grittiness with which it portrayed the characters and the plot, it reinforced my misanthropy and cynicism and at the same time renewed my faith in the art form of film.

Clooney has a formidable career ahead of him, and he has already achieved much. I cannot wait to see what awaits us next in his canon...