Movies, July 2012

*** A Game of Thrones, season 2. Not as good as season 1, but still good. I like that both Tywin and Cersei get some additional depth from the way they’re written and acted here. Arya was better this season than last. On the other hand, Daenerys wasn’t as gripping this season; her kickass moment at the end with the warlocks was too short and disappointing, and otherwise she did a lot of waiting around for other people. Margaery was great, much more sly and clever than I pictured (in the books, I see both her and Loras as young, friendly, and innocent-seeming, however much they scheme; movie Margaery is much less innocent).