Directed by: James Marsh Cast: Eddie Redmayne (Stephen Hawking), Felicity Jones (Jane Hawking), Charlie Cox (Jonathan Hellyer Jones), Emily Watson (Beryl Wilde), Simon McBurney (Frank Hawking) and David Thewlis (Dennis Sciama). The Theory of Everything is, in a possible simple notation: 0 = 1 = ∞, or rather, some people think it might be, but that solution is not really a … [Read more...] about The Theory of Everything
Drama
St. Vincent
Movies about an older man teaching a younger man the ways of life, or what life is going to be like in the future are nothing new, but St. Vincent smashes the mold. I believe this is mainly attributed to the performance of Bill Murray; who I believe gives the greatest performance of his career, or at least since the cult classic Rushmore. There is more than just one … [Read more...] about St. Vincent
Men, Women & Children
Swift shot: Do not, for the love of all things sacred, bring any children under fifteen to see this movie. Please, heed my warning, or get ready to answer some of the most embarrassing questions of your life! Director Jason Reitman and novelist Chad Kultgen use the calming voice of Emma Thompson to narrate the bleakness of our mediocre lives, the pointlessness of it all, set … [Read more...] about Men, Women & Children
The Good Lie
I smell Oscar bait… The H-Bomb: Civil war breaks out in Sudan in the 1980’s, and a small band of orphaned children are forced to flee on foot after their village is wiped out in a raid. It’s a long, arduous journey through hundreds of miles of wilderness that claims the lives of a number of these kids. The few who do make it to the Kenyan border wind up in a U.N. refugee … [Read more...] about The Good Lie
St. Vincent
Written and Directed by: Theodore Melfi Cast: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard As far as actors go, Bill Murray is at the top of my list. He is fearless, letting go so completely that his characters just seem to fold right into him. When I first noticed him on “Saturday Night Live” about a million years ago, I … [Read more...] about St. Vincent
