The Truman Show – Materialistic (Recommendation)

Year: 1998 Director: Peter Weir Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Natascha McElhone, Noah Emmerich, Holland Taylor, Peter Krause, Paul Giamatti, Drian Delate Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loTIzXAS7v4       Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is the unknowing star of the global phenomenon that is The Truman Show, a TV series that has followed him from the womb to present day,...

Rear Window – Arty (Recommendation)

Year: 1954 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Wendell Corey, Georgine Darcy, Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Judith Evelyn, Sara Berner, Frank Cady, Jesslyn Fax, Irene Winston, Havis Davenport Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01YktiEZCw    Rear Window is a beautifully artistic, thoughtful, and inspiring piece of film, which is set entirely from the confines of protagonist,...

Inside out – Sad (Recommendation)

  Year: 2015 Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen Starring: Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Kyle Maclachlan, Kaitlyn Dias, Richard Kind, Diane Lane Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HFv47QHWJU     Inside Out follows the Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), a popular pre-teen girl from Minnesota. Her world is shaken when her parents decide to move to...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Escapism (Recommendation)

  Year: 2017 Director: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Kris Wu, John Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Rutger Hauer, Elizabeth Debicki, Sam Spruell, Diva Cam, Alain Chabat Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNrK7xVG3PM   I have been watching Luc Besson since I was a child: The Fifth Element, Arthur and the Invisibles, Taxi, Léon:...

The Terminal – Homesick (Recommendation)

Year: 2004 Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanely Tucci, Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Chi McBride, Kumar Pallana, Barry Shabaka Henley Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciByvddyHBs     The Terminal follows the determined story of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) who becomes restricted to the JFK air lounge, when his Country enters into a civil war, making Victor...

Easy A – Judged (Recommendation)

  Year: 2010 Director: Will Gluck Starring: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Aly Michalka, Cam Gigandet, Stanely Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbPnqyvItk    When we meet someone for the first time, we can’t help but judge them on first impressions. We take in every detail and start to...

Her – Lonely (Recommendation)

Year: 2013 Director: Spike Jonze Starring: Spike Jonze, Scarlett Johansson, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Matt Letscher, Portia Doubleday, Bill Hader, Brian Cox Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4   Loneliness can come at any time, and it doesn’t mean you have to be alone. You can be in a room full...

In Her Shoes – Resentment (Recommendation)

Year: 2005 Director: Curtis Hanson Starring: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Ken Howard, Brooke Smith, Candice Azzara, Richard Burgi Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24_e8YBhlH8    By definition, resentment means to respond bitterly to something, whether justified or not. Nonetheless, resentment can come in many forms and degrees of gravity. As a child can resent a parent for scolding them, a person is able to resent being...

What If – Friend-zoned (Recommendation)

Year: 2013 Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis, Megan Park, Rafe Spall, Oona Chaplin, Jemima Rooper, Meghan Heffern, Jordan Hayes, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Adam Fergus, Jonathan Cherry Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86JGbBEaBk   For those of you who don’t know, being ‘friend-zoned’ is when the person you are attracted to decides that the...

The Edge of Seventeen – Abandonment (Recommendation)

Year: 2016 Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson, Hayden Szeto, Kyra Sedgwick, Alexander Calvert, Eric Keenleyside, Nesta Cooper, Lina Renna, Ava Grace Cooper Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw9hlZ2uiII Abandonment can come in many shapes and forms, and it is a major theme in The Edge of Seventeen. The film revolves...