A young woman’s world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects. After being reunited with her husband (Channing Tatum) after his release from prison, Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) becomes severely depressed with emotional episodes and suicide attempts. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), her psychiatrist, eventually prescribes an experimental new medication called […]
Archives for February 2013
Bless Me Ultima
The film Bless Me Ultima is based on a novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya about a young boy and the enigmatic healer who opens his eyes to the wonders of the spiritual realm. A drama set in New Mexico during WWII. The story centers on the relationship between the young man and the elderly […]
Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2013
Pulitzer Prize–winning film critic Roger Ebert presents more than 600 full-length critical movie reviews, along with interviews, tributes, and journal entries inside Roger Ebert’s Movie Yearbook 2013. It includes every movie review Ebert has written from January 2010 to July 2012. Also included in the Yearbook are in-depth interviews with newsmakers and celebrities, tributes to […]
Person of Interest: The Series
A high-concept show that isn’t afraid to get down and dirty, this latest exercise in paranoid worldbuilding from producer J.J. Abrams provides an addictive combination of action and future tech. Series creator Jonathan Nolan (brother of Christopher) lays out the premise at a furious clip: an eccentric tech genius (Michael Emerson) enlists a shadowy soldier-of-fortune […]