Director Paul Greengrass collaboration with a rarely better Tom Hanks, shows the filmmaker further refining his style, telling a true-life story of heroism with an immediacy that puts most movies based on fact out to staid pasture. Even if you know the historical record, there’s no way to rest easy. Based on the book A […]
Archives for October 2013
Gravity
Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone – tethered to nothing but each other […]
The 10 Most Romantic Movies in Cinema Therapy
I have reformulated my list of the 10 most romantic movies of all time. While the term “romantic movie” is somewhat subjective, I focused on three main criteria: Is the movie so romantic that it could change someone’s behavior? Does the movie have a high likelihood of producing romantic feelings? Does the movie increase the […]
Before Sunrise
This romantic, witty, and ultimately poignant glimpse at two strangers (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) who share thoughts, affections, and past experiences during one 14-hour tryst in Vienna somehow remains writer/director Richard Linklater’s most overlooked gem. Celine (Delpy), a stunning, low-key Parisian, meets Jesse (Hawke) the stammering American, as the two share a Eurorail seat. […]