Based on the book by Michael Lewis, The Big Short educates, thrills, and angers. You may even find yourself laughing every now and then – when you’re not clenching teeth at the unscrupulous Wall Street bankers unleashed on the American people. I learned a new word in this movie: “banksters.” What’s fascinating is that McKay’s […]
Spotlight
The Boston Globe uncovered a scandal that reached beyond the city and up to the highest levels of the Catholic Church. With some hesitation, a small group of investigative reporters looked into reports of priests molesting children. Their column called “Spotlight” often featured scandals and corruption but this investigation was met with stonewalling at every […]
Trumbo
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice of the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist […]
The Imitation Game
The film opens in 1941 as England and Germany have declared war against each other. The Brits are getting their butts beat as the rest of Europe has already fallen to Hitler and the Nazis. If England can somehow decode the infamous German Enigma machine, perhaps the war can be turned. Alan Turing (Cumberbatch), a […]
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