Wonderful story about the meaning of work, self-worth, and social stigmas.
When a five-year-old gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, he becomes an archetype of lost children everywhere. His odyssey to find his roots while honoring his adoptive parents is a heart wrenching journey for both him and the audience.
A French philosophy teacher endures the loss of her mother, her husband, and elements of her career in a way that challenges our perceptions of responsibility and happiness.
Painful but powerful analysis of pushing talent to achieve “greatness” at any price. Even with the willing participation of the drummer, Miles Teller, the teacher goes beyond what any sane person would condone. J.K. Simmons, gives an Oscar-winning performance as the obsessive, abusive, teacher.
Enjoyable Brad Pitt spy/romance flick. Well-constructed uncertainty about who was good and who wasn’t.
Fascinating character study of a man damaged by a personal tragedy who’s faced with a new responsibility he feels incapable of. Excellent performance by Casey Affleck.
Excellent coming of age story where family, friends, and love seem bound to misunderstand each other. Hailee Steinfeld was great in the title role.
Excellent documentary about horseman and the nag he saved from the glue factory to become a world champion show jumper. A story of human perseverance.
Book – **** In John Grisham’s recent offering, Sebastian Rudd is a lawyer who takes on the worst clients, invests in cage fighters, is a near total loner, but still manages to capture the reader’s interest in watching him thread through the mazes of the legal system.
Not John Grisham’s strongest novel due to it’s heavy message against capital punishment, delivered in many ways and at length. Still, Grisham is an excellent writer and I’ve yet to read a book of his that didn’t pay back my time spent.
