Shaman
{4.5/5} “Bad things don’t just grow on one path, they’re everywhere. So don’t blame yourself when those things happen. Don’t let yesterday take up much of today.”” Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson, released in 2013 Loon is in training to become the next shaman. Before that he has to go on his wander — starting […]
Despicable Me
{5/5} “When we got adopted by a bald guy, I thought this would be more like Annie.” Despicable Me, released in 2010 Gru is a supervillain whose nemesis Vector has stolen the Great Pyramid — so he decides to steal the Moon. Gru adopts three little girls so they can get inside Vector’s compound by […]
Barefoot
{4.5/5} “‘Why can’t we just fly back on the plane?’ ‘Because I violated my probation and you’re an escaped mental patient.’” Barefoot aka The Wedding Guest, released in 2014 Although Jay’s family is rich, because of some bad decisions he’s stuck mopping floors at a mental hospital. That’s where he meets Daisy, who’s led an […]
Safe House
{4/5} “That house was a secure location. Whoever crashed it didn’t stop by a gas station and ask for directions to the nearest safe house. They were invited. Someone told them, Matthew. Think about it. Someone you know, so you better ask yourself, can you trust your landlord?” Safe House, released in 2012 Tobin used […]
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
{4.5/5} “The Secretary is dead. The President has invoked Ghost Protocol. We’re shut down. No satellite, safe house, support, or extraction. The four of us and the contents of this car are all that remains of the IMF.” Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, released in 2011 The Mission: Impossible team is disavowed after they’re blamed […]
Promised Land
{4.5/5} “We have nothing left to sell and we can’t afford to buy anything. You came here to help us. Offer us money… All we had to do to get it was be willing to scorch the earth under our feet.” Promised Land, released in 2012 Steve travels around making deals with landowners for drilling […]
The Missing
{4.5/5} “There’s an Apache story about a man that woke up one morning and saw a hawk on the wind. Walked outside and never returned. After he died he met his wife in the spirit world. She asked him why he never came home, he said ‘Well, the hawk kept flying.’” The Missing, released in […]
Life of Pi
{4.5/5} “I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.” Life of Pi, released in 2012 You will believe that a boy can survive on a life boat with only a tiger for company. Suraj […]
My Fair Lady
{5/5} “The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated.” My Fair Lady, released in 1964 Professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can take flower seller Eliza Doolittle, teach her to speak proper English, and then pass her off as a duchess. Although it’s a […]
Transcendence
{3.5/5} “Don’t underestimate yourself. You’re the third smartest person I know.” Transcendence, released in 2014 Will and his wife Evelyn are working on a sentient computer. When Will is shot, Evelyn uploads Will’s consciousness into the computer. Will tries to help people, but the way he’s doing it scares other people including the FBI. Johnny […]