Five films about the written word to watch now
WITH tomorrow’s new movie The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society celebrating all things reading and writing, here are five more titles to stream about the power of print.
Leigh Paatsch
Why I Feel Pretty is really not funny at all
I FEEL Pretty never reaches the state of evil, body-negative denial that the outcry on social media first predicted. But it’s really not that funny either.
Guernsey Literary does it by the books
REVIEW: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is pleasant piffle about the German occupation of a tiny UK island and how life took so long to get back to normal there.
Super Troopers 2 a sequel with too little too late
REVIEW: Super Troopers 2 is a sequel to a cult comedy hit from long ago that doesn’t repeat the feat of the original. True believers are the only ones who should show up here.
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Incredible journey casts powerful spell
IDA: It’s shot in a starkly foreboding black-and-white with long periods of absolute silence but this film is quite simply a masterpiece.
Time travel X-Men lose the plot
IT’S got a ripper cast and the 3D effects are breathtaking. Butsomething’s not quite right with X-Men: Days of Future Past , says Leigh Paatsch.
Parental guidance not recommended
CHILD’S POSE: When her son kills a small boy in a car accident, iron-willed Cornelia will stop at nothing to save him from the consequences in this stunning character study.
Zero Theorem amounts to nothing
THE ZERO THEOREM: The opening shot — Christoph Waltz sitting at his computer in the nude — emits an instant warning sign this movie won’t be playing the crowd-pleasing card.
New Godzilla is cagier and ragier
GODZILLA: It’s a long wait to see the star of the show, but an extended monster v “MUTO” smackdown on the streets of San Francisco will make it worth your while.
One plus one just doesn’t add up
NEW employee James looks exactly like Simon. Even wears the same clothes on the same day. Without fail. So why does no one bother to notice?
True story of pride and prejudice
LESS 12 Years A Slave, more Downton Abbey — this period drama is stuffed to the brim with heated words and frosty glances in lavish drawing rooms.
Blockbuster winter movie guide
IT’S a blockbuster movie season headed our way. Leigh Paatsch previews the monster hits and super successes about to hit our screens.
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