Tom McCarthy’s drama of the Boston Globe’s investigative team that revealed the Catholic Church’s cover-up of its priests who abuse children, is the kind of film that takes on the Big Subject with modesty and self-reflection.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a petty thief and hustler who finds his niche as a ruthless freelance video journalist who isn’t above eliminating competitors and obstacles.
This superb adaptation of Ken Kesey’s counterculture novel won five Oscars, including best picture, director Milos Forman, actor Jack Nicholson, and actress Louise Fletcher.
Brad Bird’s cartoon fable in science fiction clothing and fairy tale trappings is a delightful throwback to the classic era of hand-drawn animated movies and delivers the most amazing little boy wish fulfillment fantasies.
