Tag: film

Stultified at work and lonely at home, Mr. Williams (the astonishing Bill Nighy), a council bureaucrat in 1950s London, receives some life-altering news. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he searches for meaningfulness until a simple revelation gives him a newfound purpose. A heartwarming and life-affirming must-see.

Stultified at work and lonely at home, Mr. Williams (the astonishing Bill Nighy), a council bureaucrat in 1950s London, receives some life-altering news. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he searches for meaningfulness until a simple revelation gives him a newfound purpose. A heartwarming and life-affirming must-see.

An entertaining—yet profound—look at love, happiness, and what it means to be human. A rather cold, skeptical scientist (Maren Eggert) is coerced into living for three weeks with an experimental humanoid robot (a stunning Dan Stevens) that has been designed for a single purpose: to make her happy. Clichés are upended on the way to an unexpected ending.

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper and news channel run entirely by Dalit (the very lowest caste) women struggles to survive. Chief Reporter Meera Devi and her journalists learn their trade, break traditions, redefine what it means to be powerful, and show us what courage and determinism can accomplish.

Preparing his workforce for a committee visit that could give his business a prestigious award, owner Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem) is determined to resolve any worker-related problems. Tensions mount, however, when the recently-fired Jose begins a one-man crusade to discredit Blanco and prevent him from winning the coveted prize. The most-nominated film in the history of the Goya (Spanish Oscar) awards.

Preparing his workforce for a committee visit that could give his business a prestigious award, owner Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem) is determined to resolve any worker-related problems. Tensions mount, however, when the recently-fired Jose begins a one-man crusade to discredit Blanco and prevent him from winning the coveted prize. The most-nominated film in the history of the Goya (Spanish Oscar) awards.

In Idaho, 2016, a reclusive, couch-bound, gay, morbidly obese writing instructor (Brendan Fraser, taking the best actor Oscar) attempts to reconnect with Ellie, his estranged. angry teenage daughter. Occasionally aided by the indefatigable Liz (Hong Chau, best supporting actress nominee), he struggles to compensate for a lifetime of painful mistakes.

In Idaho, 2016, a reclusive, couch-bound, gay, morbidly obese writing instructor (Brendan Fraser, taking the best actor Oscar) attempts to reconnect with Ellie, his estranged. angry teenage daughter. Occasionally aided by the indefatigable Liz (Hong Chau, best supporting actress nominee), he struggles to compensate for a lifetime of painful mistakes.

Philippa Langley (an effervescent Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian who refused to be ignored, defied the UK’s most eminent academics in her efforts to find the remains of King Richard III, lost for over 500 years. Her unrelenting research (met with incomprehension by friends and skepticism by experts) led to an undistinguished Leicester car park in 2012, and startling results.

In 1981 rural Ireland, a neglected young girl, Cáit (newcomer Catherine Clinch), is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with “her mother’s people” for the summer. Slowly, in the care of a middle-aged couple she has never met, Cáit discovers a different lens through which to view the world, and a new way of living.

In 1981 rural Ireland, a neglected young girl, Cáit (newcomer Catherine Clinch), is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with “her mother’s people” for the summer. Slowly, in the care of a middle-aged couple she has never met, Cáit discovers a different lens through which to view the world, and a new way of living.

Philippa Langley (an effervescent Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian who refused to be ignored, defied the UK’s most eminent academics in her efforts to find the remains of King Richard III, lost for over 500 years. Her unrelenting research (met with incomprehension by friends and skepticism by experts) led to an undistinguished Leicester car park in 2012, and startling results.

Philippa Langley (an effervescent Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian who refused to be ignored, defied the UK’s most eminent academics in her efforts to find the remains of King Richard III, lost for over 500 years. Her unrelenting research (met with incomprehension by friends and skepticism by experts) led to an undistinguished Leicester car park in 2012, and startling results.

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper and news channel run entirely by Dalit (the very lowest caste) women struggles to survive. Chief Reporter Meera Devi and her journalists learn their trade, break traditions, redefine what it means to be powerful, and show us what courage and determinism can accomplish.

An entertaining—yet profound—look at love, happiness, and what it means to be human. A rather cold, skeptical scientist (Maren Eggert) is coerced into living for three weeks with an experimental humanoid robot (a stunning Dan Stevens) that has been designed for a single purpose: to make her happy. Clichés are upended on the way to an unexpected ending.