The Imitation Game

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2jRs4EAvWM Compelling. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance makes you believe he is Alan Turing. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]

Big Eyes

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xD9uTlh5hI Good performance but weak character development. Rating: [rating: 2.5/5]

Jobs

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAV-VDWU6i0 It tells nothing you don't already know. Rating: [rating: 2.5/5]

The Last Place on Earth

[abp:0375754741:c:alignright]Author: Roland Huntford Rating: [rating: 4.5/5] I saw this book in the library on our cruise ship to Antarctica. I bought the book after we came back from the trip and have been reading it on and off for the next one and half years. Although Amundsen was the first…

Lincoln

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSAbAuLhqs Mesmerizing performance. Rating: [rating: 4/5]

The Iron Lady

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgbJd7H6AV8 Uncreative, sometimes annoying, screenplay. One of best performances from Meryl Streep. Rating: [rating: 2.5/5]

J. Edgar

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD99zwj-ZUg Solid acting performance, but lack of tension and overdone make-up of characters' elder age make the film less perfect. Rating: [rating: 3.5/5]

Julie and Julia

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozRK7VXQl-k A joyful, and tasteful, self accomplishment. Rating: [rating: 3/5]