Christoper Nolan started his dark-toned Batman trilogy with 2005’s Batman Begins, followed by the superb The Dark Knight in 2008. This years it is time for the conclusion of the series: The Dark Knight Rises. We have been treated with a range of villains in the first two films: Ra’s al Ghul, the Scarecrow, the Joker, and Two-Face. In this final installment Batman primarily battles Bane, although Catwoman also makes appearances, but is she a friend or foe?
Hugo is based on a relatively recently released (2007) award winning book by Brian Selznick. It is not surprising that the film rights to the books were quickly sold, and certainly not by the least of directors either: Martin Scorsese. He has a career spanning decades and has directed a string of movies in recent years which I liked, among which are Shutter Island, The Departed and Gangs of New York. However, those were admittedly all in different, less family friendly, genres. So, I went to Hugo hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
Another Earth is a drama film with a science fiction backdrop. The story revolves around a girl named Rhoda, portrayed by Brit Marling, who has recently been accepted to study at MIT. Unfortunately, while driving home from a party she slams her car into that of a famous composer, killing his family and throwing him in a coma.
