Wild: Movie Review

A simple and beautiful journey through the wilds of California and the mind.

Wild is an apt title for the film and Cheryl Strayed's memoirs that it is based on about her journey from depression through drug addiction to an actual physical 1,100-mile journey along the Pacific Coast Trail to find herself. The title applies to both Cheryl's wild past including drugs, alcohol, more drugs, and even more men, and the unforgiving wild terrain from the deserts of southern California to the snow-covered mountains of northern California and the hippies in Oregon.		2014 Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallée Screenplay by: Nick Hornby Based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed Starring: Reese Witherspoon

Foxcatcher: Movie Review

A cold atmosphere for a heartless act.

Murder is a dark and cold act, so the story that leads up to it might as well be as dark and cold as you can make it. Such seems to be the thought that goes into the crafting of Foxcatcher. It is meticulously crafted, but also as austere and void of warmth that most films would dare to be. This one goes further. It presents the true story of ornithologist, philatelist and philanthropist John E. du Pont (Steve Carell) who persuades wrestling champion Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) and brother David (Mark Ruffalo) to join his team.		2014 Directed by: Bennett Miller Screenplay by: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo

Take Care: Movie Review

Taking their sweet time to get to a charming romantic comedy.

Leslie Bibb stars as Frannie, a young woman immobilized by a car accident and finds that independent living is significantly more difficult without the ability to walk around. Her friends and family abandon her in her time of need, so Frannie decides to turn to her ex-boyfriend Devon (Thomas Sadoski) for help. Take Care is indeed a romantic comedy; sometimes light on the comedy, sometimes light on the romance, but it all comes together in the end.		2014 Directed by: Liz Tuccillo Screenplay by: Liz Tuccillo Starring: Leslie Bibb, Thomas Sadoski