jenaycarter This was hands down the saddest movie I've ever seen!!

endymionng First of let me say that I didn't mind the love-story or the connection between the involved... - However it fills the later half of the movie to an extent that is just syrupy and sappy in the extreme. No way that anyone sane is going to be that obsessed by a boy while world war III is occurring around her - At least I hope not... Saoirse Ronan is exceptional, while the rest doesn't have much of a story. The production is notably cheap, but it is still pretty well made on a budget. Way to many cuts though. As an introduction to the cozy catastrophe version of the post apocalyptic genre it is interesting, but sadly could have had so much more impact if the love story were either removed entirely or at the very least dialed way down. A much better look at this genre is Terry Nations's classic "Survivor" TV-series from 1978.

Devo X I'm struggling to understand why the reviews aren't better. It's a magnificent film, from a long and difficult source, turned into a fine screenplay. One of the best gangster movies in many years. Sprawling, epic, lovingly photographed and well acted, the film shows that Hollywood can still make good genre films if the script is right. You have to like Afflect to go along with this project, but his character and his performance have depth and the support cast are uniformly believable, the prohibition/gangster era is well-wrought and the story maintains its tempo all the way. It avoids clichés as much as possible , given the genre, and remains plausible throughout.It's well worth your time.

Kisai Yuki I watched "How I Live Now" on Netflix.The summary was a bit deceiving, as I wasn't really expecting a YA (Young Adult) type of flick, but none the less the meta-narrative was a bit more interesting than the direct narrative.Everything is hinted at if you pay attention. However there's two narratives, and the overreaching "war? terrorists?" meta-narrative is never clarified and a bit distracting. While the main character's narrative clearly makes it out that she doesn't want to be there until she notices something about one of her cousins. So her attitude starts to change.So if you interested in the meta-narrative, you might be disappointed. If you're not keen on YA types of stories, you might also feel a bit disappointed. Overall it's a decent film that doesn't focus too much on a violent narrative and mostly about survival after the first act.