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Based on the Stephen King short story, which in turn, had to be at least somewhat rooted in Walt Whitman's Song of Myself. (yes after the film i read portions of Whitman and confirmed what i had already suspected) This film is about the life of an everyday accountant named Chuck. It features an untraditional narrative that resembles It's a Wonderful Life but it unfolds backwards, giving it a very surreal feel throughout. It's narrated by Nick Offerman and features many wonderfully done scenes and cinematic moments. Directed by Mike Flannigan, who generally does horror films, and written by King, who generally writes horror novels, its seems like a match made in heaven and for the most part it is. Life of Chuck is a thinking man's picture and is meant to make folks reflect on their lives and is all the better for it. I would consider this a must see, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who didn't care for it. On a side note, after losing one of my best friends to brain cancer this one hit hard.

Based on a true story and set in 1976 Argentina during a political coup, Coogan plays an Englishman living abroad and teaching in an elite boarding school. While vacationing, he rescues a penguin from an oil spill and then can't seem to get rid of it. This is a wonderful film filled with meaning. It's no mistake the picture is set during this particular period of time, as right wing fascism seems to be very much the order of the day. Pryce and Coogan are both well cast and do their usual top-notch job and bring an extremely strong and moving script home. Heartwarming and funny this is the definition of a gem. A Must See.

Alison, a deaf working class girl is enlisted by police to read lips for a case regarding a gang of thieves and their latest caper. When she falls for one of the suspects, things get complicated. Fantastic and tense 6 part mini-series will keep you engaged the entire time. Crackerjack writing and a great performance by Rose Ayling-Ellis are the draws here. If Ellis wasn't deaf IRL i'd say she was a star in the making, but being deaf will limit the amount of roles available to her and that's a shame. COS isn't perfect there are a couple things I found to be not quite believable, but there so minor you won't mind much. I don't see a world where this doesn't at least get a couple BAFTA nods. Extremely enjoyable and highly recommended.