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[/amazon_link]The Debt (US, 2010)
The Debt is a spy film about three Mossad agents who try to apprehend a dangerous Nazi criminal in 1965’s East Berlin. The three are considered war heroes at home when they return with the mission accomplished, but many decades later this event continues to have repercussions on their lives, as secret after surprising secret is revealed.
Jessica Chastain, Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in this intense, suspense-filled thriller.
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[/amazon_link]The One I Love (US, 2014)
When I read the summary of this film, I dismissed it as yet another loving-marriage-in-trouble kind of film, and we have so many of those. It was only later, on a Reddit thread, that I read that this film was not your average-run-of-the-mill kind of film. So I watched it and recommend you do too.
Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elizabeth Moss) go away to a vacation retreat recommended by their marriage therapist, in a last ditch attempt to fix their marriage and regain the love of their early years. But then . . .
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[/amazon_link]Shahid (India, 2012)
This is one of those interesting, arresting dramas that come by you once in a while courtesy the flourishing Indian film industry. The film is based on a real life character.
Shahid (played by the remarkable Rajkumar Rao), after facing the strong, ruthless arm of the law and seeing a need to defend poor, indigent under-trials, studies law and turns into an activist. In his mission he faces scorn, vitriol and occasional stronger backlash, but he perseveres.
Full review here.
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[/amazon_link]Three Worlds (“Trois Mondes”, France, 2012)
Three Worlds is about a hit-and-run. The driver of the car, the wife of the person hit, and an accidental witness later come into contact, and that gives us the plot of this film about guilt, moral responsibility, and ethics.
The film is beautifully directed and handles the big themes in the film in a very mature and sophisticated manner. Part thriller, and part layered drama, Three Worlds is an excellent watch.
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[/amazon_link]John Mulaney: New In Town (US, 2012)
I chanced upon this stand-up comedy routine after watching a Bill Burr show, and am I glad I did. Mulaney is pleasant and his jokes are pleasantly funny. He keeps away from most controversial topics, doesn’t use women derogatorily in his routine and is about as family-friendly as stand-up comedy gets these days (I’d say this was about PG-13).
This was an entertaining hour long comedy special.
