When: 5:15 P.M. Saturday, February 6, after a Lady Griz Basketball win
Who With: JL and KC
Movie Count: 12
Snacks: pop and popcorn with a chipotle garlic salt that tastes pretty good but makes you cough. I felt bad every time someone in the theater coughed because we gave the salt to the Roxy since we don't eat popcorn at home anymore. It's like George Costanza's brilliant idea for the Yankees to wear cotton uniforms.
Reaction: A well done movie that looks even better. We were all worried that I would cry all the way through this movie because that's what Eddie Redmayne did to me in The Theory of Everything. I made it through this without a single tear although feelings were felt, for sure. We're dealing with the first sex reassignment surgery, here. Not light stuff. Alicia Vikander does a wonderful job as the best person in the world, supporting her husband as that identity and their relationship change. She portrays the grief associated with loving a transitioning person so well. Your chin quivers when hers quivers. You're mad when she's mad. We watch Eddie work at learning to be a woman by copying movement. It's a reminder of what a performance it is to be a woman. Here, I'll link to this post on the topic, which means I have to read it again.
Here's another #WhiteOscars contender but I don't think it'll win best picture. That has to go to Room, which we watched at the Roxy before we had the membership and so before the blog recaps. That movie made my heart pound and is a joyous devastation. It's playing at 6:30 P.M. on the 14th as part of the Roxy's "For Your Consideration" theme. It's not one you can see twice, but should definitely see once.
Recommendation: Let’s Go! | Let it come to you | Let it pass
Next Up: Pride
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