Getting to the Nutcracker: This was a very well made and fun documentary. It was fun to see both life in a ballet school and the staging of a large production of the Nutcracker.

Lego: A Brickumentary: This was interesting, I learned about the history and culture of Lego. It was cool but there's also a fair amount of what, for me at least, is nerdy.

Under the Boardwalk: This is a documentary about about the game Monopoly. Did you know the original concept for the game was created by a woman? There's some interesting history, there's also apparently an international Monopoly championship. Who knew.

Midnight in Paris: A friend had recommended this when it first came out but I just now decided to give it a shot. I don't generally like Owen Wilson but he was alright in this. It's kind of a fun movie concept, being able to go back in time and see and meet an era and people that you love and revere. It was hard to watch parts, Wilson's character is in a very unhealthy relationship, I hate to think that there are people in such relationships and thinking about moving forward. Anyway, I don't know that this movie is going to be for everyone but it was enjoyable for me.

 The Man Who Knew Too Much: This is Hitchcock's original and it was interesting. I really think that Hitchcock might have created the action movie genera, I'd have to do research to be definitive. I think I like this better than the remake wit Jimmy Stewart

The Corpse Bride: I would have thought I'd posted about this before, apparently not. I re watched it around Halloween. It's a fun Tim Burton movie, if you like Nightmare Before Christmas, you'll probably like this. Nightmare is on a grander scale but I think maybe I like this story better? I don't know, give it a try.

The Theory of Everything: I didn't initially post about this movie because I stopped watching partway through the movie.  What I did see was beautifully filmed and I learned quite a lot about Stephen Hawking. I had no idea about his family life or even that he'd had one. I stopped watching because it was too hard, hard to watch what was happening to Stephen and hard seeing how his family life was falling apart. I didn't want to go on.

The Mask of Zorro: I don't know a lot about the Zorro story, I've seen some Zorro movies but I don't know how this movie compares to the original. It's an entertaining action movie, it's also one that you shouldn't think too hard about.

Spectre: So this may be the last Daniel Craig Bond film, it's also where the reset sort of rejoins the rest of the Bond-vers(?). I've really enjoyed the reset and I was worried that this would be too much like the super cheesy Bond's past. It did have cheesy moments but I think it was pretty good. It was also more tasteful than many of the Bond movies... more cutting away. There is still violence and some very unpleasant things and a lot of barely covered nudity in the opening sequence but over all it was a good movie.

The Wind Rises: Another beautiful movie from Miyazaki, he really is a master. I didn't realize going in but this movie is about the man who designed the Japanese bombers know as "zeros". I don't know how faithful the account is to life, honestly I've never given thought to someone designing those planes, I haven't given much thought at all to the actual planes. Anyway he's not a crazy war or death monger, he's just a gifted man who really loves airplanes and wants to make them the best they can be. It's a sad subject and story in a way but it's a really great movie.

I Am Big Bird: This is a documentary about the man who plays/performs Big Bird on Sesame Street. It was very interesting, I grew up watching Sesame Street, it was cool to see things like how Big Bird works under the costume etc. It was also a very sweet and uplifting story, the guy behind the bird is pretty cool.

Woman in Gold: This movie is fantastic, great actors, great filming etc. and a heart touching story. Everyone should see this movie, because it's good and because the subject matter is very important. We need to move on from WWII and other disasters and horrible things but if we forget them, if we pretend they didn't happen, then we risk repeating them.