The Odd Way Home

I had never heard of Chris Marquette before his wonderful turn in "Broken Horses", where he managed to outshine Yelchin and D'onofrio, no means feat. He was equally astonishing in this, and I can't believe someone with such astonishing control over his facial emotions doesn't get bigger and loftier work. The other takeaway from this film is that, any time anyone thinks they need Kristen Stewart for a movie they should hire Rumer Willis instead. She was just lovely, with another full-bodied range of emotion to match Marquette. I really loved this film, a definite recommendation. 4/5

The Odd Way Home on Netflix

Broken Horses

This is one of those rare movies that dares to take chances that could spell disaster, but instead rises to the challenge in amazing ways. The style of this film could only be described as magical realism. It's almost the real world, but just a bit beyond, hyper-realistic in a glorious way. The direction is inspired and very different from any other film I can think of. The likely reason for this is the movie was written and directed by Indian filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and his style veers far away from American tropes. The acting was awe-inspiring, particularly Chris Marquette, who was utterly mesmerizing. Anton Yelchin is, as always, breathtakingly real, and he serves to ground this film in a very human and touching way. I really loved this, it's like nothing else I've seen in recent memory. Take a chance with this one, you will not regret it. 5/5

Broken Horses on Netflix