Lone Survivor

Amazing & so powerful to watch - one of the best movies about the Afghan war I've seen. Totally astonishing. 5/5

Lone Survivor on Netflix

The Normal Heart

I can't believe I'm saying this, but this would have been near perfect if a gay actor had replaced Ruffalo in the lead. I normally never feel that way, especially with an actor as talented as Ruffalo is, but his performance rang false to me, and I found myself frequently thinking that I wished someone else led this movie. There were so many strong performances that it just stuck out to me. He wasn't bad, not at all, just... not right. 4/5

The Normal Heart on Netflix

Savages

This was surprisingly good & entertaining save for the completely weak ending. Well directed & acted throughout. 3.5/5

Savages on Netflix

John Carter

Without knowing the source material I just found this to be silly but harmless fun - i had no problems with it. 3/5

John Carter on Netflix