High Society

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High Society is the story of a social climbing couple and it is acted by two of the finest of South Korea. I missed watching Korean films (ever since Netflix I just don't buy dvds anymore and I don't watch illegaly) and this is a good one with an ending that I liked very much. 

Destination Wedding

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Destination Wedding is a film that would appeal to people who are born in the 70s. Two of the hottest stars of that generation looking good without obvious plastic, play two unlikable characters who fall in love in the course of two days during the destination wedding of the title. It is not a masterpiece one shouldn't miss but if you are of my generation and liked cinema then you'll get some enjoyment out of looking at the actor and actress. 

A Simple Favor

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A Simple Favor turned out to be not that much of a bore but then again I like Blake Lively and think her not a bad actress. Anna Kendrick on the other hand is a different matter. For some reason I can't warm up to her. Anyway this story turned out to be a not so good one and the twist not very effective. I'm glad I didn't get the novel. I like the French songs and they got to my head. 

Undone

Undone was good but then again I like Karin Slaughter and her detective Trent. It is a decent enough novel that I recommend.

The Fourth Monkey

The Fourth Monkey kept coming up in my recommendations and I decided to give it a go. It is a decent mystery but I have read too much of it and kind of jaded now so I figured out the killer right at the start and the whole thing was not as entertaining as I thought it would be. I'll recommend it to the lovers of the genre but it was not for me. 

Godsgrave

Godgrave is the second novel of the Nevernight trilogy. And it is bloodier, has more adult content and all in all made me look forward for the third and the last novel. I like the audio version and normally I cringe when I listen to the intimate scenes (the reason I don't read/listen to romance on audible) but the exceptio is Nevernight and Godsgrave. 

Leave No Trace

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Leave No Trace is a film that only came to my radar when I heard that the director (Ms. Debra Granik) who directed a fave of mine Winter's Bone. And this film is just as good maybe even better. This lady knows how to tell a story on film and she is very good at getting great performances out of her actors. I first watched Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone and so far that is still her best performance in my opinion. Mr. Ben Foster came to my attention when I watched Hell or High Water. This actor has an unassuming on screen presence but he is such a good actor that I'm ashamed of not recognising his talent sooner. He is so good in this film. He doesn't have much dialogue (the film shows not tells) and his peformance is so deep that I actually forgot he is an actor. What a gem. The rest of the cast are all good too and this film left me in silent tears that keep on flowing. Highly recommended.