Mini-Review: I'm basically a sucker for a really good dramedy, and this is one of the best in some time. Every so often a little on-the-nose with the narration, but the screenplay does an incredible job at getting you invested in the lives of the characters. Clooney is playing the best role of his career, with Woodley and Forster other highlights. Payne, as usual, finds the perfect tone and balance between the two elements of the film. One of the best of the year, and my personal pick for Best Picture.

Mini-Review: Absolutely charming in every way. Winks at the audience just the right amount while being mostly sincere and respectful - the perfect homage. It captures the feel of the silent era brilliantly, with superb framing and immaculate lighting. The two leads were perfectly-cast, as well as John Goodman and that adorable dog, and the music was fantastic. Aside from some second-act dragging, this had me laughing, grinning from ear to ear, and applauding at the end just like everyone else in the screen.

Mini-Review: Sentimental as balls, yet never makes its way into pure corn. So many fantastic emotional scenes, with the ones showing the growing relationship between George and Mary my personal favourites. The ending is, of course, completely perfect, but it's the sheer amount of lovely scenes showing how much George cares about the townspeople that give it its impact. I wish there'd been more of the "never been born", stuff, but at the same time wouldn't get rid of anything else. Donna Reed is gorgeous.

Mini-Review: hahahhahaha this was really terrible

Mini-Review: It's relatively formulaic, but the humour is great and it has a good undercurrent of realism (while obviously not being an actual realistic work about someone with cancer because that wouldn't make for good comedy at all). Gordon-Levitt proves how effective an actor he is, especially since he was a last-minute addition, Rogen does an A+ version of that thing he does, and Anna Kendrick continues to be a super adorable girl I love. The direction is very nicely understated.