Hollywood have always been obsessed with erotic movies and erotic thrillers. Not because are appealing to the audience, only because it makes money. From Basic Instinct, The Body of Evidence, 9 1/2 Weeks, Wild Orchid, The Lover, Body Heat, Henry & June, Sliver, Fatal Attraction, Eyes Wide Shut and Color of the Night. These movies contain heated sex scenes and a plot that justify those scenes. But also these movies were made thinking of breaking boundaries when it comes to that content.

Hollywood newest attempt is the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" based on the famous novel. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starred by Jamie Dornan (Christian Grey) Dakota Johnson (Anastasia Steele). The film tells the story of Anastasia Steel a literature college student that is covering for her roommate to interview a famous Seattle millionaire Christian Grey. From the very beginning both have a strong connection that leads to numerous sexual encounters. The film use metaphoric images that might be a cheap directing or visual trick for the audience. After Anastasia finish the interview you will see her walking out the Grey building while is pouring rain that could also be assume is visual representation some sexual lubrication or intense sweating. The other scene represented by Anastasia playfully using a pencil with Mr Grey company logo in a phallic way. Throughout the movie Anastasia and Christian will grow a relationship of possession, intense sexual intercourse and also odd Sadomasochistic encounters.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is not a good adaptation of the book, after carefully reviewed the content of the novel, I realized that this is a poor representation of the original, not necessary telling that this book is a Noble price material. Is just a steamy literature of sexually unsatisfied people. This adaptation look like "Fifthy Shades of Grey" for dummies, none of the characters have enough strength to just stand up by themselves, but only as an accessory like the fancy gifts that Mr Grey send to Anastasia during several scenes of the movie.

The acting is really flat, specially from someone as talented as Jamie Dorman who is amazing in the BBC TV show "The Fall". Dakota Johnson just play the beautiful virgin.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" doesn't have any artistically value, there is only one shot that can only be consider beautiful which is a scene were Anastasia and Christian sit across from each other in a conference room while discussing their famous agreement of sexual domination.

At the end this movie just helps to sell more books, Sadomasochistic props and perhaps the soundtrack

Alzheimer's is a terrible illness that affects millions of people. There is no treatment that can ease the pain and suffering from Alzheimer's from dementia, disorientation and language problems. Several movies have touch this subject, from On Golden Pond, The Notebook, Iris, Rise the Planet of The Apes.

In the film Still Alice directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland tales the story of Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) a successful Columbia University linguistic professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She have a very supported family, from her husband John Howland (Alec Baldwin) and their daughters Lydia (Kristen Stewart) and Anna (Kate Bosworth). Is important to mention that her family have typical conflicts like any other family from Anna trying to conceive a baby to Lydia pursuing her career in acting in California. Alice keeps the early diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease secret from her family thinking that she can handle the situation. Until John and her decide on a family reunion to break the silence. Anna couldn't handle the news, but Lydia does, because her free spirit nature.

For Alice Alzheimer's disease is coming to fast to ruin her success and also her normal and happy life. Her life deteriorate day by day, from loosing the ability to figure out locations, remember events and appointments to finally inability to teach in college. Alice event take her decease in a positive way, even joking to John how she have Alzheimer's disease and she is allow to forget things

Alice decided to create her on personal way of remembering things, from creating notes on her phone to add her daughters names and birthdays and also important address and anniversaries. Unfortunately things starting becoming more problematic when Alice becomes more and more ill and also John gets an offer in Minnesota to run a medical department there. The family decides to take Alice to there summer house at The Hampton's so she can be away from the dangers of the city. There Alice reinforce relationships with John, but sometimes John is to busy to be with Alice. On the other hand Lydia develop new kind of ties with her mother because the book Angels in America.

One of the most interesting aspects of the film is the use of the butterfly as a element of rebirth and also how Angels in America play another significant role in the story. How the celestial concepts and renaissance connects with Alice character and her unfortunate situation and how she it what it is no mater how lost she is because of the Alzheimer's disease.

Julianne Moore perform a Oscar worthy role, perhaps one of her best.

Movies are use to explore politics, war and other subject matters as a metaphors. 1995 Emir Kusturika, masterfully create the film Underground to represents the conflict of Yugoslavia subsequently divided in three countries. Others film explore another subject matters, like Aliens and the Vietnam war and X-Men and Gay Right Movement.

Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev) is based on the Biblical story of Naboth's vineyard. Kolya owns a property up at the hill, he is married and have a teenager son. Kolya property it's been on a trial against the town Vadim mayor, who wants to to own the piece of land no matter what. Dimitri (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) is Kolya old friend, but also his lawyer on the case against Vadim. No matter how law works in this town Vadim (Roman Madyanov) is able to win the case and also make sure to ruin everyone's life.

Kolya wife Lilya (Elena Lyadova) have marital problems, they seem to be distant, besides Kolya's effort Lilya is no longer feeling anything from him, Surprisingly she is having an affair with Dimitri. On the other hand Roma (Sergey Pokhodaev) Kolya's son from the first marriage have problems accepting Lillya as his stepmother, which be reflected in problems of authority.

Vadim the towns lawyer, have a team of people who help him to cheat the system, hiding all his dirty laundry, which almost was releases to the public by Dimitri, when he was trying to negotiate with Vadim using the documents as solution win the case. Vadim is a very alcoholic person, also a very conflicted man who use the high priest as a confidant and also advisor for his none ethical political practice.

Leviathan explore a very controversial story about corrupt officials, corrupt church, money, power, laws that protect the perpetrators and not the victims and sadly your trust in the system.

There is so many images in Leviathan that represents metaphorically speaking the strong message against corruption, but showing a bunch of friends celebrating a birthday by practicing shot and range with old russian presidents also how god explain in the scriptures that truth is absolute freedom by using the high priest giving the final sermon. Do not pay attention of actions of violence, destruction and hate, because are not god good intentions, these are lies pretending to be the truth. The church will protect people because the church is state also also could be church.

After you leave the theater you are upset, not only fort the conclusion, but that the facts are not far from the truth. Leviathan takes place in Russia, but can takes place in U.S.A, Spain, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico or even in a African Nation. You are not longer protected by the state. The laws protect the politicians, but not the citizens, even if you go against the state using the laws, you will never win.

Leviathan is a powerful film that deserves awards and recognition for the masterful film making work, from their actors and crew.

War movies been around in Hollywood for decades. From films about the actual conflict, the before and after the conflict and also coming home stories. As an spectator the most complex stories are the ones of people who end up prisoner of war and how the person prevail the tortures of their enemies and comes back as a hero.

Empire of the Sun, Schindler's List, The Rail Man, Rescue Dawn, The Bridge on The River Kwai shows diverse stories of soldiers coming to fight against the enemy and end up in a concentration camp been humiliated by the oppressors.

Unbroken (Angelina Jolie) presents the story of Lois "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) a bombardier in World War II in a mission to attack the island of Nauru. The film takes place in several periods of the life of Louie, his childhood, teenage years and also his time as a runner for the Olympics in Berlin. The story focus on showing how Louie evolves from all this periods to become a successful athlete and his time during war. The tragic events that unfolds at the crashing of his aircraft in the ocean with only him and two others as survivors Mac and Phil.

After a long period of time Louie end up been transferred into a concentration camp where he is mentally and physically tortured.

I think Unbroken have a great premise as a world war film, but is becoming to sentimental and dramatic in a way that the audience becomes so affected with the film that stop realizing that the main focus on this film is how Louie Zamperini get back home after the horrors of war. The parallel stories make sense in a way that helps you to illustrate the bond between Louie and his brother Peter. But the story focus so much time during his 45 days stranded at sea without a solid reference of time which help the audience to understand the drama, besides just the cast away effect of finding food and surviving.

My problem with Unbroken it reminds me a mash up of movies all together Chariots of Fire, meet Life of Pi meet Rescue Dawn meet Empire of the Sun. The film is mushy (excessive sentimental) may be because of the nature of the story.

Overall the film have great technical achievements and delivers what is need it. solid war period drama.

Big Hero 6 tales the story of Hiro a an robotic genius who like to spend his spare time in back alley robot fights. Encouraged by his talented brother Tadashi, because he is so concerned on how Hiro waste his time on this kind of activities he brings him Hiro to his university. That's when he first meet Baymax, a personal care robot created by Tadashi.

The film setting is in a fusion of Tokyo and San Francisco named Fransokyo, a very interesting eclectic environment. Don Hall directs this animated film that goes in the roots of films about a person who is search of his own identity, after some tragic happening that force him to take the lead role and encounter evilness by fighting as a super hero.

Disney exploration of Big Hero 6 is a very flat story with some nuances of previous stories. Tragedies, fight between good and evil, revenge, but most the use of Joseph Campbell The Journey of a Hero.
The problem with Big Hero 6 is not about how writers didn't developed too many layers of this story, making it meaningful, is about people, you see that Hiro and Tadashi friends developed a bond but is not that deep, which makes the whole transition to be none to be superheroes so quick that audience just witnessed in a blink of an eye. Films about super heroes take the time to show how this people transition from one personality to the other, may be is because is a kids film, the story is not a well developed. But if you see Pixar The Incredibles the story is powerful and hit the core on superheroes mythology.

The most recent events of police brutally and violence against minority shake the emotions of communities around the country and perhaps the world. Seems that this a vicious circle that still present without any evident solution. Ava DuVernay explore this problem in the film Selma.

The historical drama Selma recount the events in 1965 of the voting rights marches led by James Hosea Williams and Martin Luther King Jr. The film's approach is raw in some moments highlighting perfectly the levels of hate and violence that people and authorities of the south have against African Americans, but also how people were able to overcome race discrimination marching as one.

Selma is not a biopic about MLK is about everyone who always wanted to be treated as an equal and the struggle civil right movement leaders, finding answers and searching for understanding.

Ava DuVernay do a formidable work as a director, capturing a MLK vulnerable, thoughtful and spiritual. Selma is filled with excellent visual nuances, supported by the beautiful cinematography from Bradford Young and editing by Spencer Averick. Music selection for the film is spot on and it capture the emotions of the scenes in SELMA.

Lastly David Oyelowo is outstanding as a MLK he gets deep into the character, specially when he is doing the most memorable speeches from Dr King.

SELMA makes you understand that nothing have change and the work to develop better understanding about race and equality is not even half away.

Pupil and teacher relationship it's always been covered in films as a very romantic, inspirational and emotional way of seen education.

From "Dead Poets Society", "Dangerous Minds", "Mr. Holland's Opus", "Monsieur Lazhar", "The School of Rock""Half Nelson", "A Single Man" these films presents the classroom as great space for different experiences. Students are encouraged to learn more and achieve greater things, so teachers to will give the most inspiring speeches and take relationships to the next level.

This is not the case in the film Whiplash. David Chazelle directs the story of Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) a 19 year old jazz drummer who is starting as a student in Shaffer Conservatory. This on of the best music school in the USA. He have a great and inspiring life, from love a relationship with Nicole (Melissa Benoist) a college student who works at a movie theater to the support of his dad Mr Neiman (Paul Reiser)

But for Andrew the most important things is becoming the next Buddy Rich considered the world best drummer. The big challenge in Shaffer school is win Terence Fletcher which is the most infamous conductor in school. Andrew put all his efforts to become the best and be for Fletcher his key drummer.

Andrew will encounter a hard road to reach a higher level, the destructive relationship with Fletcher will turn him into an obsessed person who painfully fight and fight to reach the best place. Fletcher demeanor attitude will focus of destroy Andrew moral, all this with a powerful jazz soundtrack

Miles Teller is great on the movie, but the show stealer is J.K. Simmons, he deserves an Oscar hands down.

Whiplash explore human tolerance, human will, the value of artistic careers versus other professional careers but mostly perseverance over an abuser. This film can be also a great piece of study for student been bully by their teachers.