"Trumbo" is a 2015 biographical drama film that tells the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and his struggles during the Hollywood blacklist era of the 1940s and 1950s. Trumbo was one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers and directors who were blacklisted by the film industry for their alleged communist sympathies. The film explores Trumbo's fight against the blacklist and his eventual triumph, as he wins two Academy Awards under pseudonyms.

When they combine lies, murder, date rape, mysterious parenthood, and gender confusion in a movie it's generally considered to be a melodrama. The Skin I Live In takes it to another level and turns physical improvements into some horrific experiments gone awry. Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) is a plastic surgeon who attempts to cultivate a new human skin that is impervious to burns. His wife died 12 years back after severe burns led her to commit suicide. His work thus far has only been on mice but he needs a human "guinea pig" to insure his efforts work. Here is where the horror begins! eems the good doctor has a female captive who he plans on using to test his newly developed skin. His servant, Marilia helps keep the woman under control but when her son, Zeca commits a robbery commits robbery and asks mom to hide him a few days, he discovers the captive woman and rapes her. Upon Dr. Ledgard's return he kills Zeca when he finds him raping his captive. We witness more mayhem including sexual reassignment, rapes, suicides, and murders. Quite a price to pay for fire proof skin!tarring Antonio Banderas (Homeland Security, Zorro) is Dr. Ledgard, Roberto ГЃlamo is Zeca, and Marisa Paredes is Marilia.

A journalist is on the hunt for a missing woman. Apparently she's been missing for forty years and now Mikael Blomkvist is trying to play detective and find out what happened to her. He is aided by a young female computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. It may take modern computer based sleuthing to find the answer to this 40 year old mystery. Blomkvist is trying to write a novel about a powerful family saga and he, along with his assistant soon get entangled in the underworld while doing their research.he journalist turned detective, Mikael Blomkvist is ably played by Daniel Craig from Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale. he assistant, Lizbeth Salander is portrayed by Rooney Mara from The Social Network, Tanner Hall. oran Visnjic (The Deep, ER) plays Dragon Armansky.eteran actor Christopher Plummer is Henrik Vanger.he book was set in Sweden but this theatrical version seems to be "homeless" although it appears to be based in the UK due to the many British characters appearing in the film. Wherever, it is a dark movie that is deliciously filled with suspense, intrigue, and sterling quality performances.

The definitive prison drama: Andy Dufresne and Ellis Boyd Red Redding forge an unlikely friendship inside Shawshank State Penitentiary. Based on Stephen King's novella, directed by Frank Darabont.

The Holdovers (2023) is Alexander Payne's warm, witty drama about a grumpy teacher, a grieving cook, and a stranded student at a New England prep school over Christmas break. Stream it on Peacock.

Room is a 2015 drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. The film tells the story of a young woman named Joy and her son Jack, who have been held captive in a small shed for several years. The film explores their relationship as they attempt to escape and adjust to life outside of the shed.