#840: The King’s Speech

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9qxrvnctrl3ywpcrefd1xltrpqf#840 – The King’s Speech, 2010, Tom Hooper
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The King’s Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

#841: The Untouchables

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bdcqwntwhedfqhfj7jpt18n6giz#841 – The Untouchables, 1987, Brian De Palma
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Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it’s not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

#846: Memories of Underdevelopment

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2zggfgmetmohxkt2ypiudtpxoa6#846 – Memories of Underdevelopment, (Memorias del subdesarrollo), 1968, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?

#847: Mary and Max

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k0lqisuc4nuvkyasjn59jhc2rla#847 – Mary and Max, 2009, Adam Elliot
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A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970’s, a homely, friendless Australian girl of 8 picks a name out of a Manhattan phone book and writes to him; she includes a chocolate bar. He writes back, with chocolate. Thus begins a 20-year correspondence. Will the two ever meet face to face?