It’s December and things are really starting to roll now. In just a matter of days the big critics groups will begin weighing in on the best of the year and the final Oscar contenders will be screened. Before all of this calamity renders even these predictions null and void, lets take a gander.
Philomena is a film in the vein of most of the Weinstein Company films: a solid movie that doesn’t do too much or too little, rests on some good performances and snappy dialogue. The movie, which is out this week, was runner up for the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and comes out with a certain pedigree. Thankfully this small flick manages to be enjoyable, if a little bit too well meaning, on its way to a pretty good conclusion.