The Big Short

The true story of the 2007-2008 financial crisis as told through three different groups of investors betting against the housing market.  Michael Burry M.D. (Christian Bale) is a socially awkward, incredibly smart man with total autonomy over a billion dollar hedge fund. Whilst listening to heavy metal, dressed in shorts and wearing nothing on his … Continue reading The Big Short

Song To Song

A series of intertwining love triangles play out to the backdrop of the music scene in Austin, Texas. Young musicians Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling) are in love. BV has found some success with his producer Cook (Michael Fassbender), so Faye begins an affair with him hoping he can open similar doors for … Continue reading Song To Song

Drive

A Driver (Ryan Gosling) who acts as both a criminal wheelman, a film stuntman and a mechanic finds himself embroiled in a heist gone wrong with mob connections. The opening thirteen minutes of Drive are perfect. We see the distinctive pink lettering of the opening credits, we hear the Driver's speech to his current customer … Continue reading Drive

Blue Valentine

The story of how Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) fall in and out of love. Cross-cutting the couple's tender beginnings with their bitter ending.  Completing my double bill of Ryan Gosling characters falling in and out of love I watched 2010’s Blue Valentine. A much more gritty and contemporary love story compared to … Continue reading Blue Valentine