What an ironic title. If theres one movie that will make you depressed, it’s “Happiness”. A movie by Todd Solondz, who is known for making heartbreaking films, such as “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and “Storytelling”. This one gets so intense at times I could barely look, it literally took my breath away!

There are 10 different characters (and more) connected to each other, some very weird and some very lonely, but all in all, they try to find happiness. All the actors did a great job, from young to old, but Dylan Baker as the therapist/father/psychopath/pedophile, was the most convincing character for me. Loneliness, rage, sexual repression/obsession, disintegrating marriages, sadly sophisticated children, relationships built upon artifice, this film has it all. Got 134 minutes and a desire to see something darkly different? Watch “Happiness”.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkQ_JxoWUP8

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The best thing about this movie is the acting. Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola Davis and Amy Adams are fantastic and the whole story leaves you with doubts! Did Father Brendan Flynn molest children or not, there is no evidence, there are no witnesses. And then there’s the racial issue, which was a big things in the 60s. I love how director John Patrick Shanley captured all the dark sides of this film and made it look so mysterious.

Plot:

It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the schools’ strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences.

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2652373017/

Are you ready for a political drama? This film fits very well in out time. Ryan Gosling and George Clooney play wonderful together but also Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood are great in their roles.

Plot:

An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.

Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1103731737/

Based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith. What a great thriller, this film is so underrated.Every character is important, every event is important. And the acting is incredible! With Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Plot:

The 1950s. Manhattan lavatory attendant, Tom Ripley, borrows a Princeton jacket to play piano at a garden party. When the wealthy father of a recent Princeton grad chats Tom up, Tom pretends to know the son and is soon offered $1,000 to go to Italy to convince Dickie Greenleaf to return home. In Italy, Tom attaches himself to Dickie and to Marge, Dickie’s cultured fiancée, pretending to love jazz and harboring homoerotic hopes as he soaks in luxury. Besides lying, Tom’s talents include impressions and forgery, so when the handsome and confident Dickie tires of Tom, dismissing him as a bore, Tom goes to extreme lengths to make Greenleaf’s privileges his own.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pISZ6_0R3Ho

This movies looks fantastic! I’m really looking forward to it. The actors: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathryn Morris and Jonah Hill.

Plot:

The story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

You can check out the trailer here:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi363633689/