Movies of a Petite Aspie

Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Ehle Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard Genre(s): Science Fiction, Thriller Release Date: September 9, 2011 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%   Contagion , director Steven Soderbergh's film about an airborne virus that spreads like a rapid pace, is partly an excuse for him to include as many Oscar nominees and winners as possible, and the trailers' depiction of it as a frighteningly scary film is more than slightly off.  It is no spoiler that Beth (Gwyneth Paltrow), a woman who returns from Hong Kong with a terrible, undefined sickness, becomes the first casualty of this mysterious virus.  Her husband (Matt Damon) takes every precaution to keep himself and his teenage daughter (Anna Jacoby-Heron) safe from the virus.  We also see Laurence Fishburne as a CDC deputy director intent on keeping the realities of the virus' spread quiet, Kate Winslet as a CDC ...

Jessica Chastain Director: John Madden Stars: Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington, Martin Csokas Genre(s): Drama, Thriller Release Date: August 31, 2011 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%   "The Debt," a remake of the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, is an exciting thriller that takes place in two distinct time periods and benefits tremendously from the commendable acting of its cast.  In 1997, a tragedy causes retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) to confront a terrible secret that existed only among Rachel, Stephan, and former colleague Stephan (Ciaran Hinds).  In 1966, the three (portrayed by Jessica Chastain, Martin Csokas, and Sam Worthington) worked together in Berlin to capture a Nazi who had perpetrated monstrous crimes during the Holocaust (Jesper Christensen).  Mirren is excellent, as would be expected of the dependable Oscar winner, yet it is newcomer Chastain, who steps ...