Roger reviews Eddie Redmayne’s performance as he shines in The Danish Girl, a fictionalized account of the very real story of Einar Wegener the Danish artist who prepares to undergo one of the very first sex-change operations with support from his loving wife Gerda, superbly played by Alicia Vikander.

Roger reviews BROOKLYN the story of the choices a young Irish immigrant must make between a new life in the New World or being back in the Old World directed by John Crowley from script by Nick Hornby and starring Saoirse Ronan in an Oscar nominated performance.

Roger reviews the film SPOTLIGHT starring Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton. Based on the true story of The Boston Globe’s investigation into the pedophile priests that won them a Pulitzer Prize and caused the Vatican to remove Boston’s Cardinal Law from office.

Roger reviews ROOM, starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay based on the novel by Emma Donoghue, and directed by Lenny Abrahamson, this powerful thriller/drama makes for harrowing and compelling viewing.