The Glass Castle

I intended to write a post about Atomic Blonde, which, by the way, I really liked! More on that later. Instead, I must tell you about an exceptional film I saw this weekend, knowing nothing about it than the cast and synopsis. Hadn't even seen a trailer. Maybe that's a better way, a more pure way. This movie has already passed my personal litmus test - will I be thinking about it for days to come. Yep!

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (who?), and based on auto-biographical best-seller by New York Magazine's Jeannette Walls, it is an exquisitely painful, poignant, stirring story of a young, sophisticated woman who must come to terms with her profoundly dysfunctional, yet enchanting childhood. Powerful themes. Powerful cast. Brie Larson is fast becoming one of my favorite actresses, and Woody Harrelson gives his greatest performance. But keep your eyes on little Ella Anderson who steals every scene she is in. Go see it! And then try to forget it!