Birdman

Tali: Birdman tells the story of Riggan Thomson, a washed up Hollywood actor who tries to reinvent himself as a serious Broadway artist. Though the film is about 'fame' and 'reinvention/reincarnation', there is something much more universal at stake here. In addition to being an incredible feat of cinematography genius, Birdman somehow manages to be a movie about the peoples deepest insecurities and fears. There is something about this movie that just makes you say YES, even though I can't quite put my finger on it. Emma Stone and even Edward Norton are great in this. An overall delight to watch and definately a contender at this upcoming awards season. 89/100

Leo: This was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I knew I was going to like it when the first line of the movie had the word "balls" in it (spoiler alert?). The stylistic direction of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (yea I googled how to spell that) acted as a canvas for Michael Keaton as the brush. Keaton showed his ability to become one of many characters, such as a superhero, struggling manager, actor, and depressed father / husband. However, when considering his experience as an actor so far, it's not so surprising that he was able to pull it off so well. Maybe he was going through a struggle represented by this movie as wanting to shake the image of Batman? Probably not, but whatever.  When actors act as actors in a film, there may be certain imperfections required and that was definitely shown in this movie by Keaton as well Ed Norton. And spoiler alert, but Keaton does whip out his Batman voice and I appreciated that. Emma Stone played a convincing character that was definitely far-removed from her comfort zone of "generic likeable girl" to somewhat of a fuck-up. I am definitely rooting for this movie so far, and at the very least Michael Keaton deserves some recognition for it. Leometer: 96/100.