Engineering Marvel

What is engineering - applied science - all about? It is about solving problems one by one, rigorously, from first principles, till a specific and possibly difficult goal is acheived. What if that goal were to be to return to Earth? Botanist and astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) shows us how engineering is done. I have as of yesterday been totally floored by The Martian, and its rigorous step-by-step engineering approach to problem solving, which quote frankly I cannot recall seeing in any other movie thus far. This is an absolute must-watch, and this is the sort of movie that twenty years later some scientists will quote as the early inspiration for their chosen path in life

16.5/20

Unconvincing but sweet

The Intern brings an old timer Ben (Robert De Niro) into the fast paced world of a fashion ecommerce startup in the heart of Brooklyn, led by one driven supermom and super-entrepreneur Jules (Anne Hathaway) who is living life on a treadmill and needs to sort out her priorities at both home and the workplace. This is a heartwarming movie, though not entirely convincing. Glad that Anne Hathaway has let go of the catsuit to get into roles that are more in character

13.5/20