MAGGIE'S PLAN
Watchable. The story of an adult triangle plus 3 kids is involving by its nature but is neither innovative nor funny. One interesting statement comes from a TV interview with one of the characters: "No one has ever foreseen a revolution until its third day."
HANDS OF STONE
Watchable. Very good in whole but flawed. The director of superb "Secuestro Express" says that "90% of movies are too long and too slow." Unfortunately his latest feels a bit protracted at times too. It's quite a schematic boxing movie yet involving, well acted, with a story and some political (Panama-US relations) subplot. Robert de Niro as Ray Arcel, who he had actually worked with on "Raging Bull", R&B musician Usher as Sugar Ray Leonard, who partially trained him, a cameo of Felicidad Duran as a nurse, Ana de Armas as Felicidad Duran acting a rich guy's girlfriend/wife again (after "War Dogs"). Based on facts.
LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD
Recommended. Some little known facts: If you created a paper directory of email account holders, the list would be 73 miles/120 km thick. The 2050 FIFA World Championships are likely to be won by a robot team, with one of the robots being actually better than others, just like it is with human players. Stanford University results show that its Open University had 412 best students, only the 413rd was actually studying there. It was possible, luckily never enacted, for a hacker to whistle a signal on the phone to fire missiles in the 90s. Mitnick was able to follow calls (without actual conversations but who called who and from where) of FBI agents who followed him ad stacked his fridge with "donuts for the FBI". These and several other contemporary stories about the internet. Informative and fun.
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