By Harlow Essex

The winter invites drama into our lives, encouraging consumers to laugh, cry, sigh, and escape before a flat screen. I am usually interested in the exciting line-up of family holiday, love struck narratives. This holiday season, I’m curious about several films and am wondering of other opinions.

A bit of Coen brothers anyone? Their latest flick A Serious Man, addresses the Old Testament as well as their personal family history. The brothers have cast relatively unknown actors, which counters their previous big-named Burn After Reading. The film seemingly provides the traditional humor and sardonic atmosphere present in past work, which definitely interests me.

Souls. Cold Souls. A new comedy starring Paul Giamatti (playing himself), involves the process of detracting your soul. Giamatti visits a high-tech company that specializes in removing the soul of a human. The soul is represented in the form of small lumps, and then they are placed into storage. Paul lives soullessly but finds that his acting suffers. —–Weird, but undeniably curious.

Any other recommendations?

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