I saw a few movies worth mentioning while on hiatus.
The Social Network: Excellently written story about the beginning of Facebook. No idea if it's true, don't care, loved the script and the characters. Well-directed, too, to keep the viewer moving along in what's basically a story about nerds and lawsuits. My wife got to give me the "yeah, that's you" look many times, although sadly not in the getting-rich scenes.
Catfish: People lie. Even on Facebook. Even about sex. That doesn't make them interesting. I just saved you 90 minutes of your life - use it well.
Never Let Me Go: I've never thought of a movie as haunting before. Good acting and writing, solid if predictable story, it's affected me more as I've reflected on it than it did in the theater. If you don't like sad movies, avoid it (not spoiling the ending - the story is just relentlessly grim).
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