I genuinely had no idea what I was getting myself into watching this movie well into the night. I had been meaning to watch it, but I honestly didn’t have prior information coming into it. 

The movie follows Richard (Rick) Wershe Jr., a teen from Detroit trapped in between a rock and a hard place. Richard Wershe, played by Matthew McConaughey, is a single father attempting to make ends meet by any means necessary, which we can see from the…

Was this a movie that explored marriage? Trust? Fidelity? And maybe even a Christmas movie?? Yes to all of those inquiries. This movie was a wild ride indeed. Stanley Kubrick signed, sealed, and delivered yet another film exploring American marriage, temptations, and a plot shrouded in mystery. As for the writing, I wasn’t entirely impressed.

 Dr. Tom Cruise and housewife Nicole Kidman are having fidelity questions within their marriage. Though they live a lavish life, Cruise finds himself becoming entangled…