Jupiter Ascending (2015): ***

Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is an illegal alien from Russia. She works in Chicago as a cleaner along with the female members of her family. When Jupiter heads to a clinic to exchange her ovum for money, she is attacked by aliens before being rescued by Caine Wise (Channing Tatum), half-man half-dog soldier. Caine has been set by Titus (Douglas Booth), brother to Balem (Eddie Redmayne) and Kalique (Tuppence Middleton). They are part of a powerful alien dynasty, The House of Abrasax, and are squabbling over who gets to own Earth. Jupiter is revealed to be the reincarnation of the late mother of the Abrasax siblings, thus entitled to own Earth for her own. Jupiter must survive the numerous attempts on her life, with the help of Caine, as she tries to claim her inheritance.  

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The Theory of Everything (2014): ***

The Theory of Everything is a perplexing film.  A biopic about Stephen Hawking would usually be fairly straightforward: his rise in the field of theoretical physics, overcoming the deterioration of his health. Yet, its source material, the memoirs of Hawking’s ex-wife Jane Wilde, transforms this biographical film into a rather strange beast. The scientific discoveries Hawking makes almost serve as background information, placing much more focus on the relationship between Hawking and Wilde, played by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones respectively. On the other hand, the psychology behind their relationship doesn’t seem fully explored; we never really discover what makes them tick and make certain decisions. 

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