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Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated feature film (and only the third animated movie to be nominated as an International Feature Film too), Flow is a thoroughly engrossing story of an unnamed cat who finds himself swept up in the raging waters of a recent flood.

Watching James Gunn’s Superman, I’m reminded of the expression, “That was a choice,” although I don’t mean it in the sarcastic, millennial way. There have been so many interpretations of the chap in blue tights and red cape, in the comic book pages and on screen and elsewhere, each unique in some way.

Maria von Trapp's bestselling book revealed her uplifting journey from would-be-nun to determined governess of seven gifted but mischievous children, further chronicling her marriage to a retired naval officer and their daring escape from the Nazis in the early days of World War II. A 1956 German film of the family's story followed, and of course the wildly popular Rodgers & Hammerstein stage musical, which in turn led to a lavish movie adaptation. Director/Producer Robert Wise worked closely with screenwriter Ernest Lehman and his actors to purge overt sentimentality and reshape the previously established narrative, resulting in a surprisingly serious exploration of faith, destiny, and ultimately the courage to do what's right.

Rob Reiner might not have invented the "mockumentary," but with his first theatrical feature film, This Is Spinal Tap, he clearly perfected the artform of a fictional comedy masquerading as a factual documentary.