Colossal (2016)

Colossal is one of those films where it would be a lot easer for you to just watch the trailer then for me to try to describe the film's plot to you. In short it is about a woman whose life is a disaster (Anne Hathaway) who returns to her childhood home town to sort things out, only to find that under certain conditions, a giant monster will mimic her movements at a given time and lay waste to Seoul, South Korea. Written and directed by Spaniard Nacho Vigalodno (and apparently that is his real name) Colossal combines fantastical elements, principally campy Kaiju, with a story tackling life failure, resentment, and alcoholism. It also boasts one of the most notable tonal shifts I've ever seen in a film, as well as Jason Sudeikis. It's nice to see a movie where going into it you have no real idea of how it might end, and this movie rejoices in defying convention. The short Canadian film that proceeds it in theaters is very much worth seeing as well. ***