Out of Comfort Zone

For some time, I had been lapsed into a mode of reading and viewing only mysteries, or rather, British or Scandinavian mysteries. Uncomplainingly, Paul would watch with me, but quickly drift into a dreamland, instead of experiencing the entire story unfold on the screen. 

During our latest trip in New York, I went through a rebirth process of sorts, and found myself turning into a reasonably flexible viewer. My platter became as wide as a feline’s, too.

To recall, I have not found it particularly painful to take myself out of my comfort zone. But two elements are critical: mental preparation and determination to have a good time. The following are some movies/TV programs we enjoyed during and after our trip:

DURING THE TRIP August Osage County (2013)

Car of the Future (2008)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Draft Day (2014)

Grand Hotel Budapest (2014)
Her (2013)
Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2014)
Luther (2010) 
Noah (2014)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Reykjavik Rotterdam (2008)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

Simple Plan, A (1998) Under the Skin (2013)

We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)  AFTER THE TRIP Captain Phillips (2013) Chef (2014)

Interstellar (2014)
The Lunchbox (2013)
Looper (2012) 
A Most Wanted Man (2014)  
My Brother is an Only Child (2007)

Ray (2004)
The Roosevelts: an Intimate History(2014)

Theory of Everything (2014)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)