Her

Director: Spike Jonze Writer: Spike Jonze Stars: Joaquin Phoenix (Theodore), Scarlett Johansson (Samantha), Amy Adams (Amy), Chris Pratt (Paul), Rooney Mara (Catherine) In the not-so-distant future, computer operating systems have progressed to a point where they are intelligent, sentient, and actually helpful. Theodore, an emotionally awkward man going through a divorce from Catherine, decides to purchase the latest operating system. He sets up the system, selects a female voice, then starts using it...the OS soon decides to name herself Samantha. Samantha expertly learns Theodore's personality and, soon enough, he is able to interact with her as he would a close friend and, eventually falls in love with her. This connection isn't so strange; even his best friend, Amy, forms a close relationship with her OS following her own divorce. In addition to acquiescing to the personalities of their owners, though, the OSs possess a broader capacity and desire to learn. As Samantha builds her own knowledge, she begins to drift further and further from Theodore. Eventually, humans have to relearn how to interact with humans.

Mini soundtrack:

Arcade Fire - "Supersymmetry"
The Chantels - "Sure of Love"
Karen O - "The Moon Song"

Lucy

Director: Luc Besson Writers: Luc Besson Stars: Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), Morgan Freeman (Professor Norman), Min-sik Choi (Mr. Jang), Amr Waked (Pierre Del Rio) Ah, a movie that depends on and promotes a pervasive myth about the human body! The movie relies on the premise that we only use 10% of our brains (which, by the way is absolutely not true). After becoming an unwitting drug mule, Lucy, an American student studying in Taiwan, becomes able to unlock the remaining 90% when a captor kicks her in the stomach, breaking open bags of a new superdrug inside of her. She soon develops super-intelligence, greater mental acuity, and even the ability to defy physics. Using her newly-acquired skills, she goes after the drug dealers and the other drug mules. With her hands on every ounce of the drug, she gets in touch with Professor Norman in order to insure that the knowledge she has acquired is able to be passed on.

Mini soundtrack:

Beck - "Back to You"
The Crystal Method - "Single Barrel (Sling the Decks)"
Raury - "God's Whisper"