Penguins of Madagascar, Simon J Smith, USA (2014)

Manic penguins rule,
Chased by a mad octopus.
Gagging on the puns.

The Bletchley Circle, UK Crima Drama 2012-14

Deep crime has patterns.
Four female war code breakers
Solve, against all odds.

The Magic of Belle Isle, Rob Reiner, USA (2012)

Panned by the critics,
Suggests interacial love:
Place as a healer.

Wild, Jean-Marc Vallee, USA, ( 2014)

Life is suffering
Told as flashbacks while hiking:
Finding her best Self.

Scott and Bailey, UK Crime Drama (2011-14)

Three ace female cops
With messy personal lives;
Pitching class stories.

On My Way (Elle S'en Va), Emmanuelle Bercot, France (2013)

Homage to beauty-
Frollicking through rural France;
Regrets aren't useful. 

The Book Thief, Brian Percival 2013

Narrated by death:
Nazi destruction again,
The magic of words.

Fury, David Ayer, USA, (2014)

Unrelenting mud,
Is this an anti-war film?
And killed or be killed.

Whiplash, Damien Chazelle, USA (2014)

Buddy Rich returns:
Tyranny and giftedness,
Bleeding on the kit.

The Bridge, Hans Rosenfeldt, Season 1, 2011

Complicated crime;
Danish and Swedish sleuthing,
With power issues.