By Bob Bloom “Still Alice” is a horror story that contains neither ghouls nor goblins. It does, however, feature an invisible, insidious monster that eats away at the human brain — Alzheimer’s disease. Julianne Moore gives a heart-wrenching performance as Alice Howland, a renowned professor of linguistics at Columbia University, who, in her early 50s, finds her life drastically upended when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Alice realizes that something is wrong when she begins forgetting words and loses her bearings while jogging around Columbia’s campus. She sees a neurologist who orders some tests. The results are basically a mental death sentence for the vibrant woman.
REEL BOB: ‘Still Alice'
REEL BOB: ‘Still Alice'
REEL BOB: ‘Still Alice'
By Bob Bloom “Still Alice” is a horror story that contains neither ghouls nor goblins. It does, however, feature an invisible, insidious monster that eats away at the human brain — Alzheimer’s disease. Julianne Moore gives a heart-wrenching performance as Alice Howland, a renowned professor of linguistics at Columbia University, who, in her early 50s, finds her life drastically upended when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Alice realizes that something is wrong when she begins forgetting words and loses her bearings while jogging around Columbia’s campus. She sees a neurologist who orders some tests. The results are basically a mental death sentence for the vibrant woman.