If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you’ve heard a lot about Cloud Atlas. The film adaptation of David Mitchell’s book by the same name is critically-acclaimed in its own rite, winning several major literary awards. The film premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival was met with a ten minute standing ovation, proving that directors Tom Twyker, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski had managed to adapt a novel that was seemingly untranslatable into film. (Cinema, Cloud Atlas) 8/10