WALL-E
Synopsis: A lonely robot seeks friendship. (Pixar, 2008, streaming on Disney+) How much loneliness can one person take? In Cast Away, Tom Hanks’ marooned character survives alone on an island for … Continue Reading WALL-E
Shiva Baby
Synopsis: A woman attends a shiva and runs into an ex and a current lover. When does a social event become a social obligation? When you don’t want to go…but … Continue Reading Shiva Baby
Minari
Synopsis: A Korean-American family leaves California to pursue farming in Arkansas in the early 1980’s. Some might say that Minari is about the American Dream and who has a right to … Continue Reading Minari
Stray
Synopsis: The lives of stray dogs in Istanbul is documented. Zeytin’s collaboration with director Elizabeth Lo was filmed in Istanbul, Turkey during six months in 2018- 2019. Zeytin, whose name … Continue Reading Stray
Raya and the Last Dragon
Synopsis: A teen searches for a dragon and the chance to restore peace in her world. (Animated. Streaming on Disney+) Interest in virtually any movie can be heightened by the inclusion … Continue Reading Raya and the Last Dragon
Palm Springs
Synopsis: Two people at a wedding are caught in a time loop. (Streaming on Hulu) I suppose if you were trapped in a time loop, there’d be worse places to … Continue Reading Palm Springs
Wild Mountain Thyme
Synopsis: A man and a woman who own neighboring farms in Ireland feud and maybe fall in love. Faith and begorrah, a movie that celebrates all that is Irish and … Continue Reading Wild Mountain Thyme
Promising Young Woman
Synopsis: A woman carries out her own plan for justice. Do you know how to tell a nice guy from a “nice guy”? One clue is that a “nice guy” … Continue Reading Promising Young Woman
Leave No Trace
Synopsis: A father and his teen daughter live as survivalists. In Leave No Trace we will spend most of our time following a father-daughter duo though rainy Pacific Northwest forests. Now … Continue Reading Leave No Trace
Sylvie’s Love
Synopsis: Set in the late 1950’s, an aspiring TV producer has an affair with a saxophonist. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) Sylvie’s Love is a romance chockful of passion, glamour and … Continue Reading Sylvie’s Love
Penguin Bloom
Synopsis: Raising a baby bird helps a woman to recover from depression after a debilitating accident. Good on Naomi Watts for shepherding Penguin Bloom, the story of her fellow Aussie … Continue Reading Penguin Bloom
The White Tiger
Synopsis: An impoverished young man in India tries to get ahead. Desperate people do desperate things. Greedy people do greedy things. Elvish people do elvish things. You get the idea. … Continue Reading The White Tiger
Sound of Metal
Synopsis: A drummer experiences hearing loss. What happens when a recovering addict is hit with life-changing adversity that would knock anyone off their feet? This is the question at the … Continue Reading Sound of Metal
Tenet
Synopsis: CIA agent races against time to prevent catastrophe. Don’t call it time travel. Writer-director Christopher Nolan tries to break our brains with his plot device that centers around “inverting … Continue Reading Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Synopsis: Ageless Wonder Woman aims to save the world in the 80’s. (Streaming on HBO Max.) Wonder Woman 1984 is tucked safely away in the Before Times, decades before universal … Continue Reading Wonder Woman 1984
It’s A Wonderful Life
Synopsis: George Bailey of Bedford Falls has a personal crisis on Christmas Eve. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) It’s a Wonderful Life is an American Christmas classic filmed in 1946. It … Continue Reading It’s A Wonderful Life
