Gaslight
Synopsis: In late 1800’s London, a creepy husband gaslights his wife. (Streaming on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.) I know how gaslighting works. It involves manipulating and lying to a person … Continue Reading Gaslight
In the Heat of the Night
Synopsis: In Mid-20th Century America, a Black police officer from the North helps to solve a crime in a small southern town. Woe be the stranger in a strange town. … Continue Reading In the Heat of the Night
Hocus Pocus
Synopsis: A trio of 1600’s witches from Salem, Massachusetts reappear in present day intent on killing. A trio of kids set out to defeat them. (Streaming on Disney +) Not … Continue Reading Hocus Pocus
Prometheus
Synopsis: Scientists travel to a distant moon looking for humanoid “ancestors.” (Streaming on Amazon) Prometheus has a visually arresting opening sequence. A humanoid who looks like a bald Greco-Roman statue on steroids … Continue Reading Prometheus
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Synopsis: Newly vampirized Bella and husband Edward have a baby and prepare to fight the Volturi. (Streaming on Netflix.) Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Has literature ever gifted humanity with a … Continue Reading The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
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
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Synopsis: Lovers and martial artists fulfill their destinies in long-ago China. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an Ang Lee masterpiece that explores love, honor and freedom through martial arts. A … Continue Reading Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Brokeback Mountain
Synopsis: Two ranch hands fall in love in 1960’s Wyoming. When director Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain was released in 2005, early buzz had dubbed it the “gay cowboy” movie, leaving moviegoers … Continue Reading Brokeback Mountain
Love Actually
Synopsis: A mishmash of lovelorn Londoners at Christmastime. Love, Actually has become a modern Christmas standard, inspiring delight and provoking aggravation since its 2003 release. The movie bounces all around … Continue Reading Love Actually
Back to the Future
Synopsis: Two friends, a scientist and a teen, experience time travel. The teen travels from 1985 back to 1955 where he meets his parents as high schoolers. But how to … Continue Reading Back to the Future
To Kill a Mockingbird
Synopsis: Kids bother their dad while he tries to do his job…. and/or…. A widowed lawyer raising his two children in 1930’s Alabama defends a man in a contentious case. … Continue Reading To Kill a Mockingbird
Key Largo
Synopsis: In this 1948 film, a former Army officer visits the family of a deceased troop in Key Largo, Florida. A hurricane and gangsters complicate his stay. See here now, Key … Continue Reading Key Largo
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