Nouvelle Vague
Synopsis: A recreation of the shooting of Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic, Breathless/ À bout de souffle. I’m not sure if Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague is art imitating life or … Continue Reading Nouvelle Vague
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Synopsis: Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir recounting her childhood in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe during the Rhodesian Civil War in the late 1970’s. Many kids would choose spending their days in perpetual summer … Continue Reading Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
The Map that Leads to You
Synopsis: A couple of 20-somethings meet on a train in Europe & end up traveling together. Love and complications follow. The Map that Leads to You could be called Before Sunrise … Continue Reading The Map that Leads to You
The Life of Chuck
Synopsis: At what seems like the beginning of the apocalypse, we examine a man’s life from beginning to present day. The Life of Chuck is full of contradictions: depressing, yet … Continue Reading The Life of Chuck
Sinners
Synopsis: Brothers in the 1930’s Deep South of America open up a Blues club. Things get scary. It wasn’t enough that director Ryan Coogler cast Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station (2013), … Continue Reading Sinners
Bonjour Tristesse
Synopsis: Teen girl spends the summer in the South of France. She likes her dad’s houseguest; then she doesn’t. What does buttered toast mean? It means something in Bonjour Tristesse beyond … Continue Reading Bonjour Tristesse
Babygirl
Synopsis: Middle-aged, married corporate exec has an affair with an intern from her office. Once upon a time, there was a hot middle-aged woman who wanted to explore her sexuality … Continue Reading Babygirl
Oh, Canada
Synopsis: An ailing film documentarian looks back on his career and relationships. Good actors do not a good movie make. Does that make sense? How about in Yoda-speak…Good actors you have, bad … Continue Reading Oh, Canada
The Last Showgirl
Synopsis: A Las Vegas showgirl has to find a new job while troubles surface in her personal life. Pamela Anderson’s Shelly is living the dream, Vegas version. In The Last Showgirl, … Continue Reading The Last Showgirl
Rustin
Synopsis: Docudrama on civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and his organization of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Know your civil rights pioneers: Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, … Continue Reading Rustin
A Different Man
Synopsis: An unhappy man has a physical transformation and expects happiness. Things get horrifying. —Trigger Warning— gore and discussion/scene of suicide I was fooled by the Golden Globes. When Sebastian … Continue Reading A Different Man
Anora
Synopsis: An NYC sex worker meets up with a Russian oligarch’s son Anora is the anti-Pretty Woman. No Cinderella story, this! In 1990, Julia Roberts’ LA sex worker, Vivian, had a … Continue Reading Anora
Blitz
Synopsis: During the Blitz in WWII London, a mother tries to get her son evacuated and survive the bombings herself. (Streaming on Apple TV +) Sometimes a mother just can’t catch … Continue Reading Blitz
Conclave
Synopsis: Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gather to elect a new pope. Conclave requires a lead actor of high caliber. And someone who looks good in ceremonial robes. He … Continue Reading Conclave
Lonely Planet
Synopsis: Middle-aged woman writer may fall for a younger man at a retreat in Morocco. Being a beautiful man can be lonely. Just ask Liam Hemsworth. Well, I mean he’s … Continue Reading Lonely Planet
The Iron Claw
Synopsis: A family of professional wrestlers experience triumph and tragedy. Based on a true story. (Streaming on Max) Imagine tennis matches scripted for your entertainment. First off, the players would … Continue Reading The Iron Claw
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