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
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
Hillbilly Elegy
Synopsis: Grown grandson of hillbillies considers his youth and his way out of poverty. Hillbilly Elegy is based on J.D. Vance’s 2013 memoir in which he reflects on growing … Continue Reading Hillbilly Elegy
The Grizzlies
Synopsis: New teacher helps Inuit high schoolers in Nunavut, Canada form a lacrosse team. The Grizzlies def sounds like a movie I would watch, whether it was a documentary (probably … Continue Reading The Grizzlies
Rebecca
Synopsis: A newlywed woman becomes obsessed with her husband’s late wife. As long as a woman is going to go mad, she may as well fall apart at a palatial … Continue Reading Rebecca
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Synopsis: Seven men are on trial, accused of conspiracy and inciting rioting outside of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Aaron Sorkin takes on the 1960’s in The Trial of the … Continue Reading The Trial of the Chicago 7
On the Basis of Sex
Synopsis: Portrait of future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg early on in her legal career. On the Basis of Sex tells the true story of real life legal … Continue Reading On the Basis of Sex
All Together Now
Synopsis: Teen struggles with homelessness while trying to get a performing arts scholarship for singing. Time to count your blessings, everyone. You may think that you have had it bad, … Continue Reading All Together Now
Radioactive
Synopsis: An exploration of scientist Marie Curie’s life, beginning with her introduction to Pierre Curie. When I was a kid, I learned in school that Marie Curie was the most … Continue Reading Radioactive
First Cow
Synopsis: Two men in early 1800’s Oregon Territory try to make some cash with a cow. A movie featuring a cow? I’m there! Cattle are remarkable members of the bovine family. … Continue Reading First Cow
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
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Synopsis: A teen tries to access an abortion. Never Rarely Sometimes Never tackles the controversial subject of abortion, something that is either ignored in films or addressed in documentary form … Continue Reading Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The Invisible Man
Synopsis: An ‘invisible man’ terrorizes a woman. In the middle of the night, a woman escapes her psycho tech bro boyfriend. Later we learn that he terrorized her and exerted … Continue Reading The Invisible Man
Dark Waters
Synopsis: True story of a lawyer taking on a polluting company; a twenty year odyssey. Reader Advisement: If you like pollution and/or don’t like actor Mark Ruffalo, proceed at your … Continue Reading Dark Waters
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Synopsis: A woman is commissioned to paint a woman’s portrait for her prospective husband in 1700s France. Director and writer Céline Sciamma’s brilliant Portrait of a Lady on Fire is tantamount … Continue Reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Just Mercy
Synopsis: Lawyer tries to free an innocent man. Michael B. Jordan stars in Just Mercy, based on attorney Bryan Stevenson’s book about his work to free a man from death row … Continue Reading Just Mercy
