CategoryDrama

Posted October 29, 2020 Drama

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

Posted October 22, 2020 Drama

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

Posted September 24, 2020 Drama

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

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Posted September 3, 2020 Cross Generational Appeal

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

Posted August 20, 2020 Drama

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

Posted August 13, 2020 Drama

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

Posted June 25, 2020 Classics

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

Posted June 18, 2020 Drama

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

Posted June 5, 2020 Drama

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

Posted May 29, 2020 Drama

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

Posted May 7, 2020 Drama

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)