Finding the Humor in Every Movie
Synopsis: A composer tries to get his latest musical onstage. (Streaming on Netflix) The movie’s title, tick,tick,…Boom! has nothing to do with explosives. Rather, it’s the title of a one-person show … Continue Reading Tick, Tick…Boom!
Synopsis: 1950’s TV stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz have a rough week at work. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) Some little-known facts about 1950’s America: Babies were delivered by storks… … Continue Reading Being the Ricardos
Synopsis: Cattle rancher in 1920’s American West makes everyone’s life miserable. (Streaming on Netflix) I was prepared for the importance of The Power of the Dog. For one thing, it’s critical … Continue Reading The Power of the Dog
Synopsis: Young woman in present-day London starts getting scary visions of early 1960’s Soho. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Were you a suburban kid? Just nod if the answer is ‘yes.’ You’ll … Continue Reading Last Night in Soho
Synopsis: Duel between two men in 1300’s France over a woman’s testimony. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) Dear Diary, Scratching plans to time travel to 1380’s France. Apparently, squalor and brutality … Continue Reading The Last Duel
Synopsis: Victoria gentleman draws cats. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) The Electrical Life of Louis Wain… more like The Electrical Performance of Benedict Cumberbatch as Louis Wain. How does the former Sherlock … Continue Reading The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Synopsis: Two Black women in 1920’s NYC re-establish a friendship, one of the women passes herself off as white. (Streaming on Netflix) Passing is a story about identity, specifically racial identity. … Continue Reading Passing
Synopsis: Film student in 1980’s Britain has a trainwreck boyfriend. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) While the 2020 pandemic permanently knocked out some arthouse theaters, arthouses movies live on. Director-screenwriter Joanna Hogg’s … Continue Reading The Souvenir
Synopsis: A tragedy marks two young Native Americans with repercussions into adulthood. (Streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple tv+) Wild Indian has a promising set up: two youngsters marked by a … Continue Reading Wild Indian
Synopsis: Film noir set in future Miami, a man uncovers crimes as he searches for his ex girlfriend. Climate change meet film noir. Reminiscence skips ahead to a near-future that finds … Continue Reading Reminiscence
Synopsis: A journalist in present-day London reads a cache of old love letters and tries to find the lovers. (Streaming on Netflix.) If you’re reading this now, there’s a good … Continue Reading The Last Letter from Your Lover
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
Synopsis: Federal police agent in Australia investigates a murder-suicide in his hometown. How satisfying to see Australian actors in films showcasing their precious island home and pleasantly rugged accents. The … Continue Reading The Dry
Synopsis: Seniors living in vans travel from place to place to find work. Nomadland is most decidedly not #vanlife. The people aren’t vivacious and sexy looking. The vans aren’t new … Continue Reading Nomadland
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
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
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