People We Meet on Vacation
Synopsis: A man and woman who are ‘just friends’ meet every summer for vacay. Rifts emerge and sparks fly. Poppy and Alex are unlikely best friends. According to People We Meet … Continue Reading People We Meet on Vacation
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
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
Every Little Thing
Synopsis: A California wildlife rehabilitator rescues orphaned and injured hummingbirds. How could Nature create something as fantastical as a hummingbird? They seem as though they could only exist as a … Continue Reading Every Little Thing
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
Maestro
Synopsis: An examination of composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein’s work and marriage to Felicia Montealegre. (In theaters and streaming on Netflix as of December 2023) Maestro, featuring Bradley Cooper as 20th Century … Continue Reading Maestro
The Boy and the Heron
Synopsis: Hayao Miyazaki spins a tale of a boy’s life during wartime and the bizarre fantasy land he enters to cope with the loss of his mother. Set for a … Continue Reading The Boy and the Heron
Priscilla
Synopsis: Priscilla’s account of her life with former husband, 1950’s superstar singer Elvis Presley. (In theaters as of November 2023) Imagine having a fourteen-year-old daughter who wants to date Harry … Continue Reading Priscilla
Killers of the Flower Moon
Synopsis: Native Americans in 1920’s Oklahoma are being murdered for their oil rights. (In theaters as of October 2023.) Killers of the Flower Moon is a tour de force, albeit slightly … Continue Reading Killers of the Flower Moon
A Haunting in Venice
Synopsis: Detective Hercule Poirot investigates a death in Venice. Seances, storms and spookiness ensue. With A Haunting in Venice, Kenneth Branagh has finally hit his stride as Hercule Poirot. While he … Continue Reading A Haunting in Venice
Oppenheimer
Synopsis: Scientist begins the age of nuclear war. Behold the Anthropocene. Mid-20th Century, humans had enough of Nature calling the shots. Homo Sapiens would harness their brain power to create … Continue Reading Oppenheimer
Barbie
Synopsis: Barbie, a doll, leaves Barbie Land for the real world and is surprised by what she finds. Barbie is aspirational: she has the social currency of being pretty and … Continue Reading Barbie
Asteroid City
Synopsis: A bunch of students and assorted adults travel to a crater for a Junior Star Gazer convention. Be advised: this is a Wes Anderson movie. (In theaters as of … Continue Reading Asteroid City
Aftersun
Synopsis: Young, single non-custodial father and his daughter vacation in Turkey, relaxing, stressing, and conversating. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of February 2023.) Holiday time! Sophie, an eleven-year-old Scottish girl is … Continue Reading Aftersun
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