The Elephant Whisperers
Synopsis: A couple cares for orphaned elephants in India. (Streaming on Netflix as of April 2023) “O, my dear child.” These words are spoken by an adoptive parent to a child … Continue Reading The Elephant Whisperers
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Synopsis: An ordinary woman finds herself taxed with re-aligning the multiverse –or something like that. (Streaming on multiple platforms, including Amazon Prime, Hulu, Paramount + as of March 2023) Evelyn … Continue Reading Everything Everywhere All at Once
In the Heat of the Night
Synopsis: In Mid-20th Century America, a Black police officer from the North helps to solve a crime in a small southern town. Woe be the stranger in a strange town. … Continue Reading In the Heat of the Night
Nomadland
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
WALL-E
Synopsis: A lonely robot seeks friendship. (Pixar, 2008, streaming on Disney+) How much loneliness can one person take? In Cast Away, Tom Hanks’ marooned character survives alone on an island for … Continue Reading WALL-E
The Descendants
Synopsis: A lawyer struggles to care for his daughters and manage family business while his wife is hospitalized. Sun, surf and tropical splendor… the stuff of daydreams and long-saved … Continue Reading The Descendants
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Synopsis: Lovers and martial artists fulfill their destinies in long-ago China. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an Ang Lee masterpiece that explores love, honor and freedom through martial arts. A … Continue Reading Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Inception
Synopsis: A team is assembled to pull off a trippy piece of corporate espionage. You know when you wake up with a start from a bad dream, and after catching … Continue Reading Inception
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
Bombshell
Synopsis: Examination of sexual harassment at Fox News. Bombshell is the story of journalist Gretchen Carlson’s 2016 lawsuit against her boss, Fox News chair Roger Ailes. Among the charges, Carlson … Continue Reading Bombshell
Knives Out
Synopsis: Whodunit revolving around a wealthy man, his greedy family and his nurse. If your personal Venn diagram of interests includes the board game Clue, Captain Von Trapp, Southern Gothic … Continue Reading Knives Out
Ford v Ferrari
Synopsis: In the mid-1960’s, a racecar designer and driver set-out to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ford vehicle, competing against the renowned Ferrari motor company. Ford … Continue Reading Ford v Ferrari
Parasite
Synopsis: A poor family working for a wealthy family in South Korea try to keep their plans from spinning out of control. I had hoped it wouldn’t come to this; … Continue Reading Parasite
Joker
Synopsis: In Gotham City, a deranged clown becomes the Joker. Adding to the mountain of evidence that clowns are scary is director Todd Phillips’ Joker with Joaquin Phoenix as the titular … Continue Reading Joker
1917
Synopsis: During WWI two young English soldiers must move through enemy territory to deliver an urgent message. Since the dawn of feature films, cameras have turned to one of humanity’s … Continue Reading 1917
Little Women
Synopsis: Louisa May Alcott’s novel as interpreted by Greta Gerwig: Four sisters and neighbor boy in Civil War-era New England. I did it! Months ago, after I first saw the Little … Continue Reading Little Women
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