Finding the Humor in Every Movie
Synopsis: Two single mothers bond and keep secrets from each other. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of 3/24/22) Penelope Cruz is Janis, a sometimes wise and sometimes foolish woman who … Continue Reading Parallel Mothers/ Madres paralelas
Synopsis: Animated film that recounts the life story of an Afghani refugee in his own words. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of 3-10-22) Are you familiar with Aesop’s fables? You … Continue Reading Flee
Synopsis: Depression-era carnival worker takes risks for fame and fortune. (Streaming on HBO Max, as of 3/3/22) Director Guillermo del Toro’s latest, Nightmare Alley, promises a deep dive into a world … Continue Reading Nightmare Alley
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
Synopsis: Elderly woman from Europe recounts her childhood during WWII, in which she escaped to the wilds and lived with wolves. Or did she? (Streaming on Netflix) If you were a … Continue Reading Misha and the Wolves
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: Wes Anderson liberally applies his own gonzo style to stories set in France. (Streaming on Amazon) Professional filmmaker and certified imp Wes Anderson keeps us on our toes with The French … Continue Reading The French Dispatch
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 burglars vie against each other in a jewelry heist while a law enforcement agent tries to catch them red-handed. (Streaming on Netflix) Red Notice is three stars with high … Continue Reading Red Notice
Synopsis: A man fights against the odds to retrieve his stolen necklace pendant and to save the world. (Streaming on Disney+) So, the Marvel Comic Universe movie titles are pretty … Continue Reading Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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: Young man on a sandduney planet fights to stay alive and lead an uprising. (Streaming on HBO Max) Dear Dune, I have some questions. Why do all the characters … Continue Reading Dune
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