Sylvie’s Love
Synopsis: Set in the late 1950’s, an aspiring TV producer has an affair with a saxophonist. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) Sylvie’s Love is a romance chockful of passion, glamour and … Continue Reading Sylvie’s Love
Penguin Bloom
Synopsis: Raising a baby bird helps a woman to recover from depression after a debilitating accident. Good on Naomi Watts for shepherding Penguin Bloom, the story of her fellow Aussie … Continue Reading Penguin Bloom
The White Tiger
Synopsis: An impoverished young man in India tries to get ahead. Desperate people do desperate things. Greedy people do greedy things. Elvish people do elvish things. You get the idea. … Continue Reading The White Tiger
Sound of Metal
Synopsis: A drummer experiences hearing loss. What happens when a recovering addict is hit with life-changing adversity that would knock anyone off their feet? This is the question at the … Continue Reading Sound of Metal
Tenet
Synopsis: CIA agent races against time to prevent catastrophe. Don’t call it time travel. Writer-director Christopher Nolan tries to break our brains with his plot device that centers around “inverting … Continue Reading Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Synopsis: Ageless Wonder Woman aims to save the world in the 80’s. (Streaming on HBO Max.) Wonder Woman 1984 is tucked safely away in the Before Times, decades before universal … Continue Reading Wonder Woman 1984
It’s A Wonderful Life
Synopsis: George Bailey of Bedford Falls has a personal crisis on Christmas Eve. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) It’s a Wonderful Life is an American Christmas classic filmed in 1946. It … Continue Reading It’s A Wonderful Life
Hillbilly Elegy
Synopsis: Grown grandson of hillbillies considers his youth and his way out of poverty. Hillbilly Elegy is based on J.D. Vance’s 2013 memoir in which he reflects on growing … Continue Reading Hillbilly Elegy
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a whole lot of holiday foolishness. I believe it was intended to be entertaining “for the whole family.” If you like musicals with forgettable … Continue Reading Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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
The Grizzlies
Synopsis: New teacher helps Inuit high schoolers in Nunavut, Canada form a lacrosse team. The Grizzlies def sounds like a movie I would watch, whether it was a documentary (probably … Continue Reading The Grizzlies
His House
Synopsis: Refugees escape war only to land in a haunted house. His House is a movie about a terrifying house renovation. Or at least that’s what I told myself. This … Continue Reading His House
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Synopsis: Borat, a Kazakh journalist wants to deliver a present to the American Vice President. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) British chameleon of satire, Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the United … Continue Reading Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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
The Trial of the Chicago 7
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
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
Synopsis: Naturalist David Attenborough’s witness statement based on decades of observation and study: an alarming loss of the Earth’s wildlife & wild spaces. He outlines how to help stop the … Continue Reading David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
