
Reminiscence
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
Finding the Humor in Every Movie
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: Bo Burnham special shot during the pandemic features lots of comic & serio-comic songs. (Streaming on Netflix.) Bo Burnham has a lot to say. A lot to say about his … Continue Reading Bo Burnham: Inside
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: Marvel Comic Universe’s Black Widow aka Natasha Romanoff tries to reunite her family and take down the villain who forced her into becoming an assassin. (At theaters and streaming … Continue Reading Black Widow
Synopsis: A young witch gets settled in a new town. (A 1989 Studio Ghibli film. Streaming on HBO Max.) Imagine yourself out-of-school, trying to earn a living in a new town … Continue Reading Kiki’s Delivery Service
Synopsis: A documentary on chef Wolfgang Puck. (Streaming on Disney+) Apologies if you are hoping that Wolfgang is a docu on classical music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or modern day musician Wolfgang … Continue Reading Wolfgang
Synopsis: Sea creature boy transforms into a human boy and explores the nearby town. (Pixar film streaming on Disney +) Luca takes us back fifty plus years ago to an Earth … Continue Reading Luca
Synopsis: Strivers and dreamers sing and dance through Washington Heights. (Streaming on HBO Max.) After a year of masking and social distancing caused us to “miss” last summer, In the … Continue Reading In the Heights
Synopsis: An elderly gay couple recount the early part of their lives together in the 1940’s. (Streaming on Netflix.) A Secret Love is a documentary following a devoted elderly couple, … Continue Reading A Secret Love
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: Dogs with people, all around the world. (Streaming on Amazon Prime.) In We Don’t Deserve Dogs, filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker travel the globe showing people and dogs together. The dogs … Continue Reading We Don’t Deserve Dogs
Synopsis: A U.S. Navy SEAL joins up with the CIA to settle a score. Welcome to Without Remorse — correction: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. This will help distinguish it from Jane Austen’s Without Remorse, a … Continue Reading Without Remorse
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: Four teachers experiment with day drinking. (Streaming on Hulu & Amazon Prime.) Druk is Danish for binge drinking (alcohol). Druk or by its English title, Another Round, explores drinking culture in Denmark. The … Continue Reading Another Round
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
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