Saltburn
Synopsis: A poor outsider gets taken in by a popular student at Oxford. A strange and dangerous summer ensues. (Streaming on Amazon as of January 2024) We don’t really need another … Continue Reading Saltburn
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
May December
Synopsis: An actor meets with a woman she’ll be portraying in a film. The woman is married to a man she began a relationship with when he was a young … Continue Reading May December
The Blackening
Synopsis: A group of Black friends have a reunion at a cabin in the woods. What could go wrong? (Streaming on Amazon as of December 2023) Scary movies are too … Continue Reading The Blackening
One Delicious Christmas
Synopsis: An inn proprietor hires a new chef for the holidays. He’s cute. She’s interested. (Streaming on Max) What are you looking for in a movie? Good script? Good acting? Good … Continue Reading One Delicious Christmas
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
Fair Play
Synopsis: A couple who work together find their relationship cratering after she gets a promotion that he expected to get. (Streaming on Netflix as of October 2023) *** Trigger Warning— a scene … Continue Reading Fair Play
You Hurt My Feelings
Synopsis: Writer and her husband have a downswing in their relationship — but it’s funny too. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of October 2023) Is it okay to lie? According to … Continue Reading You Hurt My Feelings
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
Past Lives
Synopsis: A woman contemplates what direction, if any, fate is sending her when she (possibly) loves two men. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) In Past Lives the fates of three interconnected people hang in … Continue Reading Past Lives
Bama Rush
Synopsis: Women students at the University of Alabama put a lot of effort into getting accepted as sorority members. (Streaming on HBO Max) “I hear that sororities are full of mean … Continue Reading Bama Rush
War Pony
Synopsis: Perilous life on a reservation for a boy and young man. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) War Pony is set in South Dakota at the Pine Ridge Reservation*, where nearly 20,000 … Continue Reading War Pony
Red, White & Royal Blue
Synopsis: Scions of English and American power tussle and kiss in a queer rom-com. (Streaming on Amazon as of August 2023) Red, White & Royal Blue, based on the book … Continue Reading Red, White & Royal Blue
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
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