Kangaroo Island
Synopsis: A woman in crisis heads home to Australia’s Kangaroo Island. She has a reunion with her family and a reckoning with her past. Kangaroo Island sounds like a fairy … Continue Reading Kangaroo Island
Disclosure Day
Synopsis: Former government worker turns whistleblower, racing to reveal proof of aliens visiting Earth. Meanwhile, a newscaster gains psychic abilities that include speaking in an alien language. No more having … Continue Reading Disclosure Day
You, Me & Tuscany
Synopsis: A down on her luck woman travels to Italy for inspiration. She gets inspired by the food and an attractive man. You, Me & Tuscany investigates the interesting phenomenon … Continue Reading You, Me & Tuscany
Regretting You
Synopsis: Woman was a teen mom, now she and her teen daughter go through a crisis. Lots of melodrama. Torrid love affairs, family secrets and flashbacks. Good! I could use … Continue Reading Regretting You
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Synopsis: Journalist returns to the fashion magazine she began her career at; and the same demanding boss The four fashionistas of The Devil Wears Prada are back in The Devil … Continue Reading The Devil Wears Prada 2
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Synopsis: An octopus at an aquarium and a worker there develop a bond. They’re both effected when a young man starts working there. Umvelt. If you are reading this, I’m … Continue Reading Remarkably Bright Creatures
Send Help
Synopsis: A boss and a mistreated employee are marooned on a deserted island. Send Help is a stranded-on-an-island story. For most of humans’ existence people had passed-down knowledge of how … Continue Reading Send Help
The Housemaid
Synopsis: A live-in housemaid tries to please her gaslighting, fuming employer while getting close to the woman’s husband. Based on the book by Rebecca Sonnenshine. Good jobs are hard to find. … Continue Reading The Housemaid
Wuthering Heights
Synopsis: A take on an English literature classic, with the two leads repeatedly expressing their lust for each other. “Wuthering Heights” : Come for the Classic Story. Stay for the … Continue Reading Wuthering Heights
Eat Pray Bark
Synopsis: People bring their dogs to a weekend dog training camp in the Alps. Laughs ensue. In Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts’ character is on a journey of self-discovery. After … Continue Reading Eat Pray Bark
The Testament of Ann Lee
Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, an Eighteenth Century Englishwoman who founded the Shakers, a Christian group. From a young age she had religious visions. As a young woman she … Continue Reading The Testament of Ann Lee
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent / O Agente Secreto takes place during Carnaval in Brazil. Fun! Pre-Lent outdoor partying was brought to Brazil by Roman Catholic colonizers from Portugal. Lent is a … Continue Reading The Secret Agent
Hamnet
I haven’t read Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet,” in spite of the excellent reviews. The book is an imagining of Shakespeare’s inspiration for Hamlet; the death of his son Hamnet. Too sad. … Continue Reading Hamnet
Song Sung Blue
The whole idea of a tribute act is odd to me. I understand that a singer may not have their own material, so they sing covers. But pretending to be, … Continue Reading Song Sung Blue
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Synopsis: A baby tells us of her life in Japan. Don’t you feel dumb when a baby lectures you in metaphysics and you can’t understand the concepts? I don’t know … Continue Reading Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Left-Handed Girl
Synopsis: A woman and her two daughters scrape by in Taipei. The kindergartener is admonished by her grandfather for using her left hand; she begins to find fault in herself … Continue Reading Left-Handed Girl
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