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
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
Air
Synopsis: In 1984, a sneaker company makes a sales pitch to new NBA player Michael Jordan. (Streaming on Amazon as of August 2023) Air –excuse me, Air: Courting a Legend– is like the … Continue Reading Air
Barbie
Synopsis: Barbie, a doll, leaves Barbie Land for the real world and is surprised by what she finds. Barbie is aspirational: she has the social currency of being pretty and … Continue Reading Barbie
Full Time
Synopsis: Single mother struggles to keep her job and care for her kids during a transportation strike in Paris. (Streaming on Amazon as of July 2023) French movie title: À plein … Continue Reading Full Time
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Synopsis: Climate change activists head out to Texas to blow up a pipeline. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of July 2023) We do need to do something about climate change. … Continue Reading How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Asteroid City
Synopsis: A bunch of students and assorted adults travel to a crater for a Junior Star Gazer convention. Be advised: this is a Wes Anderson movie. (In theaters as of … Continue Reading Asteroid City
Wildcat
Synopsis: Man raises an ocelot in Peru, preparing the cat to live on his own. (Streaming on Amazon as of June 2023) I feel like, if a housecat watched a nature … Continue Reading Wildcat
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