The Family McMullen
Synopsis: A follow-up to the 1995 movie, The Brothers McMullen, which followed the love lives of three twenty-something Irish Catholic brothers. Now one of the brothers has family moving in … Continue Reading The Family McMullen
Nouvelle Vague
Synopsis: A recreation of the shooting of Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic, Breathless/ À bout de souffle. I’m not sure if Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague is art imitating life or … Continue Reading Nouvelle Vague
Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley novel. Bring on the Gothic… Storms. Gloom. Tragedy. A threatening man or two. A resourceful damsel. Real or imagined monster/ghost. Isolated … Continue Reading Frankenstein
My Mother’s Wedding
Synopsis: Three sisters gather for their twice-widowed mother’s wedding. Tensions arise on the wedding day and secrets come out. When characters remind each other to behave at an upcoming wedding, … Continue Reading My Mother’s Wedding
Shark Whisperer
Synopsis: Ocean Ramsey swims with sharks, and advocates for laws to protect them. Would you watch a documentary called Squirrel Whisperer? I would. Squirrels are jerky and jittery critters, so it … Continue Reading Shark Whisperer
A Real Pain
Synopsis: Cousins go to Poland to visit the village of their Holocaust-survivor grandmother. The two guys bond and bicker. Behold the group tour and its age-old rules… the tour guide, … Continue Reading A Real Pain
Flow
F Synopsis: A cat survives in the aftermath of a flood. The cat finds him/herself on a boat with several other animals. As a generalization, house cats do not … Continue Reading Flow
Anora
Synopsis: An NYC sex worker meets up with a Russian oligarch’s son Anora is the anti-Pretty Woman. No Cinderella story, this! In 1990, Julia Roberts’ LA sex worker, Vivian, had a … Continue Reading Anora
A Quiet Place: Day One
Synopsis: An ill young woman and her cat attempt to survive an alien invasion. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Does the cat live? That was my question for A Quiet Place: Day One. It … Continue Reading A Quiet Place: Day One
Find Me Falling
Synopsis: Former rock star retires to Cyprus and finds love. (Streaming on Netflix) <<Trigger Warning: Scenes of suicidal individual/s at a cliff >> John Allman is an over-the-hill rock star. True … Continue Reading Find Me Falling
Pearl
Synopsis: 1918 Texas… A crazy young woman who wants to be a star can’t control her temper. Let’s get this out of the way right now: Pearl, 1918 Texas farmgirl, … Continue Reading Pearl
Under Paris
Synopsis: A human-killing shark takes up residence in the Seine, just before a big triathlon swim. This time it’s not the Phantom of the Opera who is haunting the underbelly … Continue Reading Under Paris
Strange Way of Life
Synopsis: Two cowboys in the early 1900’s meet again after years apart. Romance might reignite, but their missions take them in opposite directions. (Short film, 30 minutes) “Strange Way of Life” is … Continue Reading Strange Way of Life
Anyone but You
Synopsis: A man and woman, who had one date, hate each other after a misunderstanding and part ways. Months later they find themselves as guests at a destination wedding. Shakespeare’s Much … Continue Reading Anyone but You
Poor Things
Synopsis: Newborn woman explores the world and discovers herself. (Available on Amazon as of February 2024) Brace yourself. Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and collaborator Emma Stone, as Bella Baxter, present a gruesome … Continue Reading Poor Things
All Together Now
Synopsis: Teen struggles with homelessness while trying to get a performing arts scholarship for singing. Time to count your blessings, everyone. You may think that you have had it bad, … Continue Reading All Together Now
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