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
The Iron Claw
Synopsis: A family of professional wrestlers experience triumph and tragedy. Based on a true story. (Streaming on Max) Imagine tennis matches scripted for your entertainment. First off, the players would … Continue Reading The Iron Claw
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
A Family Affair
Synopsis: Personal assistant’s horrible movie star boss starts to date her mom. (Streaming on Netflix) It’s so beautiful when two people with cosmetic surgery come together. The latest entry into the … Continue Reading A Family Affair
Hit Man
Synopsis: A professor becomes a fake hit man for police stings. How malleable is personality? It’s a question that Professor Gary Johnson asks himself and his students. He expounds on … Continue Reading Hit Man
Challengers
Synopsis: A love/lust triangle among tennis players. Challengers is the Zendaya Tennis Movie. The “plot” of Challengers is basically how much verbal abuse two guys will put up with to have sex … Continue Reading Challengers
The Fall Guy
Synopsis: Former stuntman gets hired to track down a wayward movie star. Perfect casting. That would be Ryan Gosling as stuntman Colt Seavers. In real life, a person as good … Continue Reading The Fall Guy
The Idea of You
Synopsis: Just-turned-40 single woman meets a 20-something boy bander who wants to date her. (Streaming on Prime Video) Is a forty-year-old woman dateable? Yes! In The Idea of You a forty-year-old woman … Continue Reading The Idea of You
Suzume
Synopsis: In an animated film, a girl must stop earthquakes. ‘Suzume’ upends everything we think we know about earthquakes. I’m supposing your word association for earthquakes might include seismographs and tectonic … Continue Reading Suzume
The Zone of Interest
Synopsis: The Nazi commandant of Auschwitz and his family live next door to the concentration camp. Picture a family situated in sylvan countryside. A prosperous 20th Century family hikes to … Continue Reading The Zone of Interest
The Taste of Things
Synopsis: In 1889 France, a food-lover and his chef perfect cuisine. And maybe they love each other. (Streaming on Amazon) How did the French get to haute cuisine? I mean … Continue Reading The Taste of Things
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Synopsis: A prequel to The Hunger Games, featuring a teen future tyrant and the woman he champions. (Streaming on Amazon) So many Young Adult books center on learning life lessons in spite … Continue Reading The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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
American Fiction
Synopsis: An author of literary books writes a trashy book as a joke. It becomes a bestseller. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Is a book written by a Black author a Black … Continue Reading American Fiction
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
Good Grief
Synopsis: A year after losing his partner, a man invites his two best friends to Paris for some closure. (Available on Netflix as of January 2024) Best reason to watch Good Grief? … Continue Reading Good Grief
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