Blue Heron
Synopsis: A young girl tries to understand her brother’s behavioral problems while acclimating to the family’s move. Even with the best of circumstances, it’s not easy being a little kid. … Continue Reading Blue Heron
The Sheep Detectives
Synopsis: A flock of sheep solve a murder. “Baa, ram ewe! Baa, ram, ewe! To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true! Sheep be true!” Do you recognize this … Continue Reading The Sheep Detectives
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
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
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
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
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
Marty Supreme
Synopsis: A young hustler in 1952 NYC tries to become a world-famous ping pong player. Marty is a hustler. He lies like a rug. He’s the sort of person you … Continue Reading Marty Supreme
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
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Synopsis: Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir recounting her childhood in Rhodesia-Zimbabwe during the Rhodesian Civil War in the late 1970’s. Many kids would choose spending their days in perpetual summer … Continue Reading Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
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
Superman
Synopsis: Metropolis’ hero, Superman, has plenty of battles to keep our planet safe. He’s joined in his efforts by girlfriend, Lois Lane and superdog, Krypto. Superman made his comic book … Continue Reading Superman
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