Uglies
Synopsis: Teens labeled as ugly are brainwashed into having plastic surgery. No, it’s not LA, it’s a future dystopian society. You know that things are bad with young teens in … Continue Reading Uglies
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
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
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
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
Maestro
Synopsis: An examination of composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein’s work and marriage to Felicia Montealegre. (In theaters and streaming on Netflix as of December 2023) Maestro, featuring Bradley Cooper as 20th Century … Continue Reading Maestro
May December
Synopsis: An actor meets with a woman she’ll be portraying in a film. The woman is married to a man she began a relationship with when he was a young … Continue Reading May December
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
The Elephant Whisperers
Synopsis: A couple cares for orphaned elephants in India. (Streaming on Netflix as of April 2023) “O, my dear child.” These words are spoken by an adoptive parent to a child … Continue Reading The Elephant Whisperers
Narvik
Synopsis: A Norwegian family struggles to survive and defend their town during WWII. (Available on Netflix as of March 2023.) Is there nowhere on this earth that people are safe from … Continue Reading Narvik
The Noel Diary
Synopsis: Against a wintry backdrop, two people meet: a woman searching for her biological mother and a man trying to make peace with his own past. (Streaming on Netflix.) We’re closing … Continue Reading The Noel Diary
Enola Holmes 2
Synopsis: Young woman in Victorian London works as a detective. Her brother is the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes. (Streaming on Netflix) Young Enola Holmes (a charismatic Millie Bobby Brown) has a … Continue Reading Enola Holmes 2
No Limit
Synopsis: A young woman competes in free diving and dates an abusive man. (Streaming on Netflix as of September 2022) No Limit takes us into the world of freediving. And walks … Continue Reading No Limit
Operation Mincemeat
Synopsis: During WWII, British Intelligence comes up with a plan to deceive Nazi Germany on battle plans. (Streaming on Netflix as of May 19, 2022) Operation Mincemeat the movie has a … Continue Reading Operation Mincemeat
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Synopsis: A composer tries to get his latest musical onstage. (Streaming on Netflix) The movie’s title, tick,tick,…Boom! has nothing to do with explosives. Rather, it’s the title of a one-person show … Continue Reading Tick, Tick…Boom!
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