Rustin
Synopsis: Docudrama on civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and his organization of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. Know your civil rights pioneers: Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, … Continue Reading Rustin
Saturday Night
Synopsis: An account of what happened behind the scenes in the hours before the premiere of Saturday Night Live. Sometimes, you just had to be there. No matter how animatedly an … Continue Reading Saturday Night
Carry-On
Synopsis: Security agent at LAX races to foil a terrorist on Christmas Eve. Carry-On is a Christmas movie like Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Neither film has to do with the … Continue Reading Carry-On
Christmas in Notting Hill
Synopsis: American woman falls for an English soccer star; she doesn’t know he’s famous. Box offices love sequels. Their brand recognition brings in viewers. Think of Thor or Bridget Jones, both spawning … Continue Reading Christmas in Notting Hill
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
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