Finding the Humor in Every Movie
Synopsis: Teen girl meets creep. Trouble follows. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Are summer reading lists for teens just an American high school thing? School districts assign summer reading lists designed to … Continue Reading Palm Trees and Power Lines
Synopsis: A donkey in Europe tries to adapt as they find themselves in myriad situations & predicaments. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of March 2023) EO needs — like all of … Continue Reading EO
Synopsis: Woman general fights off invaders from all sides, struggles to find free time for leisure or friendship. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of February 2023.) One of the good things … Continue Reading The Woman King
Synopsis: Power corrupts an award-winning conductor. (Streaming on Amazon and Peacock as of February 2023.) Cate Blanchett is Lydia Tár, genius conductor. Be prepared to be awed by Tár’s CV. She … Continue Reading Tar
Synopsis: Preternaturally gifted kid grows up to become famous director Steven Spielberg. (Streaming on Amazon as of January 2023.) The Fabelmans is, essentially, the Spielbergs. If you are reading this now, you … Continue Reading The Fabelmans
Synopsis: A friendship between two men in 1920’s Ireland is ruptured. (Streaming on HBO Max and Amazon as of January 2023.) It’s quite a hat trick for a movie to have … Continue Reading The Banshees of Inisherin
Synopsis: Syrian sisters, both competitive swimmers, flee war-torn Syria. The younger sister has hopes to become an Olympic swimmer. (Streaming on Netflix as of December 2022.) When I’m at the pool, … Continue Reading The Swimmers
Synopsis: Top Navy pilots compete for placement in a classified mission; meanwhile, their instructor battles top brass. (Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus and Amazon Prime as of November 2022) Top … Continue Reading Top Gun: Maverick
Synopsis: In late 1800’s London, a creepy husband gaslights his wife. (Streaming on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.) I know how gaslighting works. It involves manipulating and lying to a person … Continue Reading Gaslight
Synopsis: A road trip movie whose travelers are a military dog and her chauffeur. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of October 2022) Calling all dog lovers. True to its title, Dog is about … Continue Reading Dog
Synopsis: Attraction and wackiness in the San Fernando Valley. (Streaming on Amazon as of September 2022.) 1973, San Fernando Valley… Alana is trying to find her groove. Gary is always looking … Continue Reading Licorice Pizza
Synopsis: Dr. Strange juggles multiple plotlines whilst traipsing across universes. (Streaming on Disney+ and Amazon Prime as of August 2022) Dr. Strange 2 deserves a gold star for its awesome title: Doctor … Continue Reading Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Synopsis: A little girl goes back and forth from the present to the past, where she visits her mother at the same age. (Streaming on Amazon Prime as of July 7, … Continue Reading Petite Maman
Synopsis: An ordinary woman finds herself taxed with re-aligning the multiverse –or something like that. (Streaming on multiple platforms, including Amazon Prime, Hulu, Paramount + as of March 2023) Evelyn … Continue Reading Everything Everywhere All at Once
Synopsis: Chef and staff have a rough dinner service. (Streaming on Amazon as of May 25, 2022) Boiling Point could’ve been titled ‘Kitchen Burnout.’ There are many teaching moments that a human … Continue Reading Boiling Point
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