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
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
The Housemaid
Synopsis: A live-in housemaid tries to please her gaslighting, fuming employer while getting close to the woman’s husband. Based on the book by Rebecca Sonnenshine. Good jobs are hard to find. … Continue Reading The Housemaid
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 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
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
People We Meet on Vacation
Synopsis: A man and woman who are ‘just friends’ meet every summer for vacay. Rifts emerge and sparks fly. Poppy and Alex are unlikely best friends. According to People We Meet … Continue Reading People We Meet on Vacation
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
Left-Handed Girl
Synopsis: A woman and her two daughters scrape by in Taipei. The kindergartener is admonished by her grandfather for using her left hand; she begins to find fault in herself … Continue Reading Left-Handed Girl
Train Dreams
Synopsis: The story of a man’s life in the early 1900’s Pacific Northwest. While working as a logger his life yields losses and rewards. Ah, beautiful wilderness. Robert Granier (Joel … Continue Reading Train Dreams
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Synopsis: Entry #3 in the Knives Out mystery series. Benoit Blanc is back to solve a very tricksy mystery. First off, I do not like the morbid title. But since I know … Continue Reading Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Jay Kelly
Synopsis: An aging American movie star looks back on his career and personal life choices as he travels to a tribute for him in Italy. I’m crazy about movies with … Continue Reading Jay Kelly
Champagne Problems
S Synopsis: An American woman goes to Paris on business and meets a charming Frenchman at a bookstore. First off, nice job with the title. Naming a movie after a … Continue Reading Champagne Problems
Nouvelle Vague
Synopsis: A recreation of the shooting of Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic, Breathless/ À bout de souffle. I’m not sure if Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague is art imitating life or … Continue Reading Nouvelle Vague
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