Finding the Humor in Every Movie
Synopsis: After a year-long close down, Cirque du Soleil rehearses to relaunch their “O” show in Las Vegas (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Setting: Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas. The show “O” is … Continue Reading Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net
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
Synopsis: A family of professional wrestlers experience triumph and tragedy. Based on a true story. (Streaming on Max) Imagine tennis matches scripted for your entertainment. First off, the players would … Continue Reading The Iron Claw
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
Synopsis: A professor becomes a fake hit man for police stings. How malleable is personality? It’s a question that Professor Gary Johnson asks himself and his students. He expounds on … Continue Reading Hit Man
Synopsis: Former stuntman gets hired to track down a wayward movie star. Perfect casting. That would be Ryan Gosling as stuntman Colt Seavers. In real life, a person as good … Continue Reading The Fall Guy
Synopsis: Two cowboys in the early 1900’s meet again after years apart. Romance might reignite, but their missions take them in opposite directions. (Short film, 30 minutes) “Strange Way of Life” is … Continue Reading Strange Way of Life
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
Synopsis: The Nazi commandant of Auschwitz and his family live next door to the concentration camp. Picture a family situated in sylvan countryside. A prosperous 20th Century family hikes to … Continue Reading The Zone of Interest
Synopsis: In 1889 France, a food-lover and his chef perfect cuisine. And maybe they love each other. (Streaming on Amazon) How did the French get to haute cuisine? I mean … Continue Reading The Taste of Things
Synopsis: A prequel to The Hunger Games, featuring a teen future tyrant and the woman he champions. (Streaming on Amazon) So many Young Adult books center on learning life lessons in spite … Continue Reading The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Synopsis: A man and woman, who had one date, hate each other after a misunderstanding and part ways. Months later they find themselves as guests at a destination wedding. Shakespeare’s Much … Continue Reading Anyone but You
Synopsis: An author of literary books writes a trashy book as a joke. It becomes a bestseller. (Streaming on Amazon Prime) Is a book written by a Black author a Black … Continue Reading American Fiction
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
Synopsis: A man is found dead below a house’s attic window. His wife says she was asleep at the time of the incident. Was it suicide, an accident or murder? … Continue Reading Anatomy of a Fall
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
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