Comedy

Waitress

WAITRESS Andrienne Shelly wrote, directed, and co-starred in this very satisfying 2007 Indie movie. Before Ms. Shelly knew if her just completed movie would be purchased & distributed, Andrienne was murdered in her apartment by a petty thief – she was 40. Since then, Waitress has been made into a Tony nominated Broadway Musical –…

Dhanak

DHANAK (transl. RAINBOW) Dhanak is the most original road trip movie I’ve ever seen, if you don’t mind watching endearing 8 & 10-year old kids. Older sister Pari (Hetal Gada) trying to find sight for her 8-year old brother Chotu (Krrish Chhabria) by the time he is nine.  No earbuds in India so on their…

The 100 Year-Old Man

THE 100 YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED At the time of its release in 2013, The 100 Year-Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared was the highest grossing Swedish film.  Now this Swedish film is the third highest grossing Swedish film, only The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and…

Sing Street

SING STREET Sing Street is a well done Irish movie set in Dublin in the 1980’s.  This film is part drama, part musical, but mostly a good movie. Poor troubled family takes the middle kid Connor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) out of private school and sends him to a free school run by bully Jesuit Brothers and…

SITR & La La Land

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (& LA LA LAND)   Saw La La Land the day before Debbie Reynolds died, so the comparison to Singin’ in the Rain seemed appropriate.  Singin’ in the Rain was Debbie Reynolds’ first leading role. Had to rewatch Singin’ in the Rain, since the last time I saw it was in…

Paterson

PATERSON   “The Line” There’s an old song my grandfather used to sing that has the question, “or would you rather be a fish?” (this fish line is heard at 1:54 in the above link) Paterson (Adam Driver), the Paterson New Jersey poetic bus driver, is then interrupted, as he is every time he tries…

The Trip to Italy

THE TRIP TO ITALY Was planning a trip to Italy so watched this travelogue movie, The Trip to Italy, about two English/Welsh actors (Steve Coogan & Bob Brydon) traveling down the east coast of Italy (Liguria – Piemonte – Toscana – Roma – Campania). These two good friends find a reason to have someone pay…