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Finding You
FINDING YOU Practically, every cliché in the book is in Finding You, a coming-of-age romance film based on the book, There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones. Even though the film is predictable, utterly moral, bordering on religious, by the end, you still hope for the best for the heroine and the movie star….
Belfast
BELFAST Buddy’s idyllic childhood comes to a sudden end on August 15, 1969, when The Troubles begin on Buddy’s street. The hatred toward the Irish Nationalists (who are usually Catholic and want to be part of Ireland, not England) finally erupts into violence. Belfast is a semi-autobiographical drama seen through the eyes of 8-year old…
- 2021
- Drama
A Few Satisfying Movies
A FEW SATISFYING MOVIES Hard Love: Josh Lin (Jimmy O. Lang) tells a dating column writer (Natalie Bauer) a few lies that arouse her enough to travel across the country to Lake Placid, New York, to surprise meet her new love. Kind of a Christmas movie in a similar way that Die Hard is…
- 2026
The Tender Bar
THE TENDER BAR Girls have Edge of Seventeen, Lady Bird, All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Juno, Little Women, and many more coming-of-age movies. Boys have Stand By Me in 1986, which is relatable for me. Boys also have superb coming-of-age films such as Moonlighting and Billy Elliot, which I do not connect with. Finally,…
- 2021
- Drama
The Power of the Dog
THE POWER OF THE DOG Thought to be one of the best movies of the year, The Power of the Dog is a psychological drama set in 1925 Montana. Think of the TV series Yellowstone in the 1920s with less soap opera, less action, but more male machismo intimidation of all things good, and a…
Together
TOGETHER Together is an intelligent British comedy-drama about a couple’s changing relationship during the lockdowns of 2020 and into 2021. The movie explores the wide range of emotions the couple experience during the lockdown year. Emotions range from hateful to funny to poignant and sad. Together will satisfy your theater urge if you are starving…
The Humans
THE HUMANS The Humans is a Tony Award-winning play written by Stephan Karam in 2014. Stephan Karam also wrote the screenplay, directed, and co-produced the 2021 movie, The Humans, which is the most depressing drama I have seen in a great while. Please don’t believe the critics that get paid for their views (Rotten Tomatoes,…
- 2021
- Drama
Violet
VIOLET Violet is a character-based drama following Violet (Olivia Munn), a professional woman in the film industry trying to improve her mental health. Oliva Munn is excellent in her portrayal of Violet, the best I remember her ever being. See Trailer. An interesting stylized device shows Violet’s struggle with her psyche. Violet wants to be…
- 2021
- Drama
Hellbound
HELLBOUND Watch the first six minutes of Hellbound, a Korean horror thriller series, and you will be intrigued by the supernatural horror that is happening in a South Korean city, or you will be appalled by the “demonstration” and will miss an exciting horror thriller. The first three episodes of Hellbound show the beginning of…
Passing
PASSING Many years ago, I read Black Like Me, a nonfiction novel by John Howard Griffin published in 1961. Black Like Me is a simple book confirming in 1961 that people with dark skin experience discrimination because of their skin color. The three-star movie of the same name, starring James Whitmore, was released in 1964….
- 2021
- Drama
Old Henry
OLD HENRY Old Henry fits the bill if you are in the mood for a well-executed, good old-fashioned western, with plenty of shoot outs and bad frontier parenting. Tim Blake Nelson, best known as a support character actor (I remember him as Delmar in O Brother, Where Art Thou), is the capable lead in Old…
Christmas Sail
CHRISTMAS SAIL “Hey, Google – Define Christmas movie.” A movie you watch at Christmas that makes you feel the holiday spirit “Hey, Google – What makes a movie a Christmas movie?” A film that features one of the traditional Christmas themes, such as love, hope, generosity, faith, redemption, family, or fear. Christmas Sail fits all…
Till Death
TILL DEATH Never did I think I would intentionally watch a Megan Fox movie for her acting. Till Death, a suspense thriller is the most enjoyable movie I’ve seen in a long time, albeit a bit bloody. Not slasher bloody, just you stab me, or I stab you bloody. Megan Fox is superb changing from…
The Green Knight
THE GREEN KNIGHT I’m confident that none of my friends or family will enjoy The Green Knight unless they are familiar with the ancient story. Even knowing the story, most would be bored since The Green Knight is a slow-moving Indie-like drama. The Green Knight is a medieval fantasy film loaded with symbolism and magic…