Movies – Full Listing
The Half of It
THE HALF OF IT The Half of It is an adorable coming-of-age comedy-drama from Netflix about a high school senior dealing with her last year at home and starting to discover herself. Written and directed by Alice Wu, whose first movie Saving Face – done 15-years ago – was her own story about coming out…
Oldboy
OLDBOY Y’all tired of these cutesy Netflix or Amazon Original films that deal with teenage coming-of-age, or relationship issues that your girlfriend or wife asks/makes you watch. It’s time for a change – at least for 2 hours. Watch the original 2003 Oldboy, a South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Park Chan-wook. …
Dead To Me
DEAD TO ME Combating a global viral pandemic slows the movie releases. So, I’ve begun watching TV series. Dead To Me seemed like a good name these days. Crowded movie theaters, restaurants, stores, dead to me for a little while longer at best, I’m in Seattle. Dead To Me is a Netflix dark comedy-drama in…
- 2019
- Dark Comedy Drama
Quibi
QUIBI Quibi: Quick Bites on your phone only. Could be called ShoSto (short stories) or maybe MinBin since you can binge-watch an entire season or movie in episodes no longer than 10 minutes. Perfect for people with short attention spans, perhaps a better name is GenZTV or BigTikTok. I just watch what they call “Movies…
- 2026
Extraction
EXTRACTION Extraction is a better than the average action movie on Netflix, set in an interesting but saddening city, with lots of action (killing), and one long uncut action sequence. That sums it up, but I’ll go on. Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, is a mercenary named Tyler Rake. He works with a high-tech firm lead…
The Seagull
THE SEAGULL Brian Dennehy died this week. He was the big, burly, most of the time gruff character actor – I can relate to that – who died in the town I grew up in – New Haven, Connecticut. Therefore, I decided to watch one of his later-in-life films, The Seagull, a drama I would…
Stop Making Sense
STOP MAKING SENSE I’m not a concert movie fan, nor a big fan of the Talking Heads, but worldwide pandemics and a lot of free time make you do things you might not normally do, which can be good for you. Stop Making Sense may sum up April 2020, but it’s also the name of…
- 1984
- Documentary, Music
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS Whether you are in support of, or against, a woman’s right to chose, Never Rarely Sometimes Always stirs up your emotions, and probably not good ones. The spectrum of feelings range from sadness, frustration, pissed off, bored, anger, and sadness (sadness deserves to be listed twice, maybe anger too, anger with…
- 2020
- Drama
The Way Back
THE WAY BACK No sports being played during March 2020, so a little taste of high school basketball can be found in the somber, drama, The Way Back. Ben Affleck, as Jack Cunningham, is angry. After his life fell apart, Jack’s daily routine is; work, drink too much in his favorite dive bar, pass out,…
- 2020
- Drama
Danny Collins
DANNY COLLINS Danny Collins is a very melodramatic comedy/drama, with some excellent acting. That’s what you must prepare yourself for if you watch Danny Collins. Do you like the movie Life Itself, or the TV show This Is Us, both overly dramatic and exaggerated views of life? If you can stomach these shows, you will…
Lost Girls
LOST GIRLS Lost Girls is a Netflix crime/drama about the oldest daughter of three girls going missing. The working-poor, high-strung mother, Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), tries to get the attention of the police. However, the police are apathetic, inept, and sexist throughout the entire ordeal. Lost Girls is based upon actual events that began unfolding…
Knives Out
KNIVES OUT Knives Out is a surprisingly funny – and a bit quirky – whodunit murder mystery. The dysfunctional Thrombey family meets at the father’s mansion in Massachusetts to celebrate his 85th birthday. The father, Harlan Thrombey, is a self-made one-percenter obtaining his fortune by writing murder mysteries; the rest of the family are just…
The Coldest Game
THE COLDEST GAME Sending The Coldest Game, a spy “thriller” set during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, straight to Netflix is the right decision. Thank you, Netflix, for not making people buy a ticket to see this movie; it’s a watchable movie but not too exciting. Plot: As Soviet ships sail toward Cuba, the USA…
- 2019
- Thriller
The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a painfully slow real-time Indie drama featuring two First Nation women filmed in East Vancouver, B.C. Although painfully slow, it is a significant film for several reasons and worth watching if you go to movies for more than…
- 2019
- Drama
Troop Zero
TROOP ZERO Troop Zero is a heartfelt, slightly off-beat, predictable comedy from Amazon Studios. But, the film is more than just a story of misfit kids making friends and becoming more confident. Troop Zero will make you smile, make you cry, and remind you how precious life, friends, and you are. The story happens because…