Materialists
From the trailer and publicity around this film, you might think it's your classic chick flick. But you'd be wrong. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Celine Song (Past…
The New Boy
I watched this film just after reading Cate Blanchett's statement that she is quitting movies. I hope she reconsiders and just takes a healthy pause, since she is such a…
Bonjour Tristesse
Set in a beautiful corner of the French Riviera, this coming-of-age drama centers on Cécile (Lily McInerny) a young woman spending the summer with her widowed father Raymond (Claes Bang)…
Art for Everybody
The name Thomas Kinkade was familiar to me, though I'd have had a hard time saying who he was prior to watching this documentary. If you were around during the…
The Friend
I am a big dog lover! And when I saw the trailer for this flick, I knew I had to watch it. The catalyst for the whole story is a…
There’s Still Tomorrow (C’è ancora domani)
Written and directed by and starring Paola Cortellesi, There's Still Tomorrow is a feminist dramedy that outperformed Barbie in Italy! Set in post-WWII Rome, it tells the story of Delia, a…
My Dead Friend Zoe
This unusual buddy dramedy tells a surprisingly effective veteran story. In it Merit (Sonequa Martin-Green) who served in the army in Afghanistan is still intimately connected with her fellow soldier…
UnBroken
The story of the Weber children made the front pages of newspapers all over America in 1946 when they finally made it to freedom. They were seven Jewish children who…
Porcelain War
In the current political climate there could not be a more timely film than the Oscar nominated documentary Porcelain War. It takes place in Ukraine and follows an artist couple,…
In the Shadow of Beirut
This beautifully made documentary takes place is what must be the most desolate slum in all of Lebanon, a country itself teetering on the edge of economic and political ruin.…
The Brutalist
The Brutalist is my favorite film of the year, hands down! It's a big film. A commanding film. Yes, it's long (3h 35m), but unlike so many of the long…
A Real Pain
A Real Pain is a dramedy written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) are cousins. They've always had a close relationship. But Benji has had…
All We Imagine As Light
Set in the hectic city of Mumbai, All We Imagine as Light is a story of sisterhood. Head nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti) lives with younger, recently hired nurse Anu (Divya…
A Complete Unknown
Without a doubt one of the most influential American musicians of the twentieth century, Bob Dylan is the focus of A Complete Unknown, from his arrival in New York in…
The Last Showgirl
I guess most of us know Pamela Anderson as either a Playboy pinup or as one of the Baywatch babes. Not a lot of depth, just a lot of sex…