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Everyone doesn’t have to be likeable for a movie to work. And in Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead, that’s proven true time and time and time again. Every family dynamic is sick in its own way, regardless of how much everyone may love each other. Whether it’s boundary issues, narcissism, or old hostilities, things…
When you hear a movie title like How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, you may be wondering what could possibly be going on, but this lovely little film will take you on a charming little ride. When you are a teenager, the world is small. You don’t know that, of course, but because you…
It’s not everyday that a teenage girl finds herself pregnant by cassette tape, but in Electrick Children, a realistic slice-of-life story about naivete and faith, that is what she’s up against. I have seen a lot of films that involve pregnancy. Single mothers, single fathers, adoptive parents, gay parents, hetero parents, trans parents – many…
Grave of the Fireflies grabs your attention from the very first sentence. There aren’t a lot of movies that can do that, but that isn’t the only way that this one is special. Studio Ghibli films have been around for about 40 years. A Japanese animation studio, you may have heard of some of the…
When you see a film that is so charming and subtle that it burrows inside of you, you start bursting to tell everyone about it. So let’s talk about The Ballad Of Wallis Island. I will admit, indie films are kind of my bread-and-butter. I love all types of film genres, but it’s always those…
A documentary-like film focusing on one man’s goal to continue delivering take out so that he can stay safe and send money home to his new family in China, this small budget indie feels like a peek into a real person’s life. There are movies that, I will admit, I start watching wanting to love…
Sometimes you have to fix a movie for yourself. I renamed this Jonathan And His Merry Bandits. Once you recast him as the main character, Snow White isn’t all that bad. I love musicals. I was introduced to them from a very young age and I make it a point to see all kinds of…
When preteen me saw that there was a film about Milli Vanilli, she knew that she had to watch it. Neither she nor I was disappointed, Girl You Know It’s True was so much fun! When Milli Vanilli came out in the late 1980s, I was a fan. I had bought their tape and I…
Working things out with your partner can be heavy business, but if we could all do it in the way they do in The One I Love, therapy would be a whole other ballgame. Romantic relationships are complicated. You are both human, you make mistakes, and if you’ve committed to spending a life together, it…
When I stumbled across Freeway, I read that it was an adult twist on the “Little Red Riding Hood” story. I wondered why I’d never heard of it before, but now I understand. I love when people take an old story and create something new out of it. I am not talking about the remakes…
If Ryan Gosling is driving something, you know you’re in for a good film. I’m convinced that this is one of the main barometers for testing and, with The Place Beyond The Pines, the record holds. I remember first hearing the rumors about Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes being in a relationship. They had met…
Some movies are just special. It’s not about the cinematography or the landscapes or the sets, it’s about the magic. And Bob Trevino Likes It has that in spades. I tend to be drawn to smaller movies. These are often indie films that focus on human connection rather than explosions or space. I like being…
