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Based on the childhood of food writer Nigel Slater, Toast is an intimate coming-of-age story focused on the bittersweet and delicious moments with his parents and challenging stepmother. My first introduction to Freddie Highmore was in the 2001 miniseries The Mists Of Avalon. Once an adorable and tiny King Arthur, he has grown up on…
A no-frills documentary about a group of incarcerated men who have been granted creative outlets while serving time with no parole, Toe Tag Parole: To Live And Die On Yard A will make you think. For many, many years, if you weren’t someone who had a friend or family member who was incarcerated, the idea…
A quiet film about an older man who decides to walk across England to save his friend in hospice, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry encourages you to think about the small things. It is always fun for me when I start a movie and realize that I’m with friends. Jim Broadbent, who I have…
A modern Cyrano story where a sweet but inarticulate teen asks a quiet nerd to help him write letters to the girl he loves, The Half Of It is a cute YA watch. Whether you’ve read the 1897 play of Cyrano de Bergerac or not, the story is a familiar one. A man is in…
A dystopian sci-fi thriller about a facility in which members live to avoid outside contamination and hope to win the coveted lottery, The Island is a story that gets better the longer you watch. There are some really entertaining movies about a dystopian future. The Hunger Games series, The Matrix series, The Long Walk, Snowpiercer…
An absurdist film about a stoner trying to pay her debts, bake some cupcakes, and get to an audition, Smiley Face is hazy and amusing. I was a big fan of That 70’s Show when it came out. A group of teens who hide away in the basement, smoking pot and getting into small hijinks…
A cute film about an Italian man who has a dream of sharing authentic Italian food by hiring Italian grandmas to cook at his restaurant, Nonnas does a great job of making you hungry. One of the things that you learn from the time that you are a small child in the US, is that…
A comedy with spunk, Deep Cover, about three improv actors who suddenly find themselves working to take down criminals, is fast-paced fun. One of my favorite things about movies is that you get to know certain faces. I am someone who doesn’t like to know too much about actors’ lives, but I love to start…
A musical movie about a young cantor who wants a commercial singing career, The Jazz Singer is an uneven film with a fantastic original soundtrack and an early 80s Neil Diamond. My mother loved this movie. When I was a kid, sometime after it was released on VHS, my mom bought a copy of The…
A cute film about two teenagers stuck reliving the same day on repeat, The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things does a good job of highlighting the greatness of moments that usually go unnoticed. There have been a number of films released in the last two decades where individuals are stuck in a time loop. There…
A mystery thriller about a police unit that discovers a house with hidden millions in cash, The Rip is fairly standard cop drama, but gets a lift in the third act. For many of us, seeing Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on screen together is a lot of fun. Since Good Will Hunting, they’ve done…
Based on a true story about a singing duo who perform a Neil Diamond experience and have a family, Song Sung Blue is an entertaining musical film that runs a little long. I was raised on Neil Diamond music. As a young child of the late 70s and early 80s, I remember my father playing…
