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The story of one young teen’s sexual awakening and relationship with her mother’s boyfriend, The Diary Of A Teenage Girl expresses the thoughts of a young woman in a way that most movies don’t. If someone were to ask you to name a few movies about teenagers, the first ones that might come to mind…
Based on a true love story, Spoiler Alert, about two men who fall in love and deal with a cancer diagnosis, is a sweet and meaningful film that feels like real life. I always enjoy when a movie begins with the end. When you immediately know the destination, so the entire film is all about…
A short and well-paced crime noir about a racetrack heist, The Killing is a Stanley Kubrick film you may never have known existed. I sure didn’t. I have watched a handful of Stanley Kubrick films, but when I added this movie to my watchlist, I had no idea that he had directed it. The Shining,…
Gritty and chaotic, Steve, a film about 24 hours at a reform school for boys in the 1990s, is a slow burn that eventually sets the house on fire. Over the last 25 years, Cillian Murphy has become one of those actors who I love to watch on screen. It doesn’t matter what he does…
A historical drama about a conflicted man who desperately wants to be loved on a grand scale, Nixon is a well crafted and suggestive film with a compelling star. I have to admit, I have never been a history buff. It was my least favorite subject in school (although I probably would have loved it…
A coming of age story about two carefree best friends who convince an older woman to go on a road trip to the beach with them, Y tu mamá también is beautifully shot and thought provoking. There are some films out there that you have heard about for years, but never got around to watching….
A touching and emotional film about a spunky 94 year old woman who tells a huge lie, Eleanor The Great is a small movie that will spark big conversations. I love watching June Squibb on the screen. I don’t care what the film is, I’ll watch it without question. In my imagination, she is one…
A solid 1980s crime drama, Street Smart, about a reporter who falls in with a pimp and his prostitutes, levels up heavily because of its cast. I had never heard of this film until a few months ago. I saw that someone else had watched it on Letterboxd and thought, a film with Christopher Reeve…
A lovely movie about the woman who progressed the treatment of childhood cancer and cofounded Ronald McDonald House Charities, Audrey’s Children is a bittersweet ride. I love a real historical medical story on film. Just think, without Awakenings we likely would never have known about the rare sleeping sickness that some people found themselves in…
With a lovely muted color palette and an absorbing story, The King is a more modern retelling of Henry V from a collection of Shakespeare’s historical plays. When I was in college, my theater department did a production of Richard III. I enjoy Shakespeare, but I couldn’t get into this play. It was at that…
A modern and whimsical tale, Problemista is about an El Salvadorian man trying to live the American dream as a toy maker while navigating employment and immigration issues. Any time that you see that Tilda Swinton is going to be in a movie, you can be sure that it’ll have some flair. One of the…
A cute sequel with a number of laugh-out-loud moments, Freakier Friday multiplies the body switching while maintaining the same campy tone of the original film. I have watched the first Freaky Friday movie a few times with my children. When I say “the first,” I mean the version with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis….
