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With a focus on audio just as much as visual, Blow Out is a spectacular film about a sound engineer who accidentally witnesses and records a murder. A work way ahead of its time. I have to admit that when I see that John Travolta is in a film, a little voice inside me says,…
A quiet film full of yearning, Monica is the story of a trans woman who returns to her childhood home to help care for her memory-faded terminally ill mother. I added Monica to my watchlist after seeing stars Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson on a morning talk show one day. I had never heard of…
An exuberant documentary about the illegal 1974 Twin Towers high-wire crossing by Philippe Petit and his team of friends, Man On Wire is full of excellent interviews, photos, and videos taken at the time. This is lots of fun. I have had Man On Wire on my list to watch for a very long time….
A beautiful film set in a jail cell where a political prisoner listens to tales told by his flamboyant roommate, Kiss Of The Spider Woman is a big story in a small world. I remember watching Kiss Of The Spider Woman on tape as a teenager at my mom’s house. The new musical (of the…
A beautiful and complicated fairytale of a film, The Fisher King is about two struggling NYC strangers who have been broken by the same event, as one asks the other for help finding the holy grail. There are some movies that just stick with you. They are so beautiful or so funny or so touching…
A visually stunning film about a convict preacher who is hunting for a stash of money left to a robber’s young son, The Night Of The Hunter uses cinematic techniques that make it feel unique for its time. There aren’t a lot of films that I don’t feel fully equipped to rate. I have lots…
A gritty and wild thriller with a hint of comedy, Love Lies Bleeding is about a female bodybuilder and the woman who loves her, who affect each other’s worlds in unforeseeable ways. There are some movies that you have to marinate on after you’ve watched them. While the movie was on, there was so much…
An unusual drama about the process of selecting souls for life before birth, Nine Days will have you thinking twice about everything you thought you believed. I love a small film with depth. If you’re thinking outside of the box, that is my kind of movie. I want to wonder and ponder on it long…
A fantastic making-of documentary, Inside The Labyrinth takes a closer look into the casting, song creations, puppet making, and puppeteering in the classic movie that captured hearts in the 1980s. I have always loved the movie Labyrinth. I’ve watched it countless times and both my husband and I were waiting on pins and needles to…
A film where the lie from a child could ruin the lives of the two women who manage her boarding school, The Children’s Hour is an emotional ride that I didn’t expect. I am always here for it when a movie builds. When you start with some introductions, some exposition, and, at some point, you…
An intimate and sharply funny black comedy, Sorry, Baby is a compelling story about drive, friendship, and looking for the ground under your feet in the hardest of moments. We need more stories about modern friendships. I can think of a few off the top of my head (like Friendship and The Room Next Door)…
Based on a true story and with a fierce performance by its lead, I’m Still Here is about one woman’s struggle to keep her family together when her husband is disappeared during a time of Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s. There are some movies that stick out during awards seasons. You hear their names over…
