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A glossy film about the experience of a young stripper and a rich patron, Anora is funny, electric, and visually captivating in all the right ways. Plus, the soundtrack is amazing. I am a big fan of Sean Baker. He wrote and directed The Florida Project (a favorite of mine), Tangerine, and Take Out, and…
A hilarious mockumentary about a small town beauty queen contest with a stacked cast and tons of one-liners, it’s no wonder Drop Dead Gorgeous has become a cult classic. I have to admit that I’ve never been to, watched, or been part of a beauty queen contest. The closest I’ve ever gotten is watching Little…
A beautiful short documentary about a group of incarcerated men who create quilts for foster children, The Quilters is a fantastic watch. While I do watch a lot of short films, I don’t tend to review them. I try to focus on full-length movies and what I would recommend from that pool, but sometimes you…
By looking at the movie poster, I had no idea what Fallen Angels would be like or what it would be about. And now, having finished the movie, the poster makes total sense. While some movies take decades to write, direct, edit, and put together, others feel very different. Like no one really wrote them,…
A chosen family can be a real family, but it’s important to know what you are getting into. In American Honey, a slice-of-life film about a girl and the group of travelers that she joins, figuring out where you fit in is a fascinating journey in and of itself. There are some movies that are…
There aren’t a lot of films that are so triggering and unnerving that I don’t know how to recommend them, but Compliance is definitely among the few. It’s distressing and does its job well. This is one of those reviews that I can’t write the way I normally do. I would usually give you a…
A hilarious and heartfelt comedy about an unlikely friendship between two men, The Intouchables is a movie that you have to see. For many people, being seen for exactly who you are is vitally important. More important than gifts, more important than quality time, more important that almost anything else – particularly when you are…
When you have the opportunity to see a filmed musical, it can go either way, but Waitress: The Musical is a fantastic example of how it should be done. Many of you know that I am a Chicago theatre critic, so one of my day jobs (and life passions) is seeing a lot of theatre….
The Way is the story of grief and self-discovery during a journey that could never have been prepared for. This movie touched me right from the start. Going into a movie completely blind is my favorite way to experience one. I may know the genre and sometimes the cast that is in the movie promo…
Some movie reveals can take a long time to happen. You get curious along the ride, but when everything suddenly comes together, like in Recalled, you can’t stop thinking about it afterwards. I love a good thriller. When the energy builds and you aren’t completely sure what is happening, you’re just along for the ride…
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…
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…
