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John Wick in Korean, but 4 years before John Wick ever came out? I am SO here for The Man From Nowhere and it is FANTASTIC! I’ll admit that, as usual, I went into this movie completely blind. I had added it to my list long ago and clicked play without reading anything further. Honestly,…
A heartwarming and funny film about a crotchety older man and the boy that he babysits, St. Vincent is odd and endearing in all the right ways. St. Vincent is one of those films that I find myself going back to every couple of years. I love it and I would watch it more often,…
A quiet and pained film about a teenager who discovers that she is pregnant and has to travel out of state to receive an abortion, Never Rarely Sometimes Always shows the tumult involved in a trip like this. Abortion has always been a big issue in the United States and it will always be a…
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 sweet little film about an inventor who creates a robot in a small town in Wales, Brian and Charles is a bit uneven, but very heartwarming. I don’t always jive with British humor. It can be really hit or miss for me. There are movies that I love like About A Boy and Kinky…
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…
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…
An endearing romantic comedy about three sisters and their Master Chef father, Eat Drink Man Woman has a whole lot of heart and even more amazing food. I have heard mumblings about this film forever. I have been looking for it for years, but it doesn’t seem to be available to stream in the United…
A subtle coming-of-age story about an off-beat girl and her mother, Janet Planet captures those developmental moments when we first see our parents as real people. I am a child of the 80s and very early 90s. I remember the world very clearly when there were no computers or cell phones. When time floated along…
Full of fantastic music and tons of heart, Tick, Tick… Boom! is a film based on a musical about a composer who is desperately trying to finish his show while navigating his upcoming 30th birthday. I remember when Jonathan Larson passed away. For all of us theatre nerds out there, it is a story that…
A sweet movie about a housebound teen girl with a serious disease who develops a relationship with the boy who moves in next door, Everything, Everything is perfect for YA fiction fans. I read the book Everything, Everything a few years after it was released in 2015. I had heard that a movie had been…
A lifeless third installment of the series, Magic Mike’s Last Dance has a few entertaining dance numbers, but minimal anything else. I remember when the first Magic Mike movie was released, and it was all the rage. Women flocked to the theaters and it was all anyone was talking about for a short time. I…
