We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Starring: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, Rocky Duer, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon, Alex Manette Director: Lynne Ramsay Synopsis: Max/badfinger20 called my attention to this movie and asked could a child be this bad or was it an exaggeration. This movie is hard to watch,…
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Movies, Movies, Movies! #15 – December 10, 2019
The End of the F***ing World (2017-2019) NETFLIX series, 2 seasons Starring: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry, Wunmi Mosaku, Gemma Whelan, Jonathan Aris, Eileen Davies, Barry Ward Directors: Jonathan Entwistle (5 in S1); Lucy Tcherniak (4 in S1); Destiny Ekaragha (4 in S2); Lucy Forbes (4 in S2) Synopsis: James…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #14 – December 3, 2019
A Touch of Sin (2013) Starring: Wu Jiang, Lanshan Luo, Baoqiang Wang, Jia-yi Zhang, Tao Zhao, Li Meng Director: Zhang Ke Jia Synopsis: Four powerful, unflinching vignettes that each, in their own way, showing a human being pushed past their point of endurance. Exploitation and corruption are a continuing thread that run through each. Excellent…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #13 – November 26, 2019
Woman at War (2019) Starring: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Magnús Trygvason Eliasen, Ómar Guðjónsson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Jón Gnarr Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Synopsis: netflix blurb: “Believing that the aluminum industry is destroying the Icelandic environment, middle-aged Halla begins waging a secret eco-war to protect the landscape. But her crusade is interrupted when she…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #12 – November 19, 2019
Domestic Violence (2002) documentary Starring: real-life individuals, mostly battering victims, shelter workers, and police officers Director: Frederick Wiseman Synopsis: blurb from netflix: “By shadowing residents of The Spring, Florida’s largest shelter for battered women and their children, documentarian Frederick Wiseman sheds light on domestic violence and reveals the complications that make it such a difficult…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #11 – November 12, 2019
Hyde Park on the Hudson (2012) Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman, Samuel West, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Eleanor Bron, Olivia Williams Director: Roger Michell Synopsis: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when not in the White House, is at his mother’s country home on the Hudson River. This movie is two-pronged. One focuses on the King…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #10 – November 5, 2019
Dogman (2019) Starring: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi, Francesco Acquaroli, Alida Baldari Calabria, Laura Pizzirani, Gianluca Gobbi Director: Matteo Garrone Synopsis: Marcello (actor/character) operates “Dogman” a small one-stop pet service in a working class seaside town. He is a dog whisperer in some ways. It is unfortunate he’s not so charmed with…
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