Month: September 2024
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Penelope review: a girl goes hiking and stays gone
Penelope is different. It’s the kind of different that makes you grateful that independent creators are still getting things made. Penelope was directed by Mel Eslyn who created and wrote it with Mark Duplass.
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Singin’ in the Rain review, a classic from 1952
Singin’ in the Rain is a pure nostalgia trip for anyone who loves the singing and dancing musicals of the past. That would include me.
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The Lovers series 1 review, unexpected and clever
The Lovers is a comedy from the UK. From the poster it looks like a typical romcom, but it is surprising, unexpected, and more than a romcom.
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Touch review: slow and sweet Icelandic love story
Touch is a love story that covers continents and decades. It’s a sweet and heartwarming story, but slow moving and long. There are plenty of two hour movies out there that go by fast, but this one dragged. Nevertheless it was beautifully done and full of hope and love.
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His Three Daughters review: watching over the end of life
His Three Daughters is a master class in acting and character building with Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon playing three sisters. Written and directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film spends a few days with the sisters as they wait with home hospice care for the death of their father.
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(Un)lucky Sisters review: comedy from Argentina
(Un)lucky Sisters is a lighthearted romp of a story about finding your family and finding a secret cache of euros in your dead father’s apartment.
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Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined, a PBS documentary
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined comes from the PBS series American Masters. It explores many years of the Dominican American writer’s career. It isn’t a complete look at all her work, but does tell a lot of her story. Alvarez is one of the few Latina writers telling stories about the life and times of…
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Lady in the Lake review: uneven drama about two murders
Lady in the Lake does have some rewards for sticking with it through all 7 episodes, but there are plenty of obstacles in the way. I almost quit watching halfway through, but now I’m glad I stayed with it.
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Civil War review: press pass to a war zone
Civil War takes place in the middle of an American civil war, but it’s about the photographers and journalists who report on the war rather than about the war. We don’t know what the war was about or how it began, we simply see the fighting and killing as the journalists follow the action.
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Wynonna Earp Vengeance review, a perfect Earper comeback
Wynonna Earp Vengeance is a one-off movie playing free on Tubi that brings back the main cast of the series Wynonna Earp. It’s a perfect example of what makes the #E4L (Earper for Life) crowd demand more and more of this fun fantasy series.