Month: September 2024
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I Used to Be Funny review, exploring a trauma
I Used to Be Funny is a Canadian film with Rachel Sennott as a stand up comic who works as a nanny for a teenage girl. The story is not told in linear order. Sometimes it’s hard to place events in time as it jumps back and forth.
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Ghostlight review, portrait of a family in distress
Ghostlight is one of those small indie films that are a delight to find. It probably won’t make a big splash, but it is beautifully done and touching. It’s a story of a family in crisis and how a work of art helped heal their pain.
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Gifted review: family feud over a math prodigy
Gifted is a 2017 film starring Mckenna Grace as a math genius. She’s a first grader and has been raised by her uncle. When her grandmother realizes little Mary is a math prodigy, she shows up and wants custody. The fight is on.
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Sunny review: Rashida Jones stars in this unusual comedy
Sunny is a little something different. It’s part comedy and part mystery. It’s set in a future Kyoto, Japan where domestic robots are commonplace. Sunny is one such robot. There’s a lot of creative imagination in both the story and in the way of telling the story. Lots of flashbacks, dreams, and even a quiz…
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The Perfect Couple review: love, money, and murder
The Perfect Couple is a murder mystery set in the posh world of wealth and privilege in Nantucket. It is based on a popular novel by Elin Hilderbrand. I know some of the fans of the book were worried about changes to the story, but I haven’t read the book. I enjoyed the twists and…
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Baby Fever review: two seasons of this Danish comedy/drama
Baby Fever (Skruk) is a serious comedy about a woman doctor in a fertility clinic. It’s a 30 minute show with 2 seasons now on Netflix. The comedy is light and the drama is ongoing because the doctor is a mess in her personal life. She’s a great doctor, but whew, does she screw things…
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Stuck review: daffy comedy with Heather Matarazzo
Stuck is an indie that got stuck in limbo for a while after it released in 2018 because the former distributor of the film stole the money for the film. That person is now in jail and the film is finally seeing the light of day with distribution on Prime Video for a $2.99 rental.
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Next of Kin review: Nordic gene editing drama
Next of Kin (Jälkeläiset) is a Finnish Noir TV series based on real concerns about gene editing with a bit of science fiction added in. Nika Savolainen stars as Liv, a woman who had lived all her life in constant pain. She discovers her DNA sample has been stolen from a repository. Her search into…
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The Fall Guy review: stunts, explosions & romance
The Fall Guy doesn’t have much of a plot, but it works as a satire. It’s an action movie making fun of action movies with endless stunts, explosions, rolling cars, high speed fights, and open door helicopter fights. Don’t forget the romance! Can’t leave that out.
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Ruby’s Choice review, Jane Seymour in a family drama
Ruby’s Choice is a small family story out of Australia. Jane Seymour stars as Ruby. She’s suffering from dementia and her family struggles with how to help her and care for her.