Category: Movies
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A Private Life, Jodie Foster in Paris
A Private Life stars Jodie Foster in a French film about an expat American psychiatrist working in Paris. It’s mostly in French except for a return to English when the occasion demands a curse word.
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The Addiction of Hope, growing old is tough
The Addiction of Hope stars Anne-Marie Johnson as an aging actor who clings to the idea of another great part. When her sister Lynnie (Harley Jane Kozak) gets ill, she reevaluates her situation.
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Apex, action icon Charlize Theron does it again
Apex puts our greatest action star, Charlize Theron, through the paces once again in this thriller with sheer rock climbs, dangerous rapids, and a chase in the woods with a lunatic.
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Sweet As, Australian coming of age story
Sweet As tells the story of an Indigenous Australian teenager as she participates in a week long photography youth trip. Some hidden sights in Western Australia are shown, too.
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Sarah’s Oil, based on a true story
Sarah’s Oil tells a true story about Sarah Rector, an young Black girl in 1900s Oklahoma. Sarah was a descendant of the Creek Freedmen. As such, she was allotted 160 acres of land in Oklahoma. Her struggle to hang on to the land in the face of thieves and racial barriers is an inspiring story.
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Christy, biopic about a boxing pioneer
Christy tells the story of Christy Martin, a champion boxer who opened up the sport for women in the 1990s. Sydney Sweeney plays the champ in this biopic.
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100 Nights of Hero, a fun feminist romp
100 Nights of Hero takes a feminist look at the Scheherazade story and turns it into a fairy tale about women’s power, women’s love, and women’s stories. It’s a fun watch for women, but I’m not sure men will enjoy it.
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Feel My Voice, a remake of CODA
Feel my Voice (Non abbiam bisogno di parole) is an Italian remake of the American CODA, which was a remake of the French La Famille Bélier. That’s a lot of remakes because this is a touching and heartwarming story in every language–including sign language.
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The Summer Book, a long summer with the family
The Summer Book is another small, quiet family story. I keep stumbling upon these calm and quiet films lately. They are soothing. This one stars Glenn Close.