The Last Letter from Your Lover operates in two timelines. In the present a newspaper feature writer stumbles on some old love letters. In the past, we see the story of the love letters play out. We’ve seen similar stories in several movies. (Remember The Notebook?) This one uses the same turns and hooks. It feels predictable but if you …
Catherine Called Birdy features Bella Ramsey in a tale about a 14 year old girl in medieval England who doesn’t want to do anything involving rules. She especially doesn’t want to marry someone with money just to save her family from ruin.
Stars at Noon grabbed my immediate attention because it was directed by Claire Denis. It stars Margaret Qualley, who was so wonderful in Maid. I went into it expecting something good. I’m sorry to report it was disappointing.
Conversations with Friends is a slow moving Irish tale based on a novel by Sally Rooney, who authored the very popular Normal People from a couple of seasons ago. Once again we have people desperate for love, but unable to create functional loving relationships because they are pretty dang messed up as human beings.
