My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
More Greek than the Greeks, Gus & Maria argue how to fix a priest’s failure to sign their marriage license years ago, & their granddaughter worries her parents Ian & Toula that she might attend a far away college.
Father Stu (2022)
The true story of how a profane boxer joined the Catholic Church because of a girl & after a crash was called to be a priest, persisting even when struck by a disease.
The Last Duel (2021)
Two noblemen in 14th century France fight a duel when the wife of one accuses the other as raping her, the crime seen as against the husband!
A Hero (2021)
An Iranian father deeply in debt runs into trouble when his story of returning lost coins is rejected & he returns to prison rather than misuse his son to win the sympathy of the audience & the authorities.
Atlantics (2019)
In Senegal a young Muslim girl pledged to a wealthy man loves a worker being cheated of his wages, and when he dies at sea but returns as a ghost, she & the other girls take up the cause of unpaid wages.
Barry (2020)
To read my review of this film version of Barack Obama’s early life, click on the film title.
Brad’s Status (2017)
A father taking his son for an interview at Harvard envies too much his more successful peers until he learns what is truly important in life.. drawing him closer to his son and wife.
The Comedian (2016)
A star of a once popular TV sitcom, now working at small comedy clubs, takes up with a younger woman as he tries to make it big again, not faring well.
What’s Cooking? (2000)
Check out several great Thanksgiving movies! Click on this image to read my entire review.
May 2016 Journal
In this issue: Barbershop: The Next Cut, Eye in the Sky, Captain America: Civil War, Batman Vs. Superman, The Jungle Book, and A Hologram for the King.