When a middle aged German hausfrau splits from her boorish husband in the middle of the Mohave Desert, she winds up at a run down motel-café owned by a very angry black woman.
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Miss You Already (2015)
Two married female friends in London stand by each other when one undergoes chemo for cancer & the other wrestles with infertility and at last pregnancy.
Truth (2015)
CBS producer Mary Mapes & Dan Rathers’ story about President Bush’s going AWOL from the National Guard during the Vietnam War provokes a powerful attack that leads to the ending of their careers at the network.
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
The cynical, dirty game of political campaigning is explored in this story of a female spin doctor who heads a presidential campaign in Bolivia.
Meet the Patels (2014)
Ravi Patel & his sister Geeta, driven by their Indian parents desire for him to seek a bride film in the traditional way, turn the quest into an amusing film.
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
A gripping, thought-provoking drama about the investigation leading to the 1963-65 Frankfurt Auschwitz trials of ex-Nazis. Click the image to read my entire review.
Steve Jobs (2015)
The film tells the story of the difficult relationships of computer genius Steve Jobs with his partner, coworkers, girlfriend, & daughter is shown at 3 stages in his life.
Coming Home (2014)
A father imprisoned in China escapes & tries to contact his wife but their daughter betrays him. Years later he is freed, but his wife now has amnesia & thus does not recognize him.
99 Homes (2014)
An evicted man goes to work for the man who took his home, growing prosperous while evicting others, so that he is in danger of losing his family & his soul.