Following her cynical father’s lead, reporter Amy likes one-night stands, & then an interview with a sports doctor causes her to question her lifestyle.
Testament of Youth (2014)
I’m urging you to see this film based on peace activist Vera Brittain’s WWI memoir. Click on the photo to read my entire review.
Rhapsody In August (1991)
In August a Nagasaki grandmother informs her grandchildren about the A-bomb that killed her husband &, resentful that it was Americans who dropped the bomb, is uncertain about her mixed blood nephew visiting from Hawaii.
Pixels (2015)
3 friends & one enemy, all expert video arcade gamers, take on a series of game icons sent by an alien race that mistook a tape of games, sent in a space capsule by NASA, as an act of war.
Max (2015)
When a boy’s Marine dog handler brother is killed in Kandahar, the teenager becomes the dog’s new owner and must deal with its trauma as well as a gun running gang.
Mr. Holmes (2015)
I highly recommend this delightful retelling of the Sherlock Holmes story. Click on the photo to read my entire review.
The Great Santini (1979)
In 1961 a hotshot Marine pilot, frustrated by peace time, treats his children like soldiers, has issues with his teenaged son, but luckily has a loyal wife who holds the family together by love and understanding.
Minions (2015)
Before meeting Gru the 3 heroic minions in 1968 serve the super villainess Overkill who is intent on gaining the crown & the throne of Queen Elizabeth.
Self/less (2015)
By a process called shedding the dying Damien has his mind switched into a younger body, but finds himself at war with the lab’s owner when he learns more about the history of his new body.
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
Think of this Swedish comedy as Zelig meets Being There meets Forest Gump. Click the movie still to read my entire review.