This bloody post-apocalyptic film is one long chase , Mad Max, captured by a war lord, teams up with the one-armed Furiosa , as they flee across the Australian desert to The Green Place where she grew up.
Slow West (2015)
A naive teenager from Scotland goes West to find his true love who are wanted for murder. He hires a bounty hunter as a guide, not knowing the man seeks the girl and her father for the reward.
Roger Williams: Freedom’s Forgotten Hero
Documentary. Running time: 45 min. Our star rating: (1-5): 4.5 This documentary resurrects the memory of the man who originated the phrase “separation of church and state.” It was not Thomas Jefferson, but Puritan Roger Williams who, faced with the oppressive theocracy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600’s, came up with the concept of …
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
A woman seeks independence during the late Victorian Age by running a farm herself & refusing at first 2 suitors but falling for a 3rd, leading to dire problems.
Good Kill (2015)
From their control room at an AF base near Las Vegas a team uses drones to kill terrorists in Afghanistan, a seemingly clean way, but problems produce guilty feelings.
Desert Dancer (2014)
Forbidden to dance, an Iranian student longing for freedom forms a secret dance company. Unable to perform in Tehran, he invites fellow students into the desert, but there will be trouble ahead.
Love and Mercy (2015)
Don’t miss this movie about Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, starring Paul Dano and John Cusack. Click the image to read my entire review.
Hope Bridge (2015)
A teenaged boy, depressed & under the care of a therapist because his father committed suicide , enlists a fellow patient to drive him to discover why.
Veronica Guerin (2003)
An Irish journalist’s campaign against a powerful drug lord endangers herself & family as well, ending with her death but the imprisonment of her murderer.
White God (2014)
When Lili’s beloved dog is abandoned on the streets by her father, she sets out to find it, while it suffers from cruel adults & then leads a dog revolt.