The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
The story of the one televangelist, from childhood to demise, who lived a glitzy life but stood up & embraced gays during the AIDS crisis.
Alex Wheatle (2020)
The true story of famous West Indian-Brit writer Alex Wheatle, from his abused childhood to his prison term where he became aware of his heritage.
The Man Without Gravity (2019)
A boy is born not subject to gravity, his grandmother & mom keeping this secret, but as a man he exploits the gift, retires & reunites with a girl.
Alone in Berlin (2016)
A working-class German couple during WW 2 write & distribute around Berlin almost 300 postcard denouncing Hitler and the war–and pay the penalty for their protest.
The Fall of the American Empire (2019)
A complicate crime caper in which a Canadian recruits 3 others to launder stolen money he snatches from a bungled robbery & help the homeless.
Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)
While serving an oppressive husband and wife in Normandy the much abused (shown in many flashbacks) Celestine schemes with the gardener to steal their wealth & run away to set up their own inn.
The Innocents (2016)
This haunting film, set in the aftermath of WWII, is one you shouldn’t miss. Click the image to read my entire review.
Dheepan (2015)
Fleeing war-torn Sri Lanka, a former Tamil Tiger soldier forms a family with a widow & an orphan to begin life anew in a French housing project despite a violent drug gang.
Francofonia (2015)
Director Aleksandr Sokurov takes us to another landmark museum in Francofonia. Click the image to read my entire review.
The Young Messiah (2016)
The “hidden” part of the boyhood of Jesus is imaginatively created by combing Infant Gospel miracles with stories from the Gospels of Luke & Matthew.