The Last Full Measure (2019)
After over 30 years of trying to get the Cong. Medal of Honor for a medic in Vietnam who gave his life for them, they succeed in getting a Pentagon lawyer to take up the cause, but there are obstacles.
Black and Blue (2019)
Black female cop Alicia tries to stay alive with a corrupt band of cops & a crime boss trying to kill her before she can get her body camera that has filmed their murders, & local citizens refusing to help her.
Vice (2018)
How Dick Cheney reformed at the insistence of his wife and rose to become Vice President and shaper of policy for Pres. Bush
Blindspotting (2018)
An insightful, immersive film set in Oakland, California. Click the image to read my review.
Shock and Awe (2018)
The editor & 2 reporters of Knight Ridder struggle to expose the lies of the Bush-Cheney administration as the latter prepare to invade Iraq.
A Wish for Giants (2018)
Should a wish foundation volunteer, struggling over how to grant the wish of a dying girl that she meet Bigfoot, resort to deception to please the little girl?
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Super film! Click on the image to read my entire review.
January 2016 Journal
In this issue – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spotlight, Brooklyn, Concussion, Trumbo, In the Heart of the Sea, The 33, Joy, The Revenant, Youth, and more.
Film Capsules June (+ May) 2016
Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …
Hello, My Name is Doris (2016)
An older lonely woman mounts a campaign that includes FaceBook to get the new art manager at her company to fall for her, even though he is about half her age.