3 Generations (2015)
A grandma, mother, & granddaughter interact as the 3rd, a transgender, seeks to gain permission from them & an absent father to enter a sex change program.
Their Finest (2016)
An excellent film set in World War I Britain. Click the image to read my entire review.
Miles Ahead (2015)
Director/writer/star Don Cheadle dwells upon the chaotic period when Miles Davis was seeking to gain control of his tapes and make a comeback in jazz.
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
In an alternate world the asteroid missed Earth, so dinosaurs evolved to form a culture in which Arlo, left alone when his father drowns, befriends a feral boy as a companion on a journey to find home & maturity.
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.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
After being a part of a human family, a boy android is abandoned in the woods & sets out to become a human and reunite with the family again, like Pinocchio.
Woman in Gold (2015)
When an elderly Jewish Austrian emigrant hires a lawyer to regain custody of Gustav Klimts’ famous portrait of her Aunt, they must go up against the Austrian government.
A Serious Man (2009)
The basic plot of the Bible’s Job, undeserved suffering, becomes the story of modern day Professor Larry Gopnik , beset by health, school, & family problems.
And So It Goes (2014)
A cranky self-absorbed realtor about to retire is changed when he has to take custody of his unknown granddaughter. His kind neighbor, a lounge singer, is a great help in this process.
The Invisible Woman (2013)
I give 4 stars to this fascinating portrait of Charles Dickens that is different than one many of us remember from high school. Click the film’s title to read the whole review.