Berkley area Japanese American Ben & best friend, lesbian Alice, follows his ex-girlfriend Miko to NYC where he learns a lesson or two.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
A beloved book about a young girl’s puberty & confusion of faith in an interfaith marriage is faithfully transferred to the screen.
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
A NYC girl receives a dog as a pet & with her uncle & best friend has to cope with consequences when it magically grows bigger than a horse.
A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
A light comedy about a college reporter interviewing movie folk in NYC while her boyfriend hangs out & meets a cute student filmmaker.
Uncle Frank (2020)
Southerner Frank, estranged from his father Frank over his homosexuality, returns with his niece & lover for the old man’s funeral.
Uncut Gems (2019)
Uncut Gems is the story of a gambling-addicted NYC Jewish jeweler entrapped in his dangerous schemes.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
This movie is even better than I expected! Click the title to read my entire review.
The Goldfinch (2019)
At a NYC art museum where a bomb explosion kills his mother, her young son survives & steals the painting she admired, a work that will greatly complicate his adult life.
Puzzle (2018)
Whether intentional or not, I found the name of the main character in this film, mostly set during the period of Lent, as very symbolic—Agnes, played exquisitely by Kelly Macdonald. Throughout the first part of the film this middle-aged housewife is as meek as a lamb, until the fateful day when her life takes a …
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
An ambulance medic in Manhattan when the city in the 80s was plagued with drugs is almost burnt out by the human misery until he meets a recovering drug addict whose father he transports to the hospital.