When a teenager with a slight mental problem is forced into the streets of NYC he is befriended by a black man who knows the ropes.
The Upside (2017)
A wealthy white paraplegic and his black parolee caregiver are mutually changed for the better.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Black lovers Tish & Fonny run up against prejudice & injustice when he is arrested on false charges and imprisoned while she tries to prove his innocence.
Itzhak (2017)
The film, filled with snatches of great music, features famous violinist Itzhad Perlman at home entertaining guests, in Israel, at concert halls, and navigating the streets of NYC in his scooter/wheel chair.
Noel (2004)
On Christmas Eve a mysterious stranger brings comfort to Rose sitting with her ill mother in a hospital, while elsewhere 4 other lonely people try to cope.
Twin Tower Cameos (2011)
This section is usually for feature films, but I just came across this short film that I want to share as the 15th anniversary approaches. Our star rating (1-5): 5 If you don’t have a lot of time to spend in remembrance of 9/11, Dan Meth’s almost 8-minute film is a great one …
Phantom Boy (2015)
In a hospital a boy discovers he can leave his body & fly about. He helps an injured cop & a reporter to find & defeat a villain threatening the city.
Mistress America (2015)
In NYC a lonely college freshman hooks up with her older soon to be stepsister, thus entering a whirligig world, but then, though admiring her mentor, has doubts about her.
A Walk Among Tombstones (2014)
A guilt-ridden ex-cop turned P.I. tracks down kidnappers who abduct & kill the women of drug dealers. Active in A.A., he befriends a homeless black youth.
Frances Ha (2013)
This story of a woman in her late 20s trying to become a dancer in NYC follows a different path from the usual “follow your dream” Hollywood success story.