I kept thinking of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyder as I watched writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s suspenseful film unfold. The two sides of actor Josh Hartnett are as disparate as those of actor Spencer Tracey’s character in the 1941 version of Robert Louise Stevenson’s classic novel. The film is set in a huge …
Jules 2023)
A lonely small town widower befriends an alien when its UFO crashes in his backyard & soon is joined by 2 women in keeping the secret from government agents.
Broker (2022)
When a mother who left her baby at a church returns for it she joins with 2 baby traffickers & are followed by 2 cops hoping to catch them in the act of selling the child.
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
A demented Black man agrees to a white doctor’s deal to take his serum so he can remember a treasure & find the murderer of his nephew, much to the disapproval of the young Black woman caring for him.
WRITING WITH FIRE–Great for Women’s History Month!
I just was privileged to see an hour-long version of this 90-minute Oscar-nominated documentary–and was highly impressed by the sisterhood of female Indian journalist upon whom it focuses. They face incredible pressure from their society–their families, the men they interview, the authorities whom they challenge. You can see the full version when Independent Lens shows …
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The Guilty (2021)
An LA cop resentfully answering 911 calls becomes crucial in rescuing an abducted mother as he faces a dept. hearing the next day.
Sarajevo (2014)
After the murder of Archduke Ferdinand & his wife a lowly magistrate in Sarajevo is pressured to agree that Serbia is responsible, which gives Germany & Austria the excuse to invade that nation in what they expect to be a short war.
The Bread Winner (2017)
When the Taliban arrest hr father a young Afghan girl is forced to pose as a boy so she can leave the house unaccompanied for errands & work.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The story of the government’s attempt in Chicago to discredit the anti-Vietnam War movement by putting on trial its prominent leaders.
The Circle (2000)
The loosely connected stories of several women in Tehran, all taking place during one day, show the stifling effects of their society’s misogyney on its women.