The main attraction of director/writer Noble Jones’ film is the pairing of Blythe Danner and John Lithgow in what at first seems an off-beat romance between two senior citizens. Each of their characters live alone and harbor a secret, and the movie’s plot packs two surprises. Although this does not measure up to I’ll See …
Five Feet Apart (2019)
Will & Stella refuse are being treated in a hospital for CF, but fall in love & decide to rebel a bit by moving to 5′ rather than the mandatory 6′.
Lady Bird (2017)
During her senior year at a CA Catholic HS Ladybird learns many lesson about truthfulness & love, as she plots against mother’s wishes to go east to college
The Shape of Water (2017)
Click the image to read my review of this unusual, wonderful film.
Baby Driver (2017)
A getaway driver nicknamed Baby, always plugged to his iPod, seeks to break away from the gang when he meets a lovely waitress who loves his music.
Their Finest (2016)
An excellent film set in World War I Britain. Click the image to read my entire review.
La La Land (2016)
In this ironically titled musical an aspiring actress & a would-be jazz pianist meet in Hollywood, fall in love, but find that success brings unexpected results–for themselves & for the audience.
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
In this fiction/fact film a starlet and a driver employed by Howard Hughes fall for each other despite the embattled employer’s strict rule against it.
A Hologram for the King (2016)
A failed US businessman has one last chance at success if he can sell a hologram conference system to the King of Saudi Arabia who keeps him waiting & waiting.
Freeheld (2015)
Laurel, a NJ cop, falls in love with Stacie, a mechanic, but when Laurel is terminally ill, she has to fight her superiors for Stacie to receive her pension benefits.