A Rolling Stone reporter spends 5 days with a noted author. His interview is not published, it forms the basis of a book after the writer commits suicide.
The End of the Tour (2015)
Hope Bridge (2015)
A teenaged boy, depressed & under the care of a therapist because his father committed suicide , enlists a fellow patient to drive him to discover why.
Cake (2014)
I’m recommending this drama starring Jennifer Aniston in an unusual role. Click the movie’s title to read my entire review.
The Homesman (2014)
Don’t miss this unusual Western starring Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
A small Halloween skeleton from their childhood, given by their father who killed himself, bonds twin Milo & Maggie as they struggle with their own suicidal despair.
Frank (2014)
Jon, with little talent, joins a band led by Frank, wearing a large paper mache head. Jon’s attempt to get Frank to popularize his music leads to disaster.
August: Osage County (2013)
The patriarch of the Westons commits suicide; the surviving members of the family gather for his funeral & open wounds that may divide them forever.
Midnight Clear (2006)
On a lonely Christmas Eve a number of desperate people’s lives converge on a convenience store. They are very different, and yet all are in need of love and a renewed sense of purpose in life.
Blue Jasmine
A selfish socialite must cope after her cheating husband is convicted and dies in prison. This involves her leaving NYC and moving in with the lower class sister from whom she has been estranged.