A writer whose 2nd novel stinks retreats with a friend to a seaside cabin to revise it where they become involved with a girl already there.
Afire (2023)
Past Lives (202)
Writer-director Celine Song leaves the fantasy world of The Wheel of Time, which she scripted, to give us a heart-warming story set in the present world of the romantic, yet pragmatic. Divided into three parts, hers is a spiritual film, though that of Buddhism rather than Christianity. It is infused with such wisdom and restraint …
Imperial Dreams (2014)
A just out of jail father, who dreams of becoming a writer, reconnects with his son but has to live in his car when he refuses his uncle’s demand to help in his drug business.
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The comical aspects of Dickens’ autobiographical novel is enhanced in this 14th adaptation of the story of a writer, from birth through troubles to true love & success.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
This movie is even better than I expected! Click the title to read my entire review.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Lee Israel, unable to pay bills by legitimate writing, turns to forging & selling letters of famous writers.
Mary Shelley (2017)
The unconventional love story of Mary Godwin & Percy Shelley & how she came to write Frankenstein and gain recognition as the author.
After the Storm (2016)
After success of his 1st novel, a man is a failure 15 years later as writer, husband & father, now tries to reunite with his ex-wife & son during a storm.
Genius (2016)
“Genius,” the story of Max Perkins and Thomas Wolfe is brilliant. Click the image to read my entire review.
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2016)
When Ernest Hemmingway receives a fan letter from a Miami reporter, he invites the man to come to Cuba for fishing, this leading to a growing friendship through the years.