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STORYLINE: A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.      Movies can be challenging angels engaging making for a powerful film.  That is what I think Miller’s Girl was aiming to be.  The movie ended up being uncomfortable and, at times, unpleasant to watch.       All of…

STORYLINE: In the aftermath of a captivating first encounter, Bea and Ben discover that their initial fiery passion has inexplicably dwindled to frosty misunderstanding. However, fate intervenes: Thrown together again at a dreamy Australian wedding, they opt for a charade of coupledom. But sparks reignite amid the sun-kissed scenery, forcing them to confront their true…

   January 23: 2924 at 8:39 am some news broke.  No, it has nothing to to with the primary process. The nominations for the 96th Annual Academy Awards were announced.  For those who do not know the Oscars are what I look forward to more  than anything all year.    This morning excited me.  …

STORYLINE: In this satirical political slasher, a small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. As accusations fly and the threat of a masked killer darkens every street corner, the residents must race to uncover the truth before fear consumes the town.   …

STORYLINE: Freud invites iconic author C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God. And his unique relationship with his daughter, and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.      I must admit Freud’s Last Session was not my favorite move.  It was not the worst movie I ever saw either.      There…

STORYLINE: Grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery as she writes Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.     When I saw the trailer for Origin, I must admit I was unsure of yhr plot.  It took some reading for me to uncover what…

STOEYLINE: Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.      2020 sucked! Thank you to the Covid…

STORYLINE: A lyrical, decades-spanning exploration across a woman’s life in Mississippi, the feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Raven Jackson is a haunting and richly layered portrait, a beautiful ode to the generations of people and places that shape us.        Not all movies feature lavish musical numbers or over the…

STORYLINE: One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.     I like action films.  Whether I am watching Liam Neeson in Taken, Gerald Butler in Olypus Has Fallen, The Expendalrs franchise, or countless others…

STORYLINE: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and…