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Kanopy. Quality films for free. Here are five movies I’ve loved that you can watch right now. For free! Five Really Great Movies on Kanopy Now The Secret of Roan Inish. Perhaps John [...]

(While Missing the Movie Theater Experience) On the plus side, the cancelling of all activities combined with my unemployed status meant I had more time for movies this year. On the minus side, [...]

People Places Things Directed by Jim StrouseWritten by Jim Strouse The review: Aside from one aspect of this film,* this story of Will Henry (Jemaine Clement) trying to move on after a divorce [...]

The Christmas Chronicles Directed by Clay KaytisWritten by Matt Lieberman The review: Like many Christmas films, this starts in the land of sad* so that we can find the true meaning of Christmas [...]

The Prom Directed by Ryan MurphyWritten by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin The review: The Prom is a not-terrible adaption of what was probably a not-terrible Broadway production and includes at [...]

Bessie Directed by Dee ReesWritten by Dee Rees, Christoper Cleveland, Bettina Gilois The review: The always remarkable Queen Latifah gives us a tutorial of blues singer Bessie Smith’s rise to [...]

Arthur Christmas Directed by Sarah Smith, Barry CookWritten by Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith The review: Even if this movie didn’t have a scene that takes place in Idaho, it would be worth watching [...]

Mank Directed by David FincherWritten by Jack Fincher The review: The film that made me wonder if Fincher is feeling old and worn out.* While I can see what he’s doing there with the looping plot [...]