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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 [...]

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 [...]

Wild Nights With Emily Directed by Madeleine OlnekWritten by Madeleine Olnek The review: I’m willing to bet that everyone reading this knows about Emily Dickinson and I’m also willing to bet that [...]

Adrift Directed by Baltasar KormákurWritten by Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell, and David Brandson Smith The review: I think one has to be in a certain mood to watch survival-at-sea-type films, and [...]

Rebecca (2020) Directed by Ben WheatleyWritten by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapenel, Anna Waterhouse The review: While this new version of Rebecca brings us the story of the second Mrs. de Winter in [...]

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Directed by Aaron SorkinWritten by Aaron Sorkin The review: It’s baby boomer nostalgia written and directed by our favorite walking and talking baby boomer: Aaron [...]

Northern Soul Directed by Elaine ConstantineWritten by Elaine Constantine The review: Northern Soul is a fine niche* coming-of-age movie from the usual male point of view. I loved the setting and [...]

The Magic of Ordinary Days Directed by Brent ShieldsWritten by Camille Thomasson The review: The two words that prompted me to watch a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie are Skeet and Ulrich.* This was [...]