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In this bit of audio, I run through the movies I watched in May 2021. Listen to find out what I think of ditzy women leads, how I knew that a movie wouldn’t have a bummer of an ending, and [...]

Ben Is Back ?Directed by Peter Hedges??Written by Peter Hedges? The review: This is a great movie to add to your Christmas-But-Not-Feeling-It list* as Julia Roberts is a fabulous steely mom [...]

The Oath ★Directed by Ike Barinholtz★★Written by Ike Barinholtz★ The review: I forgot to write a review for this movie and now it’s more than three months later and things are hazy, but I can [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Destination Wedding Directed by Victor LevinWritten by Victor Levin The review: The charm in this film lies in Keanu Reeves acting like a normal person rather than a movie star* and the witty [...]

Bumblebee Directed by Travis KnightWritten by Christina Hodson The review: God bless Travis Knight and Christina Hodson for creating a gem that manages to combine robot cars,* a coming of age [...]