Gleason (2016)
ALS stricken Steve Gleason, once a professional NFL player, creates a video for his unborn son & to spread the word about the ailment–what a trip!
The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
The inspiring story of an orphan girl who becomes a chess prodigy, fighting against men who think a woman is an interloper.
The Kitchen (2019)
When their husbands are jailed 3 wives in Hell’s Kitchen run their racket better than the husbands but have to fight to stay in control.
I’ll Push You (2017)
It’s a stand-up-and-cheer movie. Click the image to read my entire review.
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
In this fiction/fact film a starlet and a driver employed by Howard Hughes fall for each other despite the embattled employer’s strict rule against it.
August 2016 Journal
Inside this Issue: Hell or High Water, Star Trek Beyond, The Secret Life of Pets, Now You See Me 2, Wiener-Dog, The Purge: Election Year, and more.
Film Capsules August 2016
To see a longer review, click onto the titles that are highlighted. Hell or High Water Rated R. Running time: 1 hour 42 min. Proverbs 6:30-31; Romans 6:23. This crime thriller is outstanding due to the excellent cast and its story grounded in the on-going financial crisis in which banks are foreclosing on property owners …
My Life (1993)
A dying man estranged from his family decides to make a video for his unborn child and reconnects with the joy of life and his loved ones, even while dying.
CRIMES and MISDEMEANORS (1989)
A man gets away with a crime, killing his mistress, & a filmmaker loses the girl & his belief in a moral universe in a tale questioning morality & a just God.
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
A small Halloween skeleton from their childhood, given by their father who killed himself, bonds twin Milo & Maggie as they struggle with their own suicidal despair.