In this satirical film a dachshund is the connection in 4 stories about unhappy people in the four stages of life–childhood, young adult, mature adulthood, and old age.
Happiness (1998)
Todd Solondz reveals the darkness of several suburbanites in these interlocking stories of people desperately seeking happiness just beyond their reach.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
A would be-suicide stranded on an island gains a new grip on life when he comes upon a flatulent corpse which he uses in ingenious ways for survival and companionship.
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
How two pet dogs learn to get along when they are locked out & have to flee Animal Control & a group of angry abandoned pets while trying to find their home.
Hell or High Water (2016)
This is a 5-star movie with the return of Jeff Bridges as a tough Texas Ranger. Click the image to read my entire review.
Film Capsules July 2016
T o read a longer review, click onto the film title. The Free State of Jones Rated R. Running time: 2 hours 19 min. Psalm 10:12; Galatians 6:7. Based on a little known episode of the Civil War, this is the story of a Mississippi white farmer who deserted the Confederate Army because he was …
Jeremiah (1998)
The story of the prophet Jeremiah who was called to denounce his unjust people and tell them to surrender when the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem.
The Good German (2006)
In post-WW 2 Berlin a cynical American journalist searches for the woman he had once loved & encounters Germans trying to escape to the West, some ex-Nazis.
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
An anti-Purge Presidential candidate & her chief security guard join forces on the streets with a store owner & his employee to survive the latest Purge.
Central Intelligence (2016)
When Bob, a classmate he had helped 20 years, earlier meets with Calvin, a wild adventure involving the CIA & the sale of secret satellite codes begins.