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Herself – 7
If you like depressing Irish movies about spousal abuse and a mother with two kids, no money, no home and no prospects, this is your cup o’ tea. Fortunately, through a series of improbable good breaks, our heroine ends up about where she started, but quit of the abusive husband. Clare Dunn, who co-wrote and […]
Soul –
If theater requires the suspension of disbelief, cartoon features must require the suspension of rational thought. After about 20 minutes of watching this, I asked my wife, “Wouldn’t you rather watch the Bee Gees?” and was greeted with a sigh of welcome relief.
Yes, God, Yes – 8
The abstinence-only strictures of the Catholic Church take on the rising hormones of a 16-year-old naif in this indie charmer of a movie, and guess who wins? Natalia Dyer is perfect and perfectly believable as a teen. The hypocrisy and absurdity of Catholic sex “education” may be a tad over the top, but it’s a […]
Jimmy Carter, Rock’n’Roll President – 5
A nostalgic, surprisingly grainy look back at the presidency of one of the most decent humans to hold the position, at a time when we’re watching someone at the opposite end of that spectrum. Other than telling us that Jimmy Carter liked rock’n’roll, as well as country, jazz and classical music, there wasn’t much point […]
Sylvie’s Love – 6
An earnest effort at a feel-good romance, which felt like it was made during the era it depicted, 1957-62, not necessarily a good thing, but with the pleasing difference that almost all the characters were Black and discrimination was at most a minor issue. The acting was a bit obvious and the story was predictable, […]