The Fabelmans, Apollo 10 ½ , and The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

There are few directors whose work makes me feel as nostalgic as Spielberg does. Films that made an immense impression … More

Anxious People, Hooked, and Dopesick

I think of Anxious People (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) by Fredrik Backman as crime fiction. It is a hostage drama, after all, that starts with a … More

The Crown is nothing more than a glamourous version of an emotional deprivation disorder.

I very much enjoyed this teen dance comedy that offered a much-needed comfort and pleasure after the heavy and distressing … More

It’s a very unusual film, directed by Kitty Green, in which residents of a small town Boulder in Colorado are … More

This is probably one the greatest films I have ever seen about life and death, women’s friendship, motherhood and a … More

A little documentary surprise made by a young German couple, Felix and Selima, who in a search for happiness decided … More

An entirely addictive eight-part drama based on a Pulitzer-winning article about a young woman, Marie Adler, who after reporting rape … More

A utopian world of horny teenagers where everyone deserves to be loved. The second season was even more educational than … More

This was a very unexpectedly joyful film I used as a ‘palate cleanser’ after watching an extremely violent Green Room. … More