Film Revew: ‘Minari’ an elegiac but life-affirming story
Minari
4 out of 5 stars - 'Highly Recommended'
Written and Directed by Lee Isaac Chung
Starring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim
2020 | PG-13 | 1h55min
Streaming: Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTube, Viki
American film director Lee Isaac Chung grew up on a farm in Arkansas; his parents...
Film Review: ‘The Mauritanian’ a quietly powerful biography
If just one person speaks up, stands up, the whole world may change...
Film Review: Talented cast brings ‘In The Heights’ to the screen flawlessly
So let’s cut to the chase: SEE THIS FILM.
Film Review: ‘Dreamland’ a beautifully produced, moving documentary about the Tulsa race massacre
The search for what happened to Greenwood is essential to help heal the wounds.
Living on borrowed time in ‘Concrete Cowboy’ – Netflix review
A warm and engaging portrait of a working-class community with deep roots.
Film Review: In ‘Nomadland’ Frances McDormand takes to the open road
Nomadland
4 out of 5 stars - 'Highly Recommended'
Directed and screenplay by Chloé Zhao
Based on the book by Jessica Bruder
Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
R | 1h 48min | Drama | 2021 (USA)
Review by Jeanne Powell
Streaming on Hulu is director Chloe Zhao’s third feature film, Nomadland.
Frances McDormand delivers an...
Film Review: ‘Sylvie’s Love’ makes a convincing case for returning romantic love front and center to movies
Sylvie's Love
4.5 out of 5 stars - 'Uplifting'
Directed and written by Eugene Ashe
Starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eva Longoria
PG-13 | 1h 54min | Drama, Music, Romance | 2020
Review by Jeanne Powell
With his second feature film Sylvie's Love, director and writer Eugene Ashe revives the concept of a true romance,...
‘Take Out Girl’ Film Review: Hedy Wong literally lights up the screen
Director Hisonni Johnson has generated a lot of buzz with his first feature film, Take Out Girl. Co-writer Hedy Wong literally lights up the screen as Tera, a young restaurant worker in the Low Bottoms section of Los Angeles, wanting to provide a better life for herself and her...
Film Review: ‘The Glorias’ performances illustrate how Gloria Steinem’s many seasons fit together into a peripatetic life well lived
Always for this living legend, it is about “We The People”.
