The Reckless Hour (1931)

The Reckless Hour (1931)

[5] Dorothy Mackaill stars as a young woman strung along by a wealthy suitor who eventually declines to marry her, souring her relationship with any man until a rich artist comes along and strikes her fancy. The Reckless Hour is cut from…
The Gentlemen (2020)

The Gentlemen (2020)

[7] Matthew McConaughey plays an American marijuana dealer looking to sell his lucrative British production and distribution system. But when one of the bidders sabotages him to drive down the value, everyone has to watch their backs. Charlie Hunnam co-stars as McConaughey's…
Bright Lights (1930)

Bright Lights (1930)

[3] Dorothy Mackaill headlines as a newly-engaged Broadway song and dance star who's confronted with a ghost from the past on the eve of her retirement. Noah Beery plays the bad guy -- a man who tried to rape Mackaill's character several…
1917 (2019)

1917 (2019)

[8] Writer/director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns bring us back to the trenches of World War I with the harrowing journey of two British officers tasked with traversing enemy territory to deliver a message that will save 1,600…
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

[7] Tom Hanks plays Fred Rogers, the famous host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, a children's program that ran on PBS for over thirty years. But this movie isn't just about Fred Rogers. It's also the true story of journalist Tom Junod (named…
Little Women (2019)

Little Women (2019)

[8] If someone is going to pick up Louisa May Alcott's much-loved literary classic, dust it off, and serve up a retelling, let it be the Oscar-nominated writer/director of Lady Bird. Greta Gerwig is respectably faithful to the material, but bold in…
Knives Out (2019)

Knives Out (2019)

[8] I think one of the hardest stories to tell is a good murder mystery story. That's why we see so few of them turned into movies. Rian Johnson's (The Last Jedi, Looper) Knives Out is a beguiling blend of classic and…
Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

[8] I am not a fan of car racing. I couldn't care less about it, really. But like so many other great sports movies, Ford v Ferrari isn't really about the sport itself. It's about the people engaged in the sport. And…
Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

[6] A young boy in Hitler's youth army (Roman Griffin Davis) finds himself in a moral dilemma after discovering a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hiding in a secret space behind his bedroom wall. This film written for the screen and directed by…
The Lighthouse (2019)

The Lighthouse (2019)

[8] Movies like The Lighthouse sure don't hit the multiplex very often. Hot off his astounding debut feature, The Witch, writer/director Robert Eggers' sophomore effort is a horrifically surreal pitch-black comedy about two men going mad in a remote lighthouse in the…