Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud invites professor C.S. Lewis to debate the existence of God, Freud's unique relationship with his daughter, and Lewis' unconventional relationship with his best friend's mother.

Director: Matt Brown

Writers: Mark St. Germain, Matt Brown and Armand M. Nicholi Jr.

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode and Liv Lisa Fries

A Million Miles Away (2023)

A biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.

Director: Alejandra Marquez Abella

Writers: Bettina Gilois, Hernan Jimenez and Alejandra Marquez Abella

Stars: Michael Pena, Rosa Salazar and Julio Cesar Cedillo

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for September 2025 movies:

The Naked Gun (2025) 4.5 (6 votes)

Last Breath (2025) 7.8 (8 votes)

Films of Merit

The Roses (2025)

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)

Extant, a series (2014-2015)

The White Queen, a series (2013)

Monk, a series (2002-2009)

Reacher, a series (2022)

The Expanse, a series (2015-2022)

Who You Think I Am (2019)

Jane Austin Wrecked My Life (2024)

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Movies for September 2025: The Naked Gun and Last Breath

Bill Graves will host our Sept. 3 noon meeting at his house with a Zoom option. The movies are: The Naked Gun and Last Breath.

The Naked Gun (2025)

Only one man has the particular set of skills to lead Police Squad and save the world.

Director: Akiva Schaffer

Writers: Dan Gregor, Doug Mand and Akiva Schaffer

Stars: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser

Last Breath (2025)

A true story that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crew mate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.

Director: Alex Parkinson

Writers: Mitchell LaFortune, Alex Parkinson and David Brooks

Stars: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for August 2025 movies:

D-Day Plus 20 Years -- Eisenhower Returns to Normandy (1964) 6.9 (8 votes)

The Big Red One (1980) 6.3 (8 votes)

Films of Merit

Bill Joel: And So It Goes, two-part documentary (2025)

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Password (2019)

The Departed (2006)

Seinfeld, a TV series (1989-1998)

The Quilters, a short (2024)

Pernille, a TV series (2021)

Columbo, a TV series (1971-1998)

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Movies for August 2025: D-Day Plus 20 Years -- Eisenhower Returns to Normandy and The Big Red One

Hugh Heinsohn will host our Aug. 6 noon meeting on Zoom. We will gather at Carl Carlson's house to be together as Hugh hosts on Zoom. The movies are: D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy and The Big Red One.

D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy (1964)

Former President Eisenhower goes through the decisions and actions of D-Day with Walter Cronkite.

Stars: Walter Cronkite and Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Big Red One (1980)

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

Director: Samuel Fuller

Writer: Samuel Fuller

Stars: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for July 2025 movies:

Operation Odessa (2018) 5.5 (8 votes)

The Zone of Interest (2023) 6.9 (8 votes)

Films of Merit

Dept. Q, a series (2025)

Good Night and Good Luck (2005)

Hamilton (2020)

My Mom Jayne (2025)

The Conversation (1974)

The Americanization of Emily (1964)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Movies for July 2025: Operation Odessa and The Zone of Interest

Carl Carlson will host our July 9, 2025, meeting at noon at his home with a Zoom option, and the movies we will discuss are:

Operation Odessa (2018)

In the early 1990s, three friends set out to hustle the Russian mob, the Cali cartel and the DEA for the score of a lifetime.

Director: Tiller Russell

Stars: Ludwig Fainberg, Juan Almeida and Nelson Yester

The Zone of Interest (2023)

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoss and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the concentration camp.

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Writers: Jonathan Glazer and Martin Amis

Stars: Christian Friedel, Sandra Huller and Johann Karthaus

How to find streaming services for movies:

Justwatch.com

Scores for June 2025 movies:

Capernaum (2018) 8.9 (7 votes)

September 5 (2024) 8 (7 votes)

Films of Merit

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2024)

Ludwig, a series (2024)

Munich (2005)

Dept. Q, a series (2025)

The Man in the High Castle, a series (2015-2019)

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Movies for June 2025: Capernaum and September 5

Don Nugent will host our meeting at his home with a Zoom option at noon on June 11. We will discuss:

Capernaum (2018)

While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.

Director: Nadine Labaki

Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily and Michelle Keserwany

Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

September 5 (2024)

During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, an American sports broadcasting team must adapt to live coverage of the Israeli athletes being held hostage by a terrorist group.

Director: Tim Fehlbaum

Writers: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum and Alex David

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Ben Chaplin