A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.

Director: Tony Gilroy

Writer: Tony Gilroy

Stars: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for June 2026 movies:

The Promised Land (2023) 7.9 (eight voting)

Triangle of Sadness (2022) 5.6 (nine voting)

Films of Merit

This is where I Leave You (2014)

Come from Away (2026), a musical featuring Reed Bentley at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR.

Foundation, a series (2021)

Sirat, (2025)

The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare (2024)

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Movies for June: The Promised Land and Triangle of Sadness

Joe Robinson will host our June 3 meeting at 12:30 p.m. in Cedar Hills Park at 2300 Cedar Hills Blvd. in Beaverton. Those drinking alcohol should decant in a discreet container. We will discuss the following two films

The Promised Land (2023)

The story of Danish soldier and explorer Captain Ludvig Kahlen, who explored and cultivated Denmark's wild Jutland, which now comprises the vast majority of the country, in the mid-18th Century. The area is under the rule of Frederik De Schinkel, a crooked, merciless nobleman who realized the threat this new farm represents to his corrupt dealings.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen and Ida Jessen
Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin and Simon Bennebjerg

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

A satirical dark comedy about a celebrity supermodel couple who decide to take a Mediterranean cruise with the ultra rich to try on their new elevated social status.

Director: Ruben Ostlund
Writer: Ruben Ostlund
Stars: Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for May 2026 movies:

The Way We Speak (2024) 6.7 (9 votes)

Little Wing (2024) 6.9 (9 votes)

Friday, April 3, 2026

Movies for May: The Way we Speak and Little Wing

Bill Graves will host our May 6 meeting at noon at his home with a zoom option. We will have Scott Bernard Nelson, a Portland actor, join us to describe his work on the local film scene. And we will discuss two independent feature films made in Portland:

The Way We Speak (2024)

An up-and-coming writer refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to a rift between the writer and his ailing wife, and to the writer's obsession over his new opponent -- a bestselling author.

Director: Ian Ebright

Writer: Ian Ebright

Stars: Patrick Fabian, Diana Coconubo and Kailey Rhodes

Little Wing (2024)

A 13-year-old girl is dragged into the world of pigeon racing as she deals with her parents' divorce and the impending loss of her home.

Director: Dean Israelite

Writers: John Gatins and Susan Orlean

Stars: Brooklynn Prince, Che Tafari and Brian Cox

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for April 2026 movies:

Alien (1979) 7.9 (8 vjotes)

Project Hail Mary (2026) 7.4 (8 votes)

Films of Merit

One Step From Heaven, a series (2011)

Marie Kallio, a series (2021)

Perfectly A Strangeness (2024)

Bugonia (2025)

The Madison, a series (2026)

Sentimental Value (2025)

The Summer Book (2024)

In the Blink of an Eye (2026)

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Movies for April: Project Hail Mary and Alien

Don Nugent will host our April 1 meeting at noon at Bethany's Table, and we will discuss two science fiction movies:

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun and thus save Earth.

Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Writers: Drew Goddard and Andy Weir

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung

Alien (1979)

After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett

Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt

How to find streaming services for movies:

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Scores for March 2026 movies:

The Life of Chuck (2024) 7.8 (9 votes)

It Was Just an Accident (2025) 6 (9 votes)

Films of Merit

The Capture, a series (2019-2022)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Lonesome Dove, a series (1989)

All Heart (2021)

Man on the Run (2025)

To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

The Great Santini (1979)

A Friend of Dorothy (2025)

LBJ (2016)

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Movies for March: It Was Just an Accident and The Life of Chuck

Jon Lee will host our March 4 meeting at noon at his home with a Zoom option, and we will discuss:

It Was Just an Accident (2025)

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity.

Director: Jafar Panahi

Writers: Jafar Panahi, Nader Saeivar and Shadmehr Rastin

Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari and Ebrahim Azizi

The Life of Chuck (2024)

A life-affirming, genre-bending story about three chapters in the life an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.

Director: Mike Flanagan

Writers: Mike Flanagan and Stephen King

Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay and Benjamin Pajak

How to find streaming services for movies:

Justwatch.com

Scores for February 2026 movies:

Misery (1990) 7.2 (9 votes)

This is Spinal Tap (1984) 7.6 (9 votes)

Films of Merit

The Commoner, also titled Harold og Sonja (2025)

Sinners (2025)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Bookish, a series (2025)

The Linguini Incident (1991)

Hijack, a series (2023)

Genius, especially 10-part season one about Einstein (2017)

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Movies for February: This is Spinal Tap and Misery

John Cleary will host our Feb. 4 meeting at noon in his home with a Zoom option if necessary and we will discuss:

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.

Director: Rob Reiner

Writers: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Stars: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest

Misery (1990)

After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.

Director: Rob Reiner

Writers: Stephen King and William Goldman

Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates and Richard Farnsworth