Wild Tales (2014)
Six short stories involving distressed people.Director: Damián Szifrón (as Damián Szifron)
Writer: Damián Szifrón (as Damián Szifron)
Stars: Darío Grandinetti, María Marull, Mónica Villa
Stand by Me (1986)
Available by Netflix streaming and DVD.After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Stephen King (novel), Raynold Gideon(screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
NOTE: this film has not yet released in Portland, so Bill T. has substituted Wild Tales (see above) as his first pick.High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writers: Jesse Andrews (novel), Jesse Andrews (screenplay)
Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke
