Movies for July 2018: First Reformed and Training Day

John C is hosting in July and the movies to see are:

First Reformed (2017) 

A priest of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.

Director: Paul Schrader
Writer: Paul Schrader
Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer

Training Day (2001)

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the LAPD with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Writer: David Ayer

Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn

Scores for June 2018 Films

On the Waterfront (1954)  7.78 / 10

Taxi Driver (1976)   7.74 / 10

Films of Merit

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Alone in Berlin (2016)
• City Hall (1996)
• Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
• Dancing on the Edge (TV series)
• Itzhak (2017)
• Kodachrome (2017)
• Long Strange Trip (2017)
• Pie in the Sky (TV series)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)
• Stop Making Sense (1984)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• The Commander (2003)
• The Handmaiden (2016)
• Three Days of the Condor (1975)
• Water & Power: A California Heist (2017)

Place to visit: Hollywood Heritage Museum