Movies for October 2021: The Courier and Bullitt

 Dean is hosting in October and the movies to see are:

The Courier (2020)

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Director: Dominic Cooke
Writer: Tom O'Connor
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan

Bullitt (1968)

An all-guts, no-glory San Francisco cop lives in a sewer and becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.

Director: Peter Yates

Writers: Alan Trustman, Harry Kleiner, Robert L. Fish

Stars: Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for September 2021 Movies

Pig (2021)  6.36 / 10

Night Moves (2013)  5.5 / 10

Films of Merit

• Dr. Pimple Popper (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6045142/
• Five Feet Apart (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6472976/
• Flaked (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4973548/
• For Your Consideration (2009) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470765/
• Irrational Man (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715320/
• Only Murders in the Building (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/
• Schmigadoon (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11808942/
• Secret Agent (1936) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028231/
• The Howlin' Wolf Story (2003) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465500/
• The Maltese Falcon (1941) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/
• Unforgotten (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/

Movies for September 2021: Pig and Night Moves (2013 version)

Bill G is hosting in September and the movies to see are:

Pig (2021)

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

Director: Michael Sarnoski

Writers: Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin

Night Moves (2013)

Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

Director: Kelly Reichardt

Writers: Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for August 2021 Movies

I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)  5.22 / 10

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)  4.44 / 10

Films of Merit

• Arrested Development (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/
• Blow the Man Down (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8299768/
• Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14544192/ 
• Bosch (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3502248/
• Chinatown (1974) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071315/
• Cloudburst (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466054/
• Documentary Now! (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677934/
• Fantastic Fungi (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8258074/
• Flawless (2007) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780516/
• High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14540468/
• King of Hearts (1966) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060908/
• Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14512538/
• Ted Lasso (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/
• The Long Way Up (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12824922/
• The Kominsky Method (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7255502/
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031619/ 
• The Pollinators (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10187550/ 
• The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/
• Unforgotten (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/

Movies for August 2021: Oh! What a Lovely War and I'll See You in My Dreams

Hugh is hosting in August and the movies to see are:

I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)

A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.

Director: Brett Haley

Writers: Brett Haley, Marc Basch

Stars: Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Director: Richard Attenborough

Writers: Charles Chilton, Ted Allan, Len Deighton

Stars: Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee

Scores for July 2021 Movies

Sound of Metal (2019)  7.22 / 10
Lone Star (1996)  7.70 / 10

How to find streaming sources for movies: https://www.justwatch.com/

Films of Merit

• A Month In The Country - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093562/ 
• Call My Agent (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4277922/  
• Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1705977/ 
• Clarkson’s Farm (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10541088/  
• Hacks (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11815682/
• Midnight Run - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095631/
• Movie 43 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333125/ 
• My Love: Six Stories of True Love (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14267526/ 
• One Mississippi (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4947608/
• Postcards From The Edge - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100395/
• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11422728/
• The Mauritanian - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4761112/ 
• The Mosquito Coast (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11041132/ 
• The Rider - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217608/ 
• Unforgotten (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/

Movies for July 2021: Sound of Metal and Lone Star

Carl is hosting in July and the movies to see are:

Sound of Metal (2019)

A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

Director: Darius Marder

Writers: Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance

Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci

Lone Star (1996)

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

Director: John Sayles

Writer: John Sayles

Stars: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Stephen Mendillo

Scores for June 2021 Movies

Kodachrome (2017)  5.29 / 10
Rescue Dawn (2006)  6.17 / 10

Films of Merit

• Ferry (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14217100/
• Funny Girl (1968) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062994/ 
• Halston (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9569546/
• Hamilton (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8503618/
• Land (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10265034/
• Mare of Easttown (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10155688/
• Monster (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2850272/
• Monster's Ball (2001) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285742/
• The Family Fang (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2097331/
• The Father (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10272386/
• The Ice House (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119348/
• The King's Choice (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4353996/
• The Kominsky Method (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7255502/
• The Lovebirds (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8851668/

Movies to see for June 2021: Kodachrome and Rescue Dawn

Don is hosting in June and the movies to see are:

Kodachrome (2017)

Set during the final days of the admired photo development system known as Kodachrome, a father and son hit the road in order to reach the Kansas photo lab before it closes its doors for good.

Director: Mark Raso

Writer: Jonathan Tropper

Stars: Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen

Rescue Dawn (2006)

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Director: Werner Herzog

Writer: Werner Herzog

Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies

How to find movies online: https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for May 2021 Movies

Nomadland (2020)  6.78 / 10

The Last Picture Show (1971)  7.22 / 10

Films of Merit

• A Hidden Life (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5827916/
• American Graffiti (1973) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069704/
• Another Round (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10288566/
• Crip Camp (2020) -  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/ 
• Derek DelGaudio's in & of Itself (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11916302/
• Home (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068900/
• Q: Into the Storm - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14215442/
• To Catch a Thief (1955) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048728/
• Two Distant Strangers (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13472984/
• Your Honor (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7440726/
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056687/

Movies for May 2021: Nomadland and The Last Picture Show

 Jon Lee is hosting in May 2021 and the movies to see are:

The Last Picture Show (1971)

In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd

Nomadland (2020)

 After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director: Chloé Zhao
Writers: Jessica Bruder, Chloé Zhao
Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May

How to find movies online:  https://www.justwatch.com/

Scores for April 2021 Movies

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)  8.40 /10
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)  7.22 / 10

Films of Merit

• Atlantic Crossing (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9348700/
• Avalon (1990) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099073/
• Behind Her Eyes (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9698442/
• Concrete Cowboy (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8846176/
• DCI Banks (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1652216/
• Downhill (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4558376/
• Fast Girls (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1700808/
• Hemingway (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13129360/
• Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423455/
• Line of Duty (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2303687/
• Mank (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10618286/
• Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6150576/
• News of the World (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6878306/
• Paper Lives (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13045890/
• Promising Young Woman (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/
• Rain Man (1988) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095953/
• Silk (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1717455/
• Soul (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948372/
• Sound of Metal (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5363618/
• Tenet (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6723592/
• The Half of It (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9683478/ 
• The Surgeon's Cut (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13487106/
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8521718/

Movies for April 2021: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and The Grapes of Wrath

How to find movies online:  https://www.justwatch.com/

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

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

During a recording session, tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues".

Director: George C. Wolfe
Writers: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson
Stars: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Director: John Ford
Writers: Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck
Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

Scores for March 2021 Movies

The Assistant (2019)  5.60 / 10

Ordinary Love (2019)  6.90 / 10

Films of Merit

• A Bridge Too Far (1977) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/
• A Most Beautiful Thing (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11541324/
• A Year in Space (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5428494/
• Adu (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9616700/
• Allen v. Farrow (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13990468/
• Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217368/
• Hope Gap (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7587876/
• Humor Me (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5658242/
• I Am Greta (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10394738/
• I Care a Lot (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893250/ 
• Last Tango in Halifax (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2216156/
• Mango Dreams (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5069158/
• Minari (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10633456/
• Rebus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0867015/
• The Investigation (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9112152/
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/
• The Midnight Sky (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10539608/
• Small Axe (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464896/
• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11080108/ 
• The Sinner (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6048596/
• World on Fire (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8001092/