Movies for December 2021: Repo Man and Farewell, My Lovely

 Nic is hosting next month and the movies to see are:

Repo Man (1984)

A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.

Director: Alex Cox
Writer: Alex Cox
Stars: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by all around nice guy Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.

Director: Dick Richards
Writers: David Zelag Goodman, Raymond Chandler
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Harry Dean Stanton

Scores for November 2021 Movies

Baby Mama (2008)   5.90 / 10
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)  7.20 / 10

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

Films of Merit

• 12 Angry Men (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118528/
• Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7671064/
• Dopesick (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174558/
• Dune (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/
• For the Left Hand (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7476336/
• Hampstead (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5153236/
• Hostiles (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5478478/
• Isle of Dogs (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5104604/
• Lansky (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5078852/
• Long Strange Trip (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4143508/
• Manhunt (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5618256/
• Muhammad Ali (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6719950/  
• Resistance (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6914122/
• Stuck Together - Huit Rue de l'Humanite (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13834006/
• The French Dispatch (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/
• The Forgotten Battle (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10521092/
• Un Village Français (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288631/
• Undercover Brother (2002) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279493/
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413615/
• Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6842770/

Movies for November 2021: Baby Mama and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Joe is hosting in November and the movies to see are:

Baby Mama (2008)

A successful, single businesswoman wearing glasses dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.

Director: Michael McCullers

Writer: Michael McCullers

Stars: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

The lives of a disparate group of contestants and a chronic alcoholic hasbeen intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.

Director: Sydney Pollack

Writers: Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson

Stars: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young

Scores for October 2021 Movies

The Courier (2020) 7.18 / 10

Bullitt (1968) 6.45 / 10

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

Films of Merit

• Betrayal at Attica (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15210254/
• Breaking Away (1979) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/
• Counterpart (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4643084/ 
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095031/
• Flesh and Blood (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9704798/
• Hacks (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11815682/
• In Their Own Words: Elon Musk (Documentary) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14644530/?ref_=ttep_ep5
• McCartney 3,2,1 (Documentary) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13679628/
• Muhammad Ali (Documentary) - https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/muhammad-ali/
• Squid Game (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10919420/
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/
• The Chair (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11834150/
• The Mad Women's Ball (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11681282/
• The Many Saints of Newark (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110232/
• The Starling (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5164438/
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1967) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/
• The White Lotus (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/
• Unforgotten (Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192812/

Book Recommendation

 Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee: https://www.powells.com/book/uncommon-carriers-9780865477391

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/