Movies for February 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin and To Leslie

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

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship and their fingers, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Writer: Martin McDonagh
Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon

To Leslie (2022)

Inspired by true events. A West Texas single mother wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak and broken beer bottles. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption.

Director: Michael Morris
Writer: Ryan Binaco
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney, James Landry Hébert

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

Scores for January 2023 Movies

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)  6.11 / 10
The Fabelmans (2022)  6.00 / 10

Films of Merit

• 1923 (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18335752/
• 1883 (2021 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/
• 1945 (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5815492/
• Alaska Daily (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15421858/
• Cabaret (1972) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068327/
• Chicken People (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4819510/
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11564570/
• Inside Man (2022 TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10948716/
• Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275872
• RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178634/
• Seinfeld (1989 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/
• Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone amd Nigel Bruce
• Side Effects (2013) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053463/
• Slow Horses (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
• Something the Lord Made (2004) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386792/
• Tár (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14444726/
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/
• The English (2022 mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11771270/
• The Good Heart (2009) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808285/
• The Old Man (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5645432/
• The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6439020/
• The Woman King (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8093700/
• This Is Where I Leave You (2014) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371150/
• Three Pines (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15351648/
• Tulsa King (2022 TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16358384/
• You Laugh But It's True (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1671547/
• The White Queen (2013 TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372220/

Movies for January 2023: The Fabelmans and The Motorcycles Diaries

Jon L is hosting in January and the movies to see are:

The Fabelmans (2022)

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a sausagemaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner

Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

The dramatization of a motorcycle rodeo Che Guevara went on in his youth that showed him his life's calling.

Director: Walter Salles

Writers: Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Alberto Granado, Jose Rivera

Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro

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

Scores for December 2022 Movies

A Christmas Story (1983)  7.20 / 10 

The Outfit (2022)  7.50 / 10

Films of Merit

• Andor (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051459/
• Gun City (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7104984/
• Magpie Murders (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186264/
• Metropolis (1927) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136
• Neil Young: Harvest Time (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23941342/
• The Dropout (TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10166622
• The English (TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11771270/
• The Lost City (2005) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343996/
• The Tender Bar (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3108894/
• The Vanishing (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4131496/
• The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/
• Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9198364/
• Triangle of Sadness (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7322224/
• Wasp Network (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6760876/
• Wednesday (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13443470/

Movies for December 2022: The Outfit and A Christmas Story

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

A Christmas Story (1983)

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect way to shoot his eye out on Christmas morning.

Director: Bob Clark
Writers: Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, Bob Clark

Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin

The Outfit (2022)

An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.

Director: Graham Moore

Writers: Graham Moore, Johnathan McClain
Stars: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, John Gumley-Mason

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

Scores for November 2022 Movies

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)  9.0 / 10
Contagion (2011)  7.11 / 10

Films of Merit

• All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016150/
• Extraordinary Attorney Woo (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20869502/
• Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097336/
• Margin Call (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615147/
• Metropolis (1927) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/
• The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/
• The Empress (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13720112/
• The Good Nurse (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4273800/
• The Green Mile (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120689/
• The Sapphires (2012) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1673697/
• The Square (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4995790/
• The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/

Movies for November 2022: The Shawshank Redemption and Contagion

Bill T is hosting in November and the movie to see are:

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace, eventual redemption, and a pipe filled with excrement through acts of common decency.

Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Contagion (2011)

Healthcare professionals, government officials, Jenny McCarthy, and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writer: Scott Z. Burns

Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law

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

Scores for October 2022 Movies

Brassed Off (1996)  6.78 / 10
As Good as It Gets (1997)  6.0 / 10

Films of Merit

Appaloosa (2008) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800308/

Bad Sisters (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15469618/

California Typewriter (2016) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5966990/

Entrapped (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21964626/

How To Please A Woman (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10530838/

Logan Lucky (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5439796/

Sidney (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16977750/

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10268488/

The Kindness of Strangers (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6515910/

The Patient (TV mini series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15574312/

The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20863280/

Movies for October 2022: Brassed Off and As Good As It Gets

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

Brassed Off (1996)

The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band or will they use the force to save it? 

Director: Mark Herman
Writer: Mark Herman
Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor

As Good as It Gets (1997)

A single mother and waitress with a huge forehead, a misanthropic author , and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Director: James L. Brooks
Writers: Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

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

Scores for September 2022 Movies

My Left Foot (1989) 7.75 / 10
The Worst Person in the World (2021) 6.71 /10

Films of Merit

• For The Left Hand (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7476336/
• Guilt (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9644058/
• Ideal Home (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5460880/
• Interlude in Prague (2017) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5540194/
• Taking Sides (2001) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260414/
• The Outfit (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14114802/
• The Stronghold (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10404944/
• The Sunlit Night (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368394/
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11291274/
• The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/
• Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14482570/

Movies for September 2022: My Left Foot and The Worst Person in the World

 Joe is hosting the September meeting and the movies to see are:

My Left Foot (1989)

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

Director: Jim Sheridan

Writers: Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan, Christy Brown

Stars: Daniel Jerry-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan

The Worst Person in the World (2021)

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

 Director: Joachim Trier

 Writers: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

 Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum

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

Scores for August 2022 Movies

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)  7.67 / 10
Journey's End (2017)  7.88 / 10

Films of Merit

Dick (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144168/

Gaslit (2022 miniseries) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11834592/

Hamlet 2 (2008) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104733/

M*A*S*H (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/

Mr. Jones (2019) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6828390/

Paths of Glory (1957) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/

Scotland, Pa. (2001) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265713/

Slings and Arrows (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387779/

Stranger Things (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/

The Bear (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452776/

The Gray Man (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649418/

The Terminal List (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/

When Trumpets Fade (1998) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135706/

Movies for August 2022: The Tragedy of Macbeth and Journey's End

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

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.

Director: Joel Coen

Writers: Joel Coen, from an idea by William "Bud" Shakespeare

Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell

Journey's End (2017)

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers visiting the carnival, led by mentally-disintegrating young Officer Stanhope, as they await their fate.

Director: Saul Dibb

Writers: Simon Reade, R.C. Sherriff, Vernon Bartlett

Stars: Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham

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

Scores for July 2022 Movies

The Late Show (1977)  5.22 / 10
Grandma (2015)  6.89 / 10

Films of Merit

1883 (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/

1900 (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074084/

Allied (2016 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3640424/

Annika (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13643704/

Another Round (2020) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10288566/

Borgen (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1526318/

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703710/

Elvis (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704428/

For All Mankind (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13352968/

Hacks (2021) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11815682/

Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3766394/

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20560404/

Only Murders in the Building (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/

Ridley Road (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10948746/

Roadkill (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10846250/

Sex Education (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/

The Old Man (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5645432/

The White Lotus (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/

Under the Banner of Heaven (Mini-series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1998372/

Young Wallander (TV series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9359220/