Monday, March 18, 2024

Movie for April, 2024: The Pillars of the Earth

Dean Hiser will host our April 10 meeting at his home with an online option, and we will be watching a formerly eight-part movie series reorganized into two long parts:

The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

This series, formerly eight parts, is set against a backdrop of medieval war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. The series is available for rent in two 3.5-hour parts on Amazon Prime and Apple Plus.

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Writers: Ken Follet and John Pielmeier

Stars: Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen and Eddie Redmayne

How to find streaming services for movies:

http://justwatch.com

Scores for March 2024 Movies

Average rating on a 10-point scale

Poor Things (2023) 5.25 (8 voting)

Anatomy of a Fall (2023) 8.2 (7 voting)

Films of Merit

The New Look, a series (2024)

Suits, a series (2011-2019)

Monsieur Spade, a series (2024)

Six Feet Under, a series (2001-2005)

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Woman of the Year (1942)

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

The Last Repair Shop (2023)

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Movies for March, 2024: Anatomy of a Fall and Poor Things

Bill Graves is hosting our March 6 meeting at his home with an online option, and the movies to see are:

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death, and their visually challenged son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Director: Justine Triet

Writers: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Stars: Sandra Huller, Swann Ariaud and Milo Machado-Graner

Poor Things (2023)

The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers: Tony McNamara and Alasdair Gray

Stars: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe

How to find streaming services for movies:

http://justwatch.com

Scores for February 2024 Movies

Average rating on a 10-point scale

A Compassionate Spy (2022) 4.9 (10 voting)

5 Fingers (1952) 7.l (9 voting)

Films of Merit

The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)

The Ides of March (2011)

Masters of the Air (2024)

American Fiction (2024)

The Newsroom, a series (2012-2014)

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love (2022)

The Zone of Interest (2023)

Interstellar (2014)

Monday, January 15, 2024

Movies for February, 2024: A Compassionate Spy and 5 Fingers

Hugh Heinsohn is hosting our meeting at 7 p.m., February 7, 2024, and the movies to see are:

A Compassionate Spy (2022)

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.

Director: Steve James

Stars: Joan Hall, Ted Hall, Joseph Albright

5 Fingers (1952)

During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers: Michael Wilson, L.C. Moyzisch, Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Stars: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie

How to find streaming services for movies:

http://justwatch.com

Scores for January 2024 Movies

Average rating on a 10-point scale

The Boys in the Boat (2023) 7.3 (10 voting)

The Holdovers (2023) 7.4 (10 voting)

Films of Merit

Nightmare Alley (2021)

They Call Me Magic (2022)

Winning Time, a series (2022-23)

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Ferrari (2023)

My Grandparents' War, a series (2019- )

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

Maestro (2023)

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Movies for January, 2024: The Boys in the Boat and The Holdovers

Carl Carlson is hosting our January 10 meeting at 7 p.m., and the movies to see are:

The Boys in the Boat (2023)

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginning to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Director: George Clooney

Writers: Daniel James Brown, Mark L. Smith

Stars: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner and Peter Guinness

The Holdovers (2023)

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go.

Director: Alexander Payne

Writer: David Hemingson

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

How to find streaming services for movies:

http://justwatch.com

Scores for December 2023 Movies

Average rating on a 10-point scale

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 8.3 (8 voting)

The Heiress (1949) 7 (8 voting)

Films of Merit

Six Feet Under, a series (2002-2005)

Doc Martin, a series (2004-2022)

Golda (2023)

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)

Friday, November 10, 2023

Movies for December, 2023: Killers of the Flower Moon and The Heiress

Don Nugent is hosting our Dec. 6 meeting at 7 p.m. on Zoom, and the movies to see are:

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one -- until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone