Here you will find all of the movies we discuss in probably too much detail but hey, we're thorough. Local theater times listed when applicable. Hope you enjoy!
2023, comedy/strange fantasy, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos; starring Emma Stone (Bella), Willem Dafoe (Dr. Baxter), Mark Ruffalo (Duncan), and Ramy Youssef (Max).
Eccentric surgeon reminiscent of Dr. Frankenstein saves the body of a pregnant woman (Bella) who committed suicide. Despite all odds, her baby survives giving Dr. Baxter the opportunity to implant the brain of the baby into the body of the woman and bring her back to life. What follows is Bella's bizarre self-discovery, search for passion, and finding meaning in her life.
4.1/5
2022 Horror/Drama, directed by Ti West; starring Mia Goth (Pearl), David Corenswet (Projectionist), Tandi Wright (Ruth/Mom), Matthew Sunderland (Dad), and Emma Jenkins-Purro (Mitsy)
Coming from the X film series, Pearl serves as the prequel to "X", an origin story to examine how Pearl came to be her violent, eccentric, and captivating self. With saturated colors and sets often reminiscent of Wizard of Oz, you feel as if you're along for the ride with Pearl watching helplessly as she cuts down anyone that stands in the way of her dreams.
3.9/5
2018 Documentary covering the controversial cult led by Rajneesh (Osho), directed by Maclain and Chapman Way. 2023 Documentary exploring a cult on the campus of Sarah Lawrence, directed by Zachary Heinzerling
Two documentaries investigate two different cults. In Wild Wild Country, Osho leads his crusade from India to Oregon ruffling some feathers along the way bringing into question his true motives and values. While in Stolen Youth, a group of students from Sarah Lawrence fall prey to Lawrence Ray's manipulation and control. Check these docs out on Netflix and Hulu respectively.
Sit tight, our viewing will re-commence next week!
2023, teen, black comedy, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson; starring Camila Mendes (Drea), Maya Hawke (Eleanor), and Austin Abrams (Max) with a hilarious and amazing appearance by Sophie Turner (Erica)
Private school Queen Bee Drea enters senior year feeling isolated and betrayed after a sexy video intended for her boyfriend gets leaked to the whole school. Seemingly innocent Eleanor befriends Drea and confides in Drea with details of her own trauma. Determined to get back at the people who wronged them, the two decide to team up and do each other's revenge. This film has lots of nostalgia value reminiscent of Clueless, Mean Girls, Heathers, and more.
1.7/5
2006 romantic drama directed by Darren Aronofsky; starring Hugh Jackman (Tom), Rachel Weisz (Izzy), and Ellen Burstyn (Dr. Lillian).
Three separate story lines show two lovers experiencing themes of death, love, and rebirth with very different perspectives. Tommy is a doctor whose practice focuses on reducing brain tumors and treating the aging process as a disease, while Tommy's wife, currently battling terminal cancer, has chosen to embrace death as "the road to awe" and to not only accept her fate but embrace the beauty in each moment. This film has been regarded by Aronofsky to be open to interpretation.
4.9/5
2022 psychological horror film directed by Parker Finn; starring Sosie Bacon (Rose), Kyle Gallner (Joel), Gillian Zinser (Holly), and Kal Penn (Jackson)
Smile is a creepy and unsettling story following a therapist's (Rose) struggle after witnessing a patient's violent suicide. Rose becomes haunted by trauma from her past and loses sense of what is real. This film explores themes of cyclical trauma but takes it one step further by turning the trauma into a type of demon that can be passed person to person through the witnessing of a suicide.
2.8/5
2016 mystery, psychological thriller directed by Tate Taylor (based on the novel by Paula Hawkins), starring Emily Blunt (Rachel), Haley Bennett (Megan), Rebecca Ferguson (Anna), Justin Theroux (Tom), Luke Evans (Scott), and Edgar Ramirez (Dr. Abdic)
Rachel takes the train into New York City every day, passing her old house and reliving painful memories of infidelity and infertility. Visible from her seat on the train, she becomes fixated on a young couple's relationship and gets further entangled in their lives when the wife, Megan, goes missing. This thriller explores addiction, gaslighting, abusive relationships, and the fear and confusion when your mind starts playing tricks on you.
4/5
1985 teen drama directed and written by John Hughes starring Molly Ringwald (Claire), Ally Sheedy (Allison), Emilio Estevez (Andrew), Anthony Michael Hall (Brian), Judd Nelson (Bender), and Paul Gleason (Principal Vernon)
Different personalities collide when 5 high school students end up in detention together on a Saturday for various offenses. Over the course of their day together, they come to discover that the prejudices and judgments they held against each other were unfair and misunderstood. This teen classic is one of those, there's more than meets the eye, kind of stories as we dive into their lives, struggles, insecurities, and strengths.
4.2/5
2022 drama written and directed by Sarah Polley (based on the novel by Miriam Toews) starring Rooney Mara (Ona), Claire Foy (Salome), Jessie Buckley (Mariche), Judith Ivey (Agata), Ben Wishaw (August), and Frances McDormand (Janz)
In an isolated Mennonite colony, the women are continually plagued by a group of men drugging them in the night and committing horrific acts of rape until finally one of the men is caught and names the other perpetrators. The attackers are sent to jail and the rest of the men in the colony set out to bail them out leaving the women two days to decide amongst themselves to do nothing, stay and fight, or leave the colony forever.
4/5
2021 Horror drama series on Showtime created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson starring Melanie Lynskey (Shauna), Tawny Cypress (Taissa), Christina Ricci (Misty), Juliette Lewis (Natalie), Simone Kessell (Lottie), Lauren Ambrose (Van) and more!
A high school girls soccer team is on their way to nationals when their plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness where they are not found for 19 months. Battling the elements and starvation they must find a way to not only survive but stay sane. This show splits into two timelines: the teenage wilderness years and the survivors' struggles as adults.
3.9/5
2015 fantasy television series based on the novel of the same name by Lev Grossman, created by Sera Gamble and John McNamara starring Jason Ralph (Quentin), Stella Maeve (Julia), Hale Appleman (Eliot), Olivia Taylor Dudley (Alice), Summer Bishil (Margo), and Arjun Gupta (Penny)
Imagine that a magical world you read about as a child is actually real. This is the situation our main character Quentin steps into as he begins attending Brakebills College, a school of magic. This series released on Syfy Network is loosely based on the Magicians trilogy.
2023 horror/adventure film written and directed by Ari Aster (who brought us Hereditary and Midsommar) starring Joaquin Phoenix (Beau), Patti LuPone (Mona), Amy Ryan (Grace), Nathan Lane (Roger), Parker Posey (Elaine) and many others!
In a word: nightmarish. This movie was 3 hours of high anxiety scenes reminiscent of a series of unfortunate events plaguing our main character Beau with an overbearing and rather manipulative mother, Mona never far from his mind.
3.4/5
2022 romance/drama/fantasy film directed by George Miller (based on the story The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt), starring Tilda Swinton (Alithea) and Idris Elba (Djinn)
This vibrant and shimmery fairy-tale like film follows Alithea's discovery that a Djinn has been trapped inside a bottle for centuries. She quickly learns this is not his first experience of being captured and he transports us through time as he describes the past 3,000 years and his longing for freedom. Only 3 wishes from one's deepest heart's desire can set him free.
3.5/5
2021 drama mini-series created by Danny Strong (based on the non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy) starring Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Kaitlyn Dever, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Will Poulter
From Hulu comes this shocking and grim view of how America's struggle with opioid addiction came from the outpouring of pills from Purdue Pharma into a mining community in Virginia, plagued with the aches and pains associated with occupation. Uncovering the truth behind a highly addictive medication- OxyContin, leads to endless lawsuits as well as a tragic slew of addiction.
5/5
Canadian born actor and incredible comedian, Jim Carrey has enriched our lives beyond compare. We delve into our favorite Carrey films in this episode with some listed below!
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994); When Nature Calls (1995)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Liar Liar (1997)
Truman Show (1998)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
5/5 obviously
2016 Sci-fi mystery directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker
What would the world do if faced with a mysterious alien presence posing as neither peaceful nor threatening? Can the human race work together to gain a remarkable gift from theses aliens or risk a self-inflicted annihilation? This fresh look on an "alien" movie comes equipped with an eerie score and beautiful editing/cinematography.
4.3/5
A 1998 comedy-fantasy Halloween classic, directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman
Sisters Sally and Gillian Owens come from a long line of witches from which a curse ripples through. The curse? Any man an Owens woman falls in love with, ends up dead. Fraught with abusive relationships and family disfunction, the sisters must work together to find happiness and bring an end to the family curse.
Lynny gives it a 5/5 must see!
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