Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
The Last Spark of Hope
{4.5/5} “You served and led an army of robots during the wars. Your memory has been erased.” The Last Spark of Hope, released in 2023 Eva lives on top of a mountain with her robot Arthur who is programmed to protect her. She still has a truck that works and she uses it to go […]
Waitress
{5/5} “I don’t think we can write that on the menu board, hon.” Waitress, released in 2007 Jenna is a waitress and also invents new kinds of pies. She’s unhappy when she finds out she’s pregnant as she’s planning on leaving her husband in a couple of months — she’s secretly saving up money. Becky […]
Winter Spring Summer or Fall
{4.5/5} “You know, I’m beginning to think that I was in the middle of some sort of plot to make her boyfriend jealous.” Winter Spring Summer or Fall, released in 2024 Remi is top in her class and going to New York to check out Columbia. She would like to go to Harvard for law […]
Wildflower
{5/5} “I knew something like this was going to happen.” Wildflower, released in 2022 Bea’s parents are intellectually disabled and her grandparents didn’t think they would be able to raise her own their own. But they did, and things turned out OK. She looks after a lot of things herself — like letting her mother […]
Foe
{5/5} “Do you want to live mundane lives like everyone else, or do you want to be part of something special and unique?” Foe, released in 2023 Hen and Junior live on a farm that’s been in Junior’s family for generations, but they don’t do any farming. One night a man named Terrance comes by […]
WALL-E
{5/5} “Try blue — it’s the new red!” WALL-E, released in 2008 WALL-E compacts garbage and puts it into neat piles. When one of his parts is broken he takes one from a machine that’s no longer functional. He and his friend, a cockroach, seem to be the only beings left on Earth — everyone […]
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
{5/5} “‘We made lots of mistakes.’ ‘Yeah, we made mistakes trying to fix our mistakes.’” The Odd Life of Timothy Green, released in 2012 Cindy and Jim were unable to have a child themselves. In order to help them move on, they spend one evening imagining all the traits that their child would have had. […]
My Old Ass
{4.5/5} “Actually, I kind of miss my toe.” My Old Ass, released in 2024 While on a camping trip with best friends Ruthie and Ro, Elliott gets high from mushrooms and meets her future 39-year-old self. She gives herself a bit of advice — stay away from Chad. While taking a swim as a break […]
Cleaner
{5/5} “‘Hopefully they won’t see me climbing in through that hole.’ ‘What hole?’ ‘The one your snipers are going to put through the glass.’” Cleaner, released in 2025 Joey cleans windows on the outside of a skyscraper. Her brother Michael, who’s autistic, was kicked out of his home so now he needs to stay with […]
Mickey 17
{5/5} “First come, first freeze to death.” Mickey 17, released in 2025 Mickey is an expendable, which means that when he dies they just print a new copy of his body — with all his memories. He had to get off Earth to escape people he borrowed money from so he’s working in space. One […]