Chuck (season 1)
{4.5/5} “‘I think I see a scenario where we both get out of here with acceptable losses.’ ‘What exactly is your version of acceptable?’ ‘Breaks and punctures, possible loss of a limb, no major organ damage.’” Chuck season 1, aired in 2007-08 Chuck works at a big box store fixing computers, and tries to escape […]
The Firm
{4.5/5} “Being a tax lawyer’s got nothing to do with the law. It’s a game. We teach the rich how to play it so they can stay rich. The IRS keeps, uh, changing the rules so we can keep getting rich teaching them.” The Firm, released in 1993 Mitch is graduating at the top of […]
Tideland
{4.5/5} “Time for Daddy to go on a little vacation.” Tideland, released in 2005 Jeliza Rose has had a bit of a difficult childhood — both of her parents are drug addicts. When her mother dies, her father takes her to his childhood home out in the country. When he dies, Jeliza Rose must fend […]
My Week with Marilyn
{4.5/5} “Trying to teach Marilyn how to act is like teaching Urdu to a badger.” My Week with Marilyn, released in 2011 Colin’s family all have serious jobs but he wants to be in the movie business. He goes to London and gets a job as third assistant director on a movie with Lawrence Olivier […]
Motive (season 3)
{4.5/5} “Do you want to tell me your story? I’ll listen.” Motive season 3, aired in 2015 Oscar has a serious health issue, but he doesn’t want to tell Angie about it. Oscar and Betty are getting friendlier. When Internal Affairs starts poking around, everyone is understandably tense. In one case the last person to […]
Motive (season 2)
{4.5/5} “All that time in undercover. Pretending to be someone else. Telling lies like they’re the truth. Having to believe they are the truth. Sometimes I wonder… if I can really believe anything you say.” Motive season 2, aired in 2014 What would make a person who seems normal murder someone? It doesn’t make sense […]
Motive (season 1)
{4.5/5} “‘We should wait for backup.’ ‘Yeah, we should.’” Motive season 1, released in 2013 Angie and her partner Oscar are detectives who work homicides. They do whatever it takes to solve their cases, ignoring rules occasionally. Betty is the medical examiner they work with, who is always coming from a date when she shows […]
The Illusionist
{4.5/5} “I saw remarkable things but the only mystery I never solved was… why my heart couldn’t let go of you.” The Illusionist, released in 2006 Eisenheim the Illusionist is wowing crowds in Vienna. While performing his act he encounters his long-lost love Sophie — whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Sophie is from […]
St. Vincent
{4.5/5} “He don’t like people. People don’t like him. Except cat, and you. Why you like him?” St. Vincent, released in 2014 Maggie and her son Oliver move in next door to Vincent. Despite Vincent’s grouchy nature he suggests that he babysit Oliver after school — he needs the money. Maggie’s ex-husband is trying to […]
The Story of Luke
{4.5/5} The Story of Luke, released in 2012 Luke is somewhere on the autistic spectrum. His grandmother homeschooled him but now that she’s dead he’s living with his aunt and uncle. He decides he needs to get a job so that he can be independent — and find himself a girlfriend. It’s a nice movie […]