Ricki and the Flash

This is truly lovely movie with a lot of heart and soul. Meryl Streep was dynamic and real in the lead role, and DAYUM she sings her heart out in this. As soon as the movie was finished I grabbed my tablet to see if the movie's soundtrack was on Spotify, and thankfully it is. I really enjoyed this, it was quite moving. 4/5

Ricki and the Flash on Netflix

The Deer Hunter

I first saw this film when I was about ten, maybe younger. I remember having nightmares for days afterwards, but, after a few years, I forgot this film almost completely. I remembered only the Russian Roulette, but that was all. The topic of this film has been coming up in reference to modern day PTSD, and I felt it was time I saw it again. I was not disappointed, and I can't understand how I ever could have forgotten the feeling of this film. I saw it last night and was so moved I couldn't write about it then. Still, today, it is haunting me. Yes, I think it needs editing. Yes, It could have been a half hour shorter, maybe more. Yes, the opening act is too long and the second act is too short. But it doesn't matter, because every note that needed to be hit was, and every feeling the filmmakers wanted to convey came through. I will not forgot "The Deer Hunter". Truly one of the finest films about combat PTSD ever made. 4.5/5

The Deer Hunter on Netflix

The Homesman

This "western" is dark, bleak, & terribly tragic. The acting was top-notch & Tommy Lee Jones' direction was aces. 4/5

The Homesman on Netflix

The Giver

This is one in a line of similarly themed movies of late, but this might be the best version of this story I've seen. 4/5

The Giver on Netflix

August: Osage County

This is a powerhouse of acting, just amazing performances. Should have been nominated for best picture. 4.5/5

August: Osage County on Netflix

Hope Springs

What an amazing movie this is! Poignant, thoughtful, truthful, inspiring, and very real. Really well done. 4.5/5

Hope Springs on Netflix

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson delivers in this whimsical & morally ambiguous tale - very witty & well acted. Well done! 4.5

Fantastic  Mr. Fox on Netflix

The Iron Lady

Streep was absolutely brilliant in this, but why did they choose to tell this story when history is so rich? 3.5/5

The Iron Lady on Netflix

Sophie's Choice

This is such a profoundly sorrowful film in both execution & performance - I want to weep. Tragically lovely and oh so very sad. 4.5/5

Sophie's Choice on Netflix

Dancing at Lughnasa

This was an acting powerhouse but somehow it never captured or held my attention, don't know why. 3/5

Dancing at Lughnasa on Netflix