Legend
0 don’t waste your time. avoid
1 possibly watcheable for a once-through, but don’t expect much.
2 in the middle of an ocean of content. not too bad. not too good.
3 very good; put it on your list. but not too high up.
4 strongly recommend. Watch sometime. soon.
5 classic. most definitely watch before you’re dead.
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Argo
Iran, six hide out.
Shah overthrown, rescue op.
Make a fake movie!
-historical drama thriller, 2012, 13+
4.5
(last watched: October 4, 2021)
Casablanca
Wartime, Rick’s Café.
Moroccan love triangle.
Action, sacrifice.
-romantic drama, 1942, 10+
5
(last watched: January 14, 2021)
Clue
Murder in mansion.
Blackmail, many suspects.
Funny, scary wit.
-mystery-comedy, 1985, 13+
4
(January 24, 2021)
Don’t Let Go
Special niece is killed
Then she calls two weeks later.
Chills, a mystery.
-science fiction thriller, 2019, 16+
2.5 (February 9, 2021)
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow,
reset the day when you die.
Smart science fiction
-science fiction, 2014, 13+
4.5
(January 1, 2021)
First Cow
Film about friendship
Old West, two guys, baking, cow
Slow, sad, beautiful.
-drama Western, 2020, 13+
4
(January 16, 2021)
Gattaca
Genes are destiny
but one fights to reach the stars
and make his own fate.
-dystopian science fiction, 1997, 13+
5
February 14, 2021 (first time with Older kids)
The Goonies
Astoria kids
Robbers, booby traps, Sloth, gold
Kids can save the day.
-adventure comedy, 1985, 10+
5
Inside Man
Mysterious heist.
No, all is not as it seems.
Spike Lee, great actors.
-crime thriller, 2006, 13+
4.5
last: February 21, 2021
Juliet, Naked
Faded musician
Obsession, romance, parent
Dark, cute, earned romance.
-romantic comedy, 2018, 16+
4.5
February 14, 2021
The King of Staten Island
Man-boy lives at home
Dad dead, pot, bad choices.
Firemen, tattoos.
-comedy-drama coming of age, 2020, 16+
4
(January 18, 2021)
The Little Things
Nineteen-ninety cops
hunt killer; choices haunt them.
Weak Seven knock-off.
-crime thriller (2021)
16+
2.5 (February 2, 2021)
Moxie
Stand up for what’s right.
Riot grrl teen starts ‘zine.
friendship, mom, gender.
-high school comedy drama (2021)
13+
3.5 (March 20, 2021)
Ocean’s Eleven
Big casino heist
Friendship, thieves, planning, cool suits.
We go for bad guys.
-heist comedy (2001)
13+
4.5 (January 2021)
"The Phone Call"
Kind Sally Hawkins
on phone to sad old fellow.
They bond, bittersweet.
-short drama (20 minutes), 2013
3.5
(January 21, 2021)
Pinochio
Puppet wants to live
Adventure, dad, friends, whale.
Learns to be human.
-animation coming of age adventure, 1940, all ages
4.5 (last: February 20, 2021)
Promising Young Woman
Fake drunk hunts bad men.
Quit med school, revenge, finds love?
Sharp, funny, sad, bleak.
-black comedy thriller
Save Yourselves!
Talky Brooklyn pair.
Getaway with no cellphones
Cabin, aliens.
-comedy sci-fi, 2020, 15+
4 (February 3, 2021)
The Sound of Music
Almost-nun who sings
Watches kids in Austria
Music, love, Nazis.
-musical drama, 1965, all ages
5
The Way Back
Dead-end sad mad man.
Alcohol, coaches bball.
Profanely profound.
-sports drama, 2020, 16+
4 (February 8, 2021)