Carol -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (4 votes) Amazon Drama / Romance Watching Carol is like reading a really interesting book while relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. It is one of those movies that you probably heard … more
ICYMI: Lion -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (4 votes) Netflix Drama Lion is the award-sweeping movie based on the true story of a kid in India who gets lost in a train and suddenly finds himself … more
Deliver Us From Evil 4.1/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (28 votes) Amazon Documentary A truly timely and difficult documentary, Deliver Us From Evil follows an interviewed confession of a Catholic pedophile. In addition, the film shows his victims, … more
Little Women -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Amazon Drama / Family / Romance The 1868 semi-autobiographical novels of Louisa May Alcott have been adapted into film, television and theatre so many times: 6 movies, 4 TV shows, even … more
ICYMI: Sicario -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Prime Action / Mystery This is the type of famous movie that doesn’t feel like one. So if you haven’t yet seen it, avoid watching the trailer. Kate (Emily … more
The Squid and the Whale 4.3/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (6 votes) Netflix Comedy / Drama Director Noah Baumbach’s autobiographical film is a strikingly realistic take on divorce and the turmoil it sets on an already-dysfunctional family. Bernard (Jeff Daniels) is … more
A Man Called Ove 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (14 votes) Prime Comedy / Drama This is an initially touching film about a man who feels his life is over. His wife has died and he wishes to join her. … more
I Am Not Your Negro 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (5 votes) Prime Documentary In a stunning (re)introduction to James Baldwin, intellectual, author, and social critic, this movie digs very deep into the American subconscious and racial history. It … more
Biutiful -/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (2 votes) Amazon Drama / Romance Ever wondered how much your life will change when faced with the reality that death is about to come? That’s normal, and not nearly as … more
The Impossible 3.9/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (10 votes) Amazon Drama A heart-wrenching tribute to victims of natural disasters that is one of despair, suffering, and hope. And it wouldn’t be so damning if it weren’t … more
August: Osage County 3.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (11 votes) Netflix Drama Family movies were made to teach a lesson or two – whether it be loving dear parents, being a tad empathetic about others, or simply … more
Captain Fantastic 4.5/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (58 votes) Prime Comedy / Drama A couple decides to raise their six children in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, far from modern culture. They teach them how to raise … more
Half Nelson 4.2/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (5 votes) Netflix Drama The self destructive, substance abusing history teacher Dan (Ryan Gosling) works in a Brooklyn middle-school and is constantly at odds with the curriculum, preferring to … more
ICYMI: Selma 3.8/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (9 votes) Prime Drama The award-winning Martin Luther King Jr. story spanning the three months in 1965 where he led a campaign to secure the right to vote for black Americans. … more
ICYMI: Boyhood 4.1/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (608 votes) Netflix Drama A masterpiece in every possible way: its striking balance between simplicity and effectiveness, its innovative value, the commitment of its maker, and just overall beauty. Boyhood … more
Beasts of the Southern Wild 3.9/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (14 votes) Amazon Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy The miniature powerhouse Quvenzhané Wallis earned an Oscar nomination for her breakout role in this magical film. Poetic and phantasmagorical, yet as grounded as a … more
ICYMI: Munich 4.3/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (8 votes) Amazon Drama / Mystery From Steven Spielberg, Munich is the sharp and thrilling depiction of Mossad agents on a mission to avenge the Munich Massacre, the killing of 11 … more
ICYMI: Room 4.6/5 (User rating. Click to vote) Rate film (69 votes) Prime Drama An exploration of the complex and loving relationship between a mother and her son that will take you through a variety of extremely perceived emotions: it’s uplifting, … more
