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"Damsel" is a Netflix fantasy action movie about a land long ago in an imaginary kingdom where a princess was tossed into a dragon's den as a sacrifice. It's good for what it is, some entertaining mind candy that's entertaining and not too dee...

"How To Have Sex" is a British film that received wide acclaim and got my attention by the good reviews and that it was nominated for Best British Film at the British Academy Awards. The lead actress won a British Academy Award for breakout performa...

"LaRoy, Texas" is a suspenseful movie released simultaneously to theaters and streaming April 12th, and is about a mild mannered man that finds himself a hit man. It's presented in somewhat of a light hearted way (like Fargo) and there are many laye...

I ordinarily wouldn't choose a movie like "The Miracle Club" but a friend recommended it and I like the cast. The plot of "estranged child returns to hometown..." is a tired old one. Still, the movie wasn't that bad. The cast had a lot of dem...

"The Promised Land" is a Danish movie (I watched the English dubbed version) about a poor ex-Army Captain that sets out to farm a very inhospitable land in Denmark and the high price he and those around him pay. The lead actor, Mads Mikkelsen,...

I have been having a heck of a time re-finding this thread. I ended up going back two years on my "followed content" to find a post that was listed from here. So, I have been saving a few things to post when I FINALLY found my way back! And here I am...

I saw it when it came out and agree it's an excellent movie.

Ran across George Clooney's 2011 The Descendants on hulu tonight. Plot A comedy-drama, realistically portrays his wifes dying, difficulties with children, and subdued confrontation with man having affair with his wife along with difficu...

Beau is Afraid was a movie I put on my watchlist in January after seeing it on NPR's lists of the best movies of 2023. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as a mentally ill man with mommy issues. There's a lot to unpack in the nearly 3-hour movie and it becam...

American Fiction is a critically acclaimed satire about African American representation in media. It features a writer that can't get his book published, but instead creates a book that as joke to send to publishers that takes off. There are also ...

"Jawan" (meaning "soldier") is a big budget movie from the Hindi Film Industry aka "Bollywood". It was a huge hit becoming the 2nd highest grossing Hindi language film and the 5th highest grossing Indian film. It stars Shah Rukh Khan who is o...

Dune 2 is on my list. It's getting rave reviews.

This was on my list but the premise gives me pause. We watched Dune 2 today. What a big story and it's well done.

"Poor Things" is a movie I wanted to see when it was out in theaters but never did so I waited for it to come on streaming. It's for rent on Amazon and I believe it's on Hulu subscription as well. It received widespread acclaim and a whopping ...

Wow, what a fascinating person. This is the first I've heard of him and his many achievements. I can relate to it particularly, as most of my private duty patients are on some type of continuous mechanical ventilation and often want to stick w...

I cared for a young woman with paralysis from polio in an iron lung in the 80s. It was an interesting experience.

I vaguely remember this gentleman. Read article in its entirety: Paul Alexander, 78-year-old Dallas man who lived in an iron lung for most of his life, dies

On a side note, apparently there is a stink about what Producer Jonathan Glazer said when accepting the Oscar for The Zone of Interest https://www.vox.com/culture/2024/3/11/24097323/jonathan-glazer-oscar-acceptance-speech-gaza-controversy

The Zone of Interest is a British and Polish film in the German language about the commander of Auschwitz concentration camp and his home life. The film received widespread acclaim including the Academy Award for best International Film, and ...

The movie "Earth Mama" came to my attention when it was nominated for a couple of "Independent Spirit Awards" (the prizes given to indie and low budget movies). It was nominated for Best Debut and Best Breakout Performance. It also won a British Ac...

We are getting better at end of life care.

"End Game" is a short 40 minute Netflix documentary from 2018 that I stumbled upon while scrolling. It follows several people with terminal diagnosis and the decisions they are making along the way. It also focuses on a doctor that works for a hosp...

I agree. Billy Elliot was a great movie. He's had a relatively decent career as an adult. Somewhere in this thread I reviewed "Surrounded" a Western in which he plays an American and he did a good job.

Billy Elliot is such an excellent movie. I'll have to check this film out just because of that acting connection.

"All of Us Strangers" is the best movie I've seen this year and is a masterpiece of film making. It's a British indie movie put out by Fox Searchlight and stars a powerhouse cast of Irish and British talent all of whom have won major awards for thei...