Top Movies May 2020

(20 total movies watched)


Crooklyn

One girl, four brothers.

Crooklyn

Batman Begins

No girls, one superhero in training.

Batman Begins

The Dark Knight Rises

Two girls, one reluctant superhero, plus two creepy guys with face coverings.

The Dark Knight Rises

The Half of It

One girl and one boy who like a girl.

The Half of It

How to Build a Girl

One girl who loves writing.


The Prestige

Two guys cause trouble for 2.5 girls.

The Prestige

The Photograph

Two girls, mother and daughter, and two men who love them.

The Photograph

Just Mercy

No girls, but a truckload of injustice.

Just Mercy

Inception

One girl, a bevy of boys and a complex narrative.

Inception

18 Presents

Two girls, mother and daughter.

18 Presents

The Lovebirds

One girl and one guy and hilarity.

The Lovebirds

Becoming

One girl, the best First Lady we’ve had.

Becoming

Buffaloed

One girl determined to make her life better.

Buffaloed

Last Christmas

One girl fairly despondent.

Last Christmas

Song One

One sad girl and one sad guy.

Song One

I also rewatched Emma. and Little Women (2019). Those are still Recommended.

Top Movies April 2020

(16 movies watched)


Jezebel

Pandemic 1850s style: yellow fever

Jezebel

Dark Victory

Weepie, 1930s style: brain tumor

Dark Victory

Memento

Nolan, late 90s style: backward

Memento

Monster

Serial-killers, female style: Aileen Wuornos

Monster

That Thing You Do!

Pop bands, 1964-style: the Wonders

That Thing You Do!

Insomnia

Nolan, early 2000s style: remake

Insomnia

20 Feet From Stardom

Oscar winning documentaries style: inspirational

20 Feet From Stardom

Extraction

Who bears the brunt-style: extras.

Extraction

Girlhood

Growing up, French immigrant-style: tough.

Girlhood

Men in Black: International

Fourth installment style: follow the template

Men in Black: International


Top Movies December 2019

(14 movies watched)
(It was the best movie month of 2019!)

Marriage Story

The best way to experience divorce.

Yesterday

A second viewing with the fam!

Parasite

Roller coaster.

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker

The end of this trilogy.

Atlantics

Goes some unusual places.

Harriet

The movie Harriet Tubman deserves.

Harriet

Motherless Brooklyn

Very nearly very, very good.

Motherless Brooklyn

Bombshell

Pants!!!!!

Bombshell

Little Women

So good to watch; looking forward to a rewatch.

Little Women

The Two Popes

Good conversation.

The Two Popes

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Eschew the biopic!

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Uncut Gems

Never stops!

Uncut Gems

Top Movies Watched in November 2019

(12 movies watched)
(It was a GREAT movie-watching month)

The King

A bit long, but worth a viewing.

Jojo Rabbit

Just when you think you are done watching movies about WWII…

Let it Snow

“Teen” ensemble cast for the win.

Magnolia

Philip Seymour Hoffman for the win.

Hard Eight

Early Paul Thomas Anderson

Shane

Sometimes we can’t just all get along.

Frozen II

Sequels are always chancy.

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Like mother like son.

The Art of Self-Defense

Amusing throughout.

Five Feet Apart

Upgraded upon re-watch

Zombieland

One way of surviving the zombie apocalypse.

Knives Out

An excellent way to spend two hours at the theater.

What did you watch in November that you loved?

Top Movies August 2019 (It Was a Good Movie Month)

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(10 total movies watched)

A Serious Man

Larry Gopnik is going through a rough patch.


The Farewell

This movie is based on a true lie.


Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

If you couldn’t tell by the body language, these two don’t get along.


Veronica Mars Season 4

Veronica Mars knows how to sparkle. In a dark way.


The New Romantic

When the standard dating scene isn’t working.


Blinded by the Light

Bruce has a message for us all.


Good Boys

So very funny.


Little Women

Good acting, a bit too much preaching.


Falling Inn Love

Not really good, but not really bad.


The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Perfect.


Top Movies June 2019

(Total: 7 movies, 1 TV show)


Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much

A gentle documentary.


Always Be My Maybe

Come for the rapping, stay for the plot.


Fight Club

Still holds up.


Kim’s Convenience

Canadian. Funny.


The Last Summer

Does what it should.


Late Night

One of the best films I’ve seen this year.


When in Rome

Does what it sets out to do.

The Best Movies Watched in May 2019

(13 movies watched)

Top movies May 2019

Blockers

Second time. Still funny.

Blockers 3SMReviews.com

On the Town

Good dancing

On the Town movie review 3SMReviews

Her Smell

Electric performance

Her Smell movie review 3SMReviews.com

My Life Without Me

Not the bucket list you think she’s going to make

3SMReviews: My Life Without Me

Disobedience

Life choices

3SMReviews: Disobedience

Charade

Great outfits

3SMReviews: Charade

Instant Family

Kids! Who aren’t bratty!

3SMReviews: Instant Family movie review

Toy Story 2

The continuing campaign to make you hold onto your toys forever.

3SMReviews: Toy Story 2

Juliet, Naked

Crackles with disappointment and delight

3SMReviews: Juliet, Naked

Wine Country

These women are funny!

3SMReviews: Wine Country

Booksmart

The terrible realization

3SMReviews: Booksmart

Top movies. Why these 8 movies made the cut.

(13 movies watched) (One twice)

The Kindergarten Teacher

Frustrated artist as mentor

3SMReviews.com

Hello I Must Be Going

Melanie Lynski!

3SMReviews.com

Sleeping with Other People

No way around it, this is a quality film.
(It was so good I watched it twice!)

3SMReviews.com

Captain Marvel

Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, and a cat named Goose!

3SMReviews.com

Five Feet Apart

Cystic Fibrosis is hard. And that’s before you fall in love.

3SMReviews.com

Fighting with My Family

Wrestling its way into the Good category

3SMReviews.com

Toy Story 3

Prison break from the daycare.

3SMReviews.com

Us

Terrifying!

3SMReviews: Us

3SMReviews: Top Movies January 2019

(13 Total movies watched)

Synecdoche, New York. Charlie Kaufmann’s weird (in the best way) movie was my favorite home-viewing experience this month.

3SMReviews: Top Movies January 2019

The Squid and the Whale. Every unhappy family…

3SMReviews: The Squid and the Whale

The Disaster Artist. Funny and sad.

3SMReviews: Top Movies January 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk. Sad and pretty

3SMReviews: If Beale Street Could Talk
Stephan James as Fonny and KiKi Layne as Tish star in Barry Jenkins’ IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, an Annapurna Pictures release.

Gossip Girl, Season 1. So bad it’s good.

3SMReviews: Gossip Girl Season 1