Since my last post, i have seen Leave No Trace (again, and just as good upon second screening), Green Book, Cold War, 22 July, A Star is Born, Woman at War, Can You Ever Forgive Me, and Peterloo.

Leave No Trace is one of my favorites of the year.  It is a quiet, emotional story of a father and daughter, and in a kind, non-judgemental way describes his struggle with ptsd and her growing awareness that their lifestyle is not optimal.  I don’t think it is on the big screen anymore, but it is on pay per view……it needs concentration and quiet to watch -and maybe wine, popcorn, and chocolate too 🙂  Please see it.  It’s my favorite of these.

Green Book is an entertaining true story, written by Peter Farrelly, of Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber fame, with the son of the protagonist.  He intended that it be a drama, and it is, but with many humorous moments, so a crowd-pleaser.  I recommend it also.

Cold War is very stylishly shot.  If you want to see Pawel Powlikoski’s film, Ida, first, it is available to stream for free on Fandor, which you may receive with your Amazon Prime subscription.  It is rentable in many other places.

Streaming – The Rider – I know I mentioned this before, but this film is another 2018 gem.  It is quiet, like Leave No Trace, and takes a while to get going, but you will be SO happy you gave it your time.  Available on Starz and Amazon, it just won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture.

The rest of the films in my opening paragraph were fine, but there are many others to get to in the theaters now.

The list of movies to see between now and Oscar time is daunting, but here is my list, in no particular order, and poorly capitalized/punctuated:

border

burning

first man

wildlife

roma

life and nothing more

beale street

widows

boy erased

beautiful boy

bohemian rhapsody

the hate u give

a private war

Front Runner

wildlife

shoplifters

at eternity’s gate

the ballad of buster scruggs

the favourite