Tag Archives: woman

The Forgotten (2004) Rated PG-13

When a man and woman find out their children never existed they must find out why. Starring  Julianne Moore, Christopher Kovaleski, and Matthew Pleszewicz. While this film has a subject that is not new, a woman grieving for her children … Continue reading

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G.I. Jane (1997) Rated R

 A female senator enrolls a woman into the Combined Reconnaissance Team training. Starring Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Anne Bancroft.  This film is excellent in the fact that it shows what it’s like for a woman in a male-dominated military … Continue reading

Posted in 1997, Action, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated R, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fatal Attraction (1987) Rated R

A married man’s one night stand comes back to haunt him. Starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. While I get that this film terrorizes men, I thought it was over-the-top, especially the ending. Although the main storyline of … Continue reading

Posted in 1987, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated R, reviews, Thrillers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dodsworth (1936) Rated NR

A retiree and his wife go on a much-needed European vacation and find they both want other things in life. Starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, and Paul Lukas. This is one of those films that just tells an enjoyable story. … Continue reading

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Hope Floats (1998) Rated PG-13

 A woman must choose between her morals and her heart when her husband has an affair and an old friend comes back into her life. Starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., and Gena Rowlands. This is a guilty-pleasure film. It’s … Continue reading

Posted in 1998, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated PG-13, reviews, Romance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Noble (2014) Rated PG-13

A woman who had a difficult childhood looks into her past to find who she is. Starring Deirdre O’Kane, Sarah Greene, and Brendan Coyle. This film is not the best, but it does tell a wonderful story about how a … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, Biography, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated PG-13, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Madame Bovary (1949) Rated NR

 A doctor’s wife romanticizes her life to the point of affairs and debts in order to betray her husband. Based on the book, Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners by Gustave Flaubert. Starring Jennifer Jones, James Mason, and Van Heflin.  This film … Continue reading

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Falling for a Dancer (1998) Rated UR

 After a fling, a young woman in the 1930s marries a man she knows nothing about in order to keep her baby. Starring Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, Dermot Crowley, and Liam Cunningham.  This is one of my favorites films of all … Continue reading

Posted in 1998, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated UR, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A United Kingdom (2016) Rated PG-13

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and his marriage to a British white woman that sent his country into political and diplomatic turmoil. Starring David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, and Tom Felton. Khama is the president of a free … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, Based on a True Story, Biography, Drama, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated PG-13, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Lovely Bones (2009) Rated PG-13

 A young woman who was murdered watches over her family and her killer as she battles between the desire for vengeance and for her family to heal. Based on the book by Alice Sebold.  Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, and … Continue reading

Posted in 2009, Based on a Novel, Drama, Fantasy, films, Movie reviews, movies, Rated PG-13, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment