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In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA's Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime.

Directors: Bert (as Bert & Bertie), Bertie (as Bert & Bertie)

Likes: Concepts of gender non-conforming roles and the golden record, music and direction

Dislikes: Predictable story filled with cliches

What to watch for: The character of Smash portrayed by Johanna Colon

MY rating: Yes

In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

Director: Matt Ross

Likes: The Story, The Cast, The Direction, Cinematography

Dislikes: The ending. The Title

What to Watch For: How the scenery changes the attitude of the kids. 

MY Rating: Yes.

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Director: Jay Roach

Likes: The first act, the cast, the makeup 

Dislikes: the second and third acts, the misuse of the cast, too much focus on the anatgonist. 

 What to watch for: The editing especially in the first act  

MY rating: No

A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

Director: Don Roos

Likes: The Story. Lisa Kudrow

Dislikes: The majority of the cast. The direction. 

What to Watch for : Lisa Kudrow is brilliant. She's the only reason to watch this movie.

MY rating: No

American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Director: James Mangold

Likes: Christian Bale, Cinematography, Editing, Pacing

Dislikes; Underwhelming story concept, the ending. 

What to Watch for: A particular shot during the Daytona race scene.

MY Rating: Yes

A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Likes: Fight Choreography including the editing during it.

Dislikes: Everything else

What to watch for: The use of sound during the hand to hand moments

MY Rating: #%$ NO!

On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.

Director: Olivia Wilde

Likes: The cast, editing, the theme hitting you right at the beginning.

Dislikes: Pacing, predictable, cliched, some of the comic timing

What to watch for: Billie Lourd's performance

MY rating: ...meh...

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.

Director: Sean Baker

Likes: Pacing, Direction, Brooklynn Prince's performance

Dislikes: Lack of back story with Willem Defoe's character, the very last scene.

What to Watch for: The bathtub shots. 

MY Rating: Yes

In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.

Director: George Nolfi

Writers: Brad Kane (story by), Niceole R. Levy (screenplay by)

Likes: The Cast, the story, the score

Dislikes: Some character and plot choices, didn't like the ending monologue

What to Watch For: The subtle use of Taylor Black's character

MY rating: Yes

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.

Director: Shekhar Kapur

Writers: William Nicholson, Michael Hirst

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush

Likes: Art Direction, Costumes, Production Design

Dislikes: Pacing was terrible, Story elements were confusing, the direction

What to Watch for: Cate Blanchett reprising her role as Elizabeth

MY rating: No