(14 total movies watched)
Midnight Special
Sci-fi without all the answers
La La Land
I was happy to go on the ride
Manchester by the Sea
Tragic
The Edge of Seventeen
Hits the nail on the head
Certain Women
More Lily Gladstone, please!
Crazy Stupid Love
All good (minus the fumbled ending)
Hell or High Water
A different kind of bank robber story
After the Wedding
Danish Drama
The Messenger
The fallout of war
The Finest Hours
Enjoyable
8 movies watched
Things we Lost in the Fire
So incredibly human.
Me Before You
When the movie surprises, it’s that much closer to being a winner.
Monsoon Wedding
So much pain, so much happiness
Hysterical Blindness
Two actresses doing something different, plus Gina Rowlands.
Somewhere
Moments of magic.
Loving
Multiple small examples of why we should be able to love who we love.
(six total movies)
A Royal Night Out
This is my kind of movie.
Vanity Fair
Hard to take one’s eyes off of the screen. 
(six movies watched)
The Magnificent Seven
Classic for a reason
Bad Moms
I’m surprised it’s here too. But it made me laugh a lot.
(8 movies watched)
Don’t Think Twice
Funny and–(prepare yourself for 80s word)–touching.
Elvis & Nixon
Shannon and Spacey get their impressions on
(12 movies watched)
Money Monster
Tense, plus I’m finally introduced to Jack O’Connell
Keanu
Funny, cute kitten plus a whole bunch of George Michael
The Nice Guys
Thin on plot, long on chemistry
5 to 7
Friggen perfect.
Ghostbusters
Friggen perfect in a different way.
Hateship Loveship
Nuanced and quiet.
The Weight of Water
A lot going on here, more so than this poster is trying to tell you about.
14 movies watched.
(6 watched during vacation)
Maggie’s Plan
Funny! And complex, while also being sweet.
Hail Caesar!
For anyone who loves movies.
Old Joy
Mostly silent movie about a friendship that has run its course.
Love & Friendship
Devious and delightful. 
The Fits
Captures an incredible amount of coming-of-age stuff with minimal dialogue.
Grandma
It’s good to have a grandma to go to bat for you.
Girls Season 4
I can’t help but love these flawed specimens. 
5 total movies watched
Diary of a Teenage Girl
Coming of age from the female perspective! How often does that happen on film?
Lords of Dogtown
More going on than just skating. Although the skating is awesome.
Seven total movies watched.
Brooklyn
How many times can I recommend this movie before Sara watches it?
Barton Fink
So much to like, even if you are just in it for the hallway.
Serenity
Highly quotable.
11 total movies watched
Miss You Already
Friendship and death and a cancer story that takes some unusual turns.
Thirteen
Terrifying, and not actually a horror film.
Love & Basketball
This is such a good movie.
Selma
Hard to watch, but good to watch.
Room
You know how movies have trouble getting moms right? This movie doesn’t.
p.s. All Top Movie this month were directed or written (or both) by women! How’d that happen? I should probably tell you about my project. Post coming soon.
