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About Caroline Ely

Caroline Ely is a TV, movie, and art lover who worked for years in the television industry. Until a few years ago, she would have described herself as well traveled, and she hopes to live up to that description again very soon. She lives in New York and often heads to the San Francisco Bay Area.

My Little Sister

A blocked playwright (played by Nina Hoss) tries to keep her terminally ill actor/twin brother (Lars Eidinger) alive for a last theatrical hurrah.

By |January 14th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Family drama|0 Comments

Promising Young Woman

Carey Mulligan delivers a shrewd, intelligent turn as a woman driven to avenge herself on the date rapists and sleazebags who derailed her future.

By |January 13th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Thriller|0 Comments

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

A wronged family decides the fate of the wrongdoer on an Iranian reality TV show.

By |December 20th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Foreign|0 Comments

Another Round

Bored and middle-aged? Need a little more kick in the old life? Try binging on alcohol!

By |December 15th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Scandanavia|0 Comments

Ammonite

Francis Lee, director of the acclaimed God’s Own Country, has made another same-sex love story, though set in the more remote, sorrowful reaches of muddy old England.

By |December 3rd, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, U. K.|0 Comments

Collective

A taut, thrilling documentary that looks closely at power games, pain, and the search for truth.

By |November 25th, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

6 Films to Watch | DOC NYC 2020

DOC NYC may be America’s biggest documentary film festival, but its quality happily matches its quantity.

By |November 16th, 2020|Documentary, Film History|0 Comments

Radium Girls

A grim tale of a toxic workplace and corporate cover-ups.

By |November 5th, 2020|Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Martin Eden

The director has one ace in the hole: the lean, beguiling face of leading man Luca Marinelli.

By |October 30th, 2020|Book adaptation, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments