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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.

    Before, Now & Then

    A subtle, atmospheric period film that draws on the same palette as Wong Kar-Wai’s signature film, In the Mood for Love.

    By |August 24th, 2023|Family drama, War|0 Comments

      Madeleine Collins

      Director Antoine Barraud’s movies raises Hitchcockian thrills trailing a woman caught in a consuming deception most women wouldn’t even dare to try—a double life. 

      By |August 17th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

        Afire

        German director Christian Petzold adds a dash of dark farce into his new film and creates perhaps the most annoying character in a movie/TV show since Larry David.

        By |July 13th, 2023|Top Picks|0 Comments

          Two Tickets to Greece

          Perfect for summer, the French comedy is light, sweet, and bubby as a Kir royale.

          By |July 13th, 2023|Comedy|0 Comments

            Blue Jean

            Georgia Oakley’s debut film traces a young woman’s journey out of the closet, with Margaret Thatcher–era anti-gay legislation rumbling in the background.

            By |June 8th, 2023|GLBT|0 Comments

              Rise

              In this kind-hearted and poignant film, director Cédric Klapisch puts his heroine through her paces as she faces new and unfamiliar music.

              By |June 2nd, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

                White Balls on Walls

                For a film about shaking things up, it’s a pretty straitlaced affair.

                By |May 26th, 2023|Arts|0 Comments

                  L’immensità

                  Emmanuele Crialese’s loosely autobiographical story of a transgender tween and his family’s internal struggles in 1970s Rome.

                  By |May 11th, 2023|Italian|0 Comments

                    The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons

                    A portrait of an artist who likes to stay out of the limelight while sometimes teasing it Banksy–style.

                    By |May 4th, 2023|Arts|0 Comments