Movie Recommendations

Inglorious Basterds

A Quentin Tarantino film, with a stellar cast, telling an intense story. There isn’t much more you need to know. This film will have you crying, on the edge of your seat, and saying arrivederci in Brad Pitt’s accent for the next few days.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Christopher Waltz, Diane Kruger

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%

Promising Young Woman

A sensational performance by Carey Mulligan is the engine driving this dark comedy forward. A provocative and heavy hitting film that shows what happens when men stop being protected and women fight back, it’s Emerald Fennell’s debut film and she knocks it out of the park. There’s also an orchestral version of Toxic by Brittany Spears… need I say more?

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Max Greenfield

Rotten Tomatoes: 90%

Inside Out

Grab your tissues. This Pixar animated film is one of my go-to ‘cry’ films. The main character is a young girl, Rylie, who has to move because of her dad’s job. It takes a look inside her head at HQ where we see Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust brought to life while she navigates her new life and misses home. The movie takes a stroll down memory lane and makes you think of the core memories in your own life.

Cast: Amy Pohler, Phyllis Smith, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader, Richard Kind

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%

The Martian

A modern space film that doesn’t stink and isn’t interstellar? Enter… The Martian. An astronaut finds himself stuck on Mars and has to figure out how to survive. This film keeps things entertaining and has thought provoking, scientific scenes focused on creative solutions with limited supplies.

Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Michael Peña

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

The Social Network

A fictionalized look at the creation of Facebook, this film follows a young Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg) as a college freshman at Harvard. The storyline takes a turn when betrayal and lawsuits enter the mix. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin means the dialogue is on point, and Rooney Mara delivers a banger of a breakup monologue within the first 30 minutes.

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

The Worst Person In The World

If you feel like you’re floundering trying to get your life together in terms of your career and your relationships… watch this movie. Get that box of tissues back out because you WILL need them. Also this is an incredible foreign film that does require you to read subtitles. Don’t watch this if you’re tired. Watch this if you’re feeling raw and you’re willing to give it your full attention.

Cast: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Zero Dark Thirty

A dramatization of the search for Osama bin Laden that will have you on the edge of your seat. If you want an intense war movie, this will check all of the boxes. Enter with caution due to torture scene depictions and perhaps follow it up with The Report starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening as they investigate the CIA’s interrogation methods following the attacks on 9/11.

Cast: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jason Clarke

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

A fun mystery movie with satisfying twists and stellar cast. James Bond, I mean Daniel Craig, leads the charge solving a who done it story line at a family party gone wrong. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kate Hudson, Toni Collette, Don Johnson

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Knives Out

Little Women (2019)

I’d like to apologize to my oldest sister who swears by the Winona Ryder version, however, I’m going to highlight our age gap and go with Greta Gerwig’s 2019 masterpiece. The movie adaption of Louisa May Alcott’s American classic is brought to life by an incredible cast led by Saoirse Ronan. Following the March sisters during the civil war, this movie will leave you feeling simultaneously weepy, empowered, and grateful you grew up with vaccines and the autonomy to have your own bank account.

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlon, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Timothee Chalamet

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%