This week on The Movie Gourmet – a new review of Christopher Nolan’s epic masterpiece Oppenheimer. Also, a review of The Anonymous People, about some of the over 23 million Americans in long-term recovery from addiction who are coming out of the closet..
The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF) is running through August 6 at the Castro, the Piedmont and the Vogue through August 6; here are my four films to seek out.
REMEMBRANCE
Bo Goldman won an adapted screenplay Oscar for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and an original screenplay Oscar for Melvin and Howard.
CURRENT MOVIES
- Oppenheimer: creator of a monster controlled by others. In theaters.
- Past Lives: a profound and refreshing romance. In theaters.
- The Anonymous People: bringing long term recovery out of the closet. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Asteroid City: deadpan, witty, whimsical…and who cares? In theaters.
- Egghead and Twinkie: funny, sweet and genuine. On-screen and streaming at OutFest Los Angeles.
- Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed: leading man in the closet. HBO Max.
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: just a whole lotta fun. In theaters.
- No Hard Feelings: an amusement with Jennifer Lawrence. In theaters.
- The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic: wow – laughs, thrills, love. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Sam Now: a mystery solved…and more questions. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
WATCH AT HOME
The most eclectic watch-at-home recommendations you’ll find ANYWHERE:
- Beast: finally unleashed … and untethered. Amazon (included with Prime), AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- Land Ho!: rowdy geezer roadtrip to Iceland. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor?: gentleness from ferocity. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- The Imposter: a jaw dropper. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- The Secret in Their Eyes: Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- NUTS!: the rise and fall of a testicular empire. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube.
- The Stopover: PTSD takes more than an umbrella drink…Amazon, AppleTV.