This week on The Movie Gourmet a new review of the year’s best movie so far – the brilliant documentary You Can See Everything. I also posted a review of the insightful documentary Heathens, which explores the trauma suffered by people who leave their church communities.
REMEMBRANCE
Patrick Stewart had a significant career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before immotalizing himself in the role of Picard in the Star Trek franchise. When PBS broadcasted the British I, Claudius series in 1977, American viewers were introduced to Stewart’s booming baritone and commanding presence. He didn’t need that voice for his indelible performance as the Soviet spymaster Karla in the 1988 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a role with no spoken lines. Stewart amassed an amazing 589 IMDb credits, including dozens of Star Trek and X-Men performances and a few Shakespeare roles after the age of 60. I relished his very funny performance in the 2013 Israeli caper comedy Hunting Elephants (available on Amazon, included with Prime.)
CURRENT MOVIES
- You Can See Everything: the truth and nothing but the truth. In theaters.
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York: desperate, not for survival, but for redemption. In theaters.
- The Marching Band: an emotionally powerful Feel Good. Amazon, AppleTV.
- Queen at Sea: no good deed. In theaters.
- Wardriver: techno-noir. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- The Scout: not what she signed up for. In theaters.
- John Boorman and the Devil: anatomy of a fiasco. Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango.
- Stolen Kingdom: true crime with nerds. Amazon, AppleTV.
- Romeria: when the dots don’t connect right away. Amazon, Fandango, AppleTV.
- The History of Concrete: a lens on absurdity. In theaters.
Here’s the trailer for You Can See Everything.