June was a month to check off films from my watchlist that I’ve been meaning to catch for quite some time. Cacthing a few new relases in theaters and popping in a disc to watch from the comfort of my couch. From Criterion Collection blind buys or blurays I found scattered across the shelves of my favorite thrift store, May was an filled with some of the best films I’ve seen this year. Animated, Historical Drama, Lesbian Thrillers, and everything in between.
Check out my full break down of my thoughts and insights into each film below!
5. Firebrand dir. Karim Aïnouz
Synopsis – “In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded or dead. Perceived as a threat by Henry’s courtiers, they start to cast doubts about her fidelity and turn the increasingly paranoid king against her.”
Rating – 3.5 / 5
4. Unsane dir. Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis – “Sawyer Valentini relocates from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape from the man who’s been stalking her for the last two years. While consulting with a therapist, Valentini unwittingly signs in for a voluntary 24-hour commitment to the Highland Creek Behavioral Center. Her stay at the facility soon gets extended when doctors and nurses begin to question her sanity. Sawyer now believes that one of the staffers is her stalker — and she’ll do whatever it takes to stay alive and fight her way out.”
Rating – 4/5
3. The Bikeriders dir. Jeff Nichols
Synopsis – “Over the course of a decade, a Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering place for local outsiders to a sinister gang, threatening the original group’s way of life.”
Rating – 4/5
Read my full review here!
2. Bound dir. Lilly & Lana Wachowski
Synopsis – “Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob’s money — but the important part is to make it out alive.”
Rating – 4/5
1. Days of Heaven dir. Terrence Malick
Synopsis – “A screen poem about life in America at the turn of the century. A story of love and murder told through the voice of a child and expressive images of nature in 1916. A steelworker flees Chicago after a fight with his boss; he takes his little sister and girlfriend with him.”
Rating – 4.5/5
A film lover from Mid Michigan who is a voting member of Michigan Movie Critics Guild, and North American Film Critics Association.
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