The Cinema Scribe

When an uptight young gay man experiments with dating in the straight world, he finds himself caught up in circumstances he never expected in the hilarious Gay Pride month offering, "Straight Up." Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

When a long-term couple that has drifted apart over the years receives word of a devastating health diagnosis, the partners must scramble to reconcile their differences and make amends while they still have time in the gripping new Norwegian domestic drama, "Hope." Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

When a burned-out filmmaker and naturalist is looking to find a spark that will set him on a new path for the future, he discovers his inspiration in a most unlikely source, as seen in the beautiful and heartfelt new award-winning documentary, "My Octopus Teacher." Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

A powerful and inspiring documentary examining the life of Iranian human rights activist, Nasrin Sotoudeh. Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

When a middle-aged playwright's career stalls, she tries reinventing herself as a rap artist with a unique perspective, the subject of the hilarious, insightful new comedy, "The Forty-Year-Old Version." Find more movie reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

When a South Korean immigrant family seeking a better life relocates from California to rural Arkansas in the 1980s, they experience a variety of challenges, ordeals and joys in making their adjustment, a story beautifully and lovingly portrayed in the new heartwarming domestic drama, "Minari." Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

On a historic night in 1964, four icons of the civil rights movement -- Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke -- gathered for a remarkable meeting to discuss the future of the cause, as depicted in Regina King's directorial debut feature, "One Night in Miami...."

When a heavy metal drummer and recovering addict suddenly begins to lose his hearing, he fears for his future -- and the return of a past he fought hard to escape -- in the gripping new drama, "Sound of Metal." Find more at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

Is the life we lead the one (and only one) we’re meant to live? Or are there other possible paths that we could choose, alternatives that are different but potentially just as viable, even though not actively pursued? Those are among the questions addressed in the sci-fi/fantasy cult classic, "Mr. Nobody." The Cinema Scribe is a bi-weekly show hosted by Author Brent Marchant. Brent will focus on a...

When an Italian Holocaust survivor and former prostitute takes in an unruly orphaned Senegalese street kid, a remarkable and unlikely bond forms between them, as seen in the heartwarming new domestic drama, "The Life Ahead." Find more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

When three lonely souls unexpectedly find friendship and connection under trying conditions, the experience transforms their lives at a time when it's needed most, the gentle, warm story showcased in the touching domestic drama, "Driveways." Find more movie reviews by The Cinema Scribe at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

The holidays are a time for good friends, good food and good cheer. They're also a time for good movies. Here's a look at five of Cinema Scribe Brent Marchant's favorites. Find more movie reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

At what point does loving devotion cross over into a lopsided, unhealthy relationship? That's what an ever-supportive wife must address when her demanding, capricious and successful husband develops a disease that places his life -- and their relationship -- in jeopardy in the new romantic drama, "The Artist's Wife." Find more reviews by The Cinema Scribe at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemas...

A look at highlights from the 2020 St. Louis International Film Festival and the Gene Siskel Film Center Black Harvest Film Festival. Get more reviews at https://www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

A wrap-up of the best offerings from the 56th Chicago International Film Festival and Reeling 38, the Chicago International LGBTQ Film Festival.

The fight for justice -- and the drive to preserve it as a fundamental right -- get put to the test in writer-director Aaron Sorkin's latest offering, "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

When a fatally ill wife and mother realizes that her time is running short, she gathers her family together for a final holiday celebration -- and a chance to say goodbye -- in the deeply moving new end of life drama, "Blackbird." Enjoy more movie reviews at www.bringme2life.com/thecinemascribe

At a time when the monolithic American television industry made little effort to feature programming with minorities, a reserved New York television producer set out to change all that with a groundbreaking new show that changed the face of broadcasting, a story featured in the excellent new documentary, "Mr. Soul!"

When a newborn baby inexplicably goes missing, the unlikely duo of a destitute young mother and an intrepid newspaper reporter courageously go searching for her amidst the political, social and economic turmoil of 1980s Peru in director Melina Leon's heartfelt, fact-based debut feature, "Song Without a Name" ("Cancion sin nombre").

Director Ron Howard paints a riveting and moving portrait of the tragic wildfire that destroyed a historic northern California town and the heroic efforts of its residents to bring the community back to life in the excellent new documentary release, "Rebuilding Paradise."

When a naive Catholic high school girl begins to discover her emerging sexuality, she ends up learning about a lot more than just human eroticism, as showcased in the raucously funny and surprisingly insightful new teen comedy, "Yes, God, Yes."

Pursuing the love of our choice should be something that goes unquestioned, but, at a time when social restrictions made some arrangements difficult, if not impossible, options for engaging in such forbidden romances were quite limited and extremely challenging, as depicted in the French period piece drama, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire."

Being stuck in our circumstances can be a horrible fate. But what’s even worse is not realizing that we are stuck, an exercise in ongoing frustration examined in the new inter-generational drama, “Miss Juneteenth.”

With a civil war raging around them, a group of courageous women seek to stage a fashion show intended to make an important political statement in war torn 1990s Algeria, the subject of the new period piece drama, "Papicha."

Adolescence can be a difficult enough time in itself, let alone for someone whose outlooks differ from those of everyone else. So it is for a teen in 1950s small town Oklahoma in the endearing new coming of age story, "To the Stars."