A Woman's Tale (1991) ***

It's a bit over-written but has many scenes of bracing honesty about facing the inevitable. Splendid lead performance.

Amanda (2022) **

The art direction, photography and future star Benedetta Porcaroli are the standouts in this (probably) allegorical fable.

Anyone But You (2023) *

It's a well lit film. That's the best I can say about it.

Out of Sight (1998) ****

Superbly photographed heist/romcom elevated by the top notch cast and Soderbergh's editing.

God Told Me To (1976) ***

Well made thriller has a lot of influences but uses them in an original and intriguing way. Pretty sharp script and the cast goes all in.

Robert Towne Dead: 'Chinatown' Screenwriter Was 89

Prior to his death, Towne had collaborated with David Fincher on a “Chinatown” prequel series for Netflix, which would explore the police days of Jack Nicholson’s character Jake Gittes. In an interview with Variety one month before his death, Towne confirmed that all episodes of the project had been written.

Twentieth Century (1934) **

The leads try hard and there are enough sharp laughs in the script to make it watchable but I wish they had gone for a tiny bit of realism instead of amping up the screwball.