Just Because Wednesday, Movies at Home: ‘Puzzle’

Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29 at the young age of 53.  He earned a long film resume, which includes “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), “Life of Pi” (2012) and a countless list of Bollywood movies.  He turned in a terrific and crucial supporting performance in the thoughtful indie “Puzzle” (2018) with Kelly Macdonald, and this is our movie of the week. R.I.P. Mr. Khan ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  (In the U.S., “Puzzle” is available on Netflix DVD and Hulu with a Starz add-on.)  Here’s our review and the trailer: “Puzzle” –…

Macdonald shines and warmly fits in ‘Puzzle’

“Puzzle” – “Every day is sort of a jigsaw puzzle.  You have to make sure that you’re putting the most important things first.” – Julia Hartz, Eventbrite CEO “I might be good at this.” – Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) Louie (David Denman) is content.  He enjoys fixing cars at his auto repair shop in a small town located about a half hour from New York City.  He married Agnes, they have two boys with their youngest Gabe (Austin Abrams) ready to graduate high school and they own a beautiful  getaway cabin…

Say hello to an insightful biopic, ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’

“Goodbye Christopher Robin” –  The name Christopher Robin should quickly resonate with anyone who has watched a Winnie the Pooh television special, film or read one of A.A. Milne’s (Domhnall Gleeson) children’s novels.  Friends with Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin is a human character in these tales, but he also doubles as the real-life son of A.A. Milne, and director Simon Curtis (“My Week with Marilyn” (2011), “Woman in Gold” (2015)) explores this absorbing family story as well as the origin of an exceedingly popular and lovable literary bear. Curtis…