Following Jane Goodall’s life is an illuminating look at what goes into being a powerful and self-confident woman. Unfazed by obstacles and true to herself above all, she has done amazing things.

Whether the story is true, imagined, or, more likely, some combination of the two, "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women" presents a fascinating backstory for a beloved superhuman heroine. And, it’s underlying themes of freedom and feminism are timely.

Judi Dench’s Oscar-worthy second turn as Queen Victoria is a poignant portrait of fading power and human connection.

Set in the not-too-distant future, 'Marjorie Prime' leverages plausible computer technology to explore the very human nature of life, death, family and memory.

"Year by the Sea" is a fairly quiet movie, as it should be. Joan finds herself because she slows down and listens, really listens, to her own needs and wants, to nature and the day-to-day rhythms of the village she’s become a temporary part of.

Watching "Close Encounters" after forty years, it’s remarkable how well the plot, effects and cinematography hold up. Today, the model of the alien mother ship resides in DC at the Air & Space Museum of the Smithsonian.