Happy April, everyone!! 🌹 🪷 🌻 🌷 We’ve made it to Spring, woo hoo!! I know I said this every month, but March felt like a breeze. The weather has been a roller coaster! We got hit with a major snowstorm earlier this month, which took my hubby and me nearly an hour to shovel out of; then, a week later, it was in the early 70s! We should be used to 40-50 degree swings by now, but still, it was crazy!

In any case, here is what I saw last month:

MARCH VIEWINGS ON LETTERBOXD

(In the order of my rating)

The two best films I saw this past month are documentaries, followed by two international films, I Swear (Scotland) and My Father’s Shadow (Nigeria). This month’s movies are quite a mixed bag overall, with some real duds.

I wanted to watch a movie by the late Rob Reiner, but unfortunately, I chose poorly, as The Story Of Us is awful despite having a great cast of Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis. In fact, it’s the worst film I’ve seen this month; I’d give it a 1/5 rating. 

The two rewatches are Roger Moore’s Bond flicks, For Your Eyes Only and Moonraker, which are very silly but entertaining.

FULL REVIEWS

My Father’s Shadow

Tow*

The Perfect Neighbor*

Mr Nobody Against Putin

I Swear

Project Hail Mary

The Ascent

REVIEWS COMING SOON:

The Travel Companion

Anaconda

Mercy

The Chaplain & the Doctor

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TV WATCHES

Bridgerton S4 & Night Agent S3

I didn’t get to see as many movies in March as I binged on a couple of series on Netflix. These two series couldn’t be more different from each other, but hey, variety is the spice of life.

Bridgerton S4

I skipped S3 of Bridgerton; I just wasn’t interested for whatever reason. But S4 features a heroine of Asian descent, Yerin Ha, so I was intrigued. Plus, I think Luke Thompson‘s Benedict is the best-looking one of the Bridgerton boys (sorry, Jonathan Bailey!).

The story of Sophie Baek is basically a Cinderella story. The Shondaland writers clearly ran out of ideas, but at least they added a couple of minor twists to the tale as old as time. The chemistry between Luke and Yerin is the highlight; it feels like a soulful connection rather than mere lust. There are some genuinely steamy, intimate moments, but they aren’t sleazy or cheap. In fact, the bathtub scene is really sweet and heartfelt.

I hope the Australian-Korean Yerin Ha lands more roles after this. She’s got such a strong screen presence and adds a lot of depth to her character, Sophie. Meanwhile, it’s also fun seeing Katie Leung from Harry Potter portray an evil stepmother

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The Night Agent S3

The Night Agent continues to be one of my favorite Netflix action series, and season 3 is the strongest one yet. Gabriel Basso is perfectly cast as the hero Peter Sutherland, and he’s cut from the same cloth as Harrison Ford in the Jack Ryan movie series. He’s stoic, no-nonsense, and gritty, with a strong moral code. He even gets a ‘Jack Ryan moment’ with the US president towards the end, a variation of the ‘I don’t dance’ declaration in Clear and Present Danger.

I love the first episode in Istanbul. I kind of wish they expanded the location to more episodes, but the story is even more grounded than the previous two seasons. The plot is filled with massive conspiracies involving the highest echelon of government (what else is new?). The ensemble cast is pretty strong here. My favorites are Fola Evans-Akingbola (she’s a series regular now, yay!), Genesis Rodriguez, and Stephen Moyer, in that order. I’ve never seen Moyer in anything previously; he’s really good here as a meticulous assassin. 

This is the first series created by Shawn Ryan that I’ve seen so far, but he’s no stranger to gritty cop and crime series like The Shield, and S.W.A.T. Can’t wait for more of The Night Agent; glad it’s been renewed!!

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52 Films By Women – 2026 Challenge

I am once again participating in this challenge. Per Women In Film (WIF) organization, the basic rules are simple: watch 52 films directed by women within one year and share what you watched on social media, using the hashtag #52FilmsByWomen to spread the word and get more people talking about the women filmmakers that don’t always get attention.

I kept up with the strong viewing of films #directedbywomen last month with 6 new movies!! So that brings the tally so far to 18 out of 52, so only 34 more to go, and we’re still so early in the year, woot!!

Anyhoo, I ranked the movies on Letterboxd; you can follow my #52FilmsByWomen list as I will be updating it regularly. I have a good feeling I might be able to at least meet the 2025 tally of 62.

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MARCH MOVIE(S) OF THE MONTH

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN and THE CHAPLAIN & THE DOCTOR

Two of my best films I saw this month were documentaries. Mr. Nobody Against Putin deservedly won the Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars last month. As for The Chaplain and the Doctor, it’s a beautiful and poignant portrait of unlikely friendship and is one of the most inspiring films I’ve watched in ages. It’s playing at MSPIFF 2026 later in April.

Speaking of, stay tuned for my post on what films to watch at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Festival, which celebrates its 45th year!

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So, what are your favorite movie(s) you saw in March?