Date Night Picks

A poet no one ever noticed is swept up by a circle of young bohemians who crown him a rediscovered genius, led by their alluring heroine Gloria. Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee anchor a tender, wry drama about attention, vanity and what our art is really worth, landing at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is gentle and glowing, the kind of film that leaves two people talking softly long after the lights come up.

In the tense days before D-Day, General Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face one impossible call, and the whole free world waits on it. Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser and Kerry Condon turn a single decision into a gripping, stylish thriller of nerve and doubt, praised at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.3 on IMDb. It is tense without being brutal, the sort of white knuckle evening you will replay together over a late drink.