I go to a lot of movies, but rarely make recommendations, so it's surprising that I'm mentioning two.
First is Call Jane, a rare movie about abortion. It's particularly timely, as it's set in the pre-Roe 1960s American, when abortion was illegal, about a well-to-do wife/mother who finds herself with a pregnancy that may kill her. The hospital refuses to make an exception with an abortion, so she goes down the shadowy path to an illicit one. And then finds herself getting unexpectedly (and secretly) involved.
It's not a perfect movie. The director, Phyllis Nagy, is relatively new, and this doesn't make me want to rush out to see her next. It's visually unattractive, with some mediocre casting, and some implausibilities (I thought it might be fact-based, but apparently not). But it's certainly involving, showing an uncomfortable glimpse of the recent past, and Elizabeth Banks is terrific. And it's very timely, as we wait to see if we'll be going back to furtive back-alley abortions in the coming years. I think everyone should see it, as a reminder of the past.
Second is She Said, about the New York Times pursuit of the rumors about Harvey Weinstein's sexual predations. The focus is on the two women reporters, with the arc running from their first hearing about it to the moment it's about to break Wonderfully cast (with the two women (Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan) looking very ordinary, not glamorized, pitch-perfect natural dialogue, and quite a bit of suspense even though we know how it will turn out. Some of what Weinstein said is particularly chilling. Interestingly, even the production people include much more women than usual (even a woman cinematographer).