Director Morgan Schmidt-Feng begins on a happy note in 2009, showing the Prebilichs benefiting from the well-earned fruits of hard labor. With help from Cindy’s husband and three young kids, Nancy struggles to keep the farm afloat in the face of debt and loss. … read more
Homesick is an interesting character study of Charlotte, who must work to forgive her mother and—for lack of better words—grow up by delving into this queerness. It’s an interesting, fun drama that thrives in the discomfort it engenders with Charlotte’s and Henrik’s transgressive love. … read more
Though the bulk of the film focuses on articulating how colleges like Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley spend more of their resources on covering up sexual allegations than actually punishing the perpetrators, the stories of the survivors and their efforts to gain national traction and support leaves the audience with the feeling that things are slowly changing for the better. … read more
Adar detests going to school amid this flourishing of hormones, but it also becomes increasingly clear that life at home isn’t particularly healthy: Michael plays “games” with Adar that walk the line between fun and, well, downright creepy and molesting. … read more
After an accident leaves Ivan Drago orphaned, the young inventor finds himself whisked away to a harsh boarding school only to escape and uncover the mystery behind the creator of a board game contest. … read more
Director Brad Besser sets two paths into motion in this “Where Are They Now?” endeavor as he seeks to find the whereabouts of Mr. Griffiths nearly 36 years after his first Beaver film. It’s the candid interviews and uproarious tales from friends and family in central Utah that provide the most entertainment. … read more
While the All-American Kevin is eager to learn about Damla’s roots, she is just as eager to avoid them, and when local fisher Burak reappears in her life, tensions begin to arise as her old life catches up to her new one. … read more
With the heightened sense of racism that has been projected in the media in the last 12 months (not that it didn’t exist without all the publicity), director Stanley Nelson’s recollection of the fight for civil rights with The Black Panthers on the front lines seems highly appropriate at this juncture. … read more
Who doesn’t love a rags-to-riches story, especially when that unbelievable tale didn’t come out of the mind of some writer in Hollywood but was, in fact, true? Such is the case with barmaid Jan Voxes and her wild idea to convince a group of locals, to invest in breeding a championship racing horse. … read more
With dialogue that would make a sailor blush and a sex scene that will burn hysterically disturbing imagery in your mind for life, you will never look at the sport of gymnastics in the same light ever again. … read more
There are only 128,000 Polynesians in the United States, yet they are the largest ethnic group to play for the NFL. It’s unbearable to witness the pressure placed upon these teenagers’ shoulders as their families have their hopes set sky high with NFL dollar signs in their eyes. This is an emotional story of family, redemption, forgiveness, maturity, religion, and sports and it all fuses together for a feel-good experience. … read more
Robert Eggers pulls no punches and makes no apologies in this film. The Witch’s scenes are steeped in primal dread, and each actor makes the audience feel the seams come apart as paranoia and mistrust begin to take their toll. The performances are explosive, the tension is gut-wrenching, and the settings are nightmarish. … read more
