THE TREE OF LIFE Review: Jack is one of three brothers growing up as part of the O’Brien family in Waco, Texas in 1956. He has a… Read more “The Tree of Life”
Category: 2011
Nicky’s Family
NICKY’S FAMILY Review: A documentary about the nearly forgotten Nicholas Winton, who successfully organized the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of… Read more “Nicky’s Family”
Monsieur Lazhar
MONSIEUR LAZHAR Review: At a Montreal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant takes over a Canadian classroom after a teacher’s tragic death. While helping his students deal… Read more “Monsieur Lazhar”
Wrecked
WRECKED Review: A man wakes in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He is trapped inside the car with no memory of how… Read more “Wrecked”
Real Steel
REAL STEEL Review: A struggling ex-boxer now working as a small-time promoter, pieces together scrap metal into low-end fighters. After hitting rock bottom he teams up with… Read more “Real Steel”
Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO Review: Three young graduates fulfill their dreams of vacationing in Paris. Once they are there they find themselves accidentally being whisked away to Monte Carlo.… Read more “Monte Carlo”
The Whistleblower
THE WHISTLEBLOWER Review: Kathryn Bolkovac is a Nebraskan police officer who agrees to take on a job working as a peacekeeping in post-war Bosnia. She outed the… Read more “The Whistleblower”
The Well-Digger’s Daughter
THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER Review: Set in 1930s France at the start of the Second World War. A young woman falls pregnant outside of marriage, her father is torn… Read more “The Well-Digger’s Daughter”
The Ides of March
THE IDES OF MARCH Review: An up-and-coming campaign secretary finds that he is involved in a political scandal which threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the… Read more “The Ides of March”
The Descendants
THE DESCENDANTS Review: A Hawaiian land owner, Matt King, tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident. Director:… Read more “The Descendants”
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