James in his letter could be describing Rose (Jessie Buckley) in director Thea Sharrock and writer Jonny Sweet’s wicked little movie, set in the town of Littlehampton, England, back in the 1920s. However, another citizen excedes her in vituperation, but not by words spoken aloud—instead, in “wicked little letters,” mailed to various citizens. The film …
GOD BLESS THE CHILD (1988)
A mother, thrust into the streets as her building is sold, sinks lower & lower & makes a painful decision concerning her small daughter.
The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
The Pope’s exorcist is sent to Spain to free a demon-possessed boy and discovers a long-kept secret about the Spanish Inquisition.
Maid (2021)
Limited TV Series This 10-episode series about an abused wife and mother has more heart and insights than a hundred super hero epics. The series is based on the memoir by Stephanie Land Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. It’s themes of motherhood, mother-daughter-love, spouse abuse, homelessness, and the hard lot …
AIR (2023)
The story of how Nike designed and signed the Air Jordan shoe and how his mother shrewdly held out for a percentage of the sales.
Saint Omer (2022)
A pregnant professor attends the trial of another African French woman accused of killing her infant daughter.
Broker (2022)
When a mother who left her baby at a church returns for it she joins with 2 baby traffickers & are followed by 2 cops hoping to catch them in the act of selling the child.
ELENI (1985)
True story of a NY TIMES journalist who returns to Greece to find the man who 30 years ago had executed his mother during Greek Civil War.
The Guilty (2021)
An LA cop resentfully answering 911 calls becomes crucial in rescuing an abducted mother as he faces a dept. hearing the next day.
The Man Without Gravity (2019)
A boy is born not subject to gravity, his grandmother & mom keeping this secret, but as a man he exploits the gift, retires & reunites with a girl.