The touching story of an orphaned 12-year old boy during WW 2 who serves as a scout for the Russian Army, robbed of his childhood
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
Babadook (2014)
When a monster in a pop-up book threatens her little son a mother tries to destroy the book.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
A close encounter with small alien ships leaves a man obsessed with the image of a tall flat topped object. Discovering it’s Devil’s Tower, he travels West & encounters the mother ship.
Maggie’s Plan (2016)
Unable to hold a man beyond 6 months, New Yorker Maggie plans to use a friend’s semen to conceive a child, but then meets aspiring author John, changing her plans.
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2014)
This is a 5-star animated tour de force with 8 poems interpreted by various artists contributing to the overall film, The Prophet. Click the image to read my entire review.
Little Boy (2015)
During WW 2 a bullied little boy, trying to bring his father back from the war, learns lessons in racial tolerance & the difference between faith & magic.
The Hunt (2012)
(“Jagten” in Danish & English) Rated R. Running time: 1 hour 33 min. Our ratings: V-5 ; L-5 ; S-5/N-1 . Our star rating(1-5): 5 My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my neighbors stand far off. Psalm 38.11 He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; …