Todd Solondz reveals the darkness of several suburbanites in these interlocking stories of people desperately seeking happiness just beyond their reach.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice returns to Wonderland through a looking glass to help the Mad Hatter, who is dying from a broken heart because of his father. They must go back in time.
Midnight Special 2016
A father & mother & a friend strive to transport a boy who, though their son, belongs in another world to a rendezvous while pursued by Feds & cult members.
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
This isn’t just another sequel. I give it 5 out of 5 stars. Click the image to read my entire review.
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
In this father-son film a promising black student is pulled between his gun-wielding friends & his strict father, the latter concerned about gun violence.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
An elderly black priest in S.A. during the apartheid era searches for his lost son in Johannesburg whom he fears has fallen into a life of crime & is soon linked to a white father whose son has been killed during a beak-in.
The Great Santini (1979)
In 1961 a hotshot Marine pilot, frustrated by peace time, treats his children like soldiers, has issues with his teenaged son, but luckily has a loyal wife who holds the family together by love and understanding.
Manglehorn (2014)
Al Pacino brings us an inspiring story of a man, caught in the ruts of the past, whose life is transformed. Click the photo to read my entire review.
The Water Diviner (2014)
The widowed father of 3 sons MIA after the Battle of Gallipoli leaves his Australian farm to search for them in Turkey where three Turks lend their help.
Danny Collins (2015)
Fading rock star Danny Collins receives a years delayed letter from John Lennon & decides to write his own music again & mend fences with an estranged son.