The Tree of Life

On the anniversary of his younger brother’s death, Jack O’Brien (Sean Penn) reflects on his childhood in 1950s Texas. His gentle mother (Jessica Chastain) taught him wonder and kindness, while… Read More

Where the Red Fern Grows

In contrast to last week’s film, this week’s film offers a story with a slower and gentler pace… In 1930s rural Oklahoma, young Billy Coleman dreams of owning a pair… Read More

August Rush

Here’s a film appropriately titled for the beginning of August… Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) is a young orphan who hears music in the sounds all around him, from the wind… Read More

Wonderstruck

It’s 1977, and the young boy Ben knows nothing about his father. After his mother dies and an accident renders him deaf, he runs away from home in search of… Read More

The Perfect Game

In 1957 Mexico, a group of poor boys discover a baseball in the dirt and take it as a sign to pursue their dream of playing organized baseball. With the… Read More

Where the Lilies Bloom

The Luther family live a meager life in the Appalachian Mountains. When their widowed father falls gravely ill, he makes his second-eldest daughter, Mary Call, promise to take care of… Read More

The Spiderwick Chronicles

When twin brothers Jared and Simon move into a crumbling old estate following their parents’ divorce, Jared discovers a secret attic study belonging to the house’s previous owner and finds… Read More

Karate Kid: Legends

“In life, you only have one question: Is it worth fighting for?” After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong moves from China to move to New York City… Read More

Snowmen

Here’s a lesser-known film that flew under the radar. Although rated PG, the film deals with mortality quite a bit, and involves finding a dead body in its opening scene,… Read More

Inside Out 2

Two years after moving to San Francisco, thirteen-year-old Riley is entering high school, and her familiar emotions we met in the first film (Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness, and Disgust) have… Read More

Rabbit-Proof Fence

In contrast to the last couple weeks, this week’s film tells a more somber tale. In 1931 Australia, three young Aboriginal girls are forcibly removed from their families and taken… Read More