“The Wild Robot” is an animated movie where Nature meets Nurture. And in this case, Nurture is in the form of a Robot crash-landed onto a remote island. The Robot is designed to provide service to humans and complete any assigned task. But can this Robot give the one thing that a little newly-hatched gosling really needs? A Mother?
“Penelope” is a unique coming-of-age about a 16-year-old girl doing what we all dream of doing… when we’re twelve. Who didn’t think of running away and living off the land, giving our parents the big, ‘I don’t need you to survive!’ finger on the way out the door at some point? But we get to a time in our lives when we realize we’re wrong and move on from childish dreams.
“The Substance” is a movie that describes how Beauty might be skin-deep, but Vanity is a cancer that gets deep into the bone marrow. A famous Movie/TV Star reaches an age where she gets discarded. But she finds a way to use a mysterious ‘substance’ that can make a new and better version of herself. But like with Dorian Gray; when you mess with Nature, Nature will tend to mess with you back. You get the ‘picture’… Read more
“My Old Ass” is a fun little coming-of-age story mixed with a little ‘woo-woo’ voodoo. This allows an older version of the character to give advice to the younger one. It is not like “Back to the Future 2”. No, in this case, the mysterious trip in the ‘Way Back Machine’ is from drugs – not a DeLorean. And this one’s a kick in the Ass.. Read more
Thirty-six years and… Showtime!! The opening credit sequence for this is familiar, like an old friend welcoming you back… it even focuses on the bridge!! The model is used again, and the town looks pretty much the same.
“The Front Room” is a tale based on horror — the horror of getting old. When a young couple is backed into a corner, they agree to let the husband’s estranged step-mother come to live with them. The elderly step-mother brings an opinionated view into the house. She has a basic lack of tact, and a lack of bladder and bowel control. Things are turning into a ‘M-E-Double-S’… Read more
“The Other Laurens” is about an impulsive, unpredictable teen, Jade (Louise Leroy), who runs to her uncle Gabriel Laurens (Olivier Rabourdin), for help when her father, François (the other Laurens outside of Gabriel and Jade), turns out to be dead. Well, there’s an urn with ashes in it anyway.
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