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  • DVD Roundup

    I don't have Lynne's gift of thoughtfully reviewing movies, but I can tell you what we liked and why (grin)! We've been sniffling and weakened by colds and flu so we've watched a stack of DVDs recently. No contest,…

  • Into Great Silence

    How patient are you? When you go to an art museum do you like to stand and absorb the painting, or catch a quick glance and move on? How you answer that question will likely determine your response to this film. I'…

  • Great War Film Update

    [after opinion is asked--and received--about their orders, a subordinate asks Major Whittlesey] "Why are you here?" "Life would be a lot simpler if we could choose our duties and obligations. But we can't. We sh…

  • Foyle's War

    Oh yes! This is going to be the summer of Foyle's War for our family. We have only watched two episodes but we are loving this uncommonly wonderful British mystery series, set in Hastings, on the coast of England, i…

  • It Will Be All Right, Lu

    We're back from watching Prince Caspian. Lucy (Georgie Henley), as always, steals the show. When I see Lucy, I am reminded of Donna's Katie. Lucy's transparent faith, her playful grin, her devoted love, her tender…

  • I Am David

    Not since Sweet Land have I been so captured by a movie. I Am David, based on the book North to Freedom, tells the story of a twelve year old boy who escapes from a Communist labor camp in Bulgaria with instruc…

  • Mistaken Identity

    "Whitney, you got to watch a video of your own funeral." It hardly seems credible that a mixup like this could happen in 2006, but it did. A high speed collision took the lives of five people from Taylor Universi…

  • Something the Lord Made

    Something the Lord Made, the story of two pioneers of open heart surgery, was an excellent film. When Dr. Alan Blaylock (Alan Rickman) hired Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) to be his lab assistant he never anticipated the pi…

  • Nicholas Nickleby Redux

    Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. We watched Nicholas Nickleby this week and I had forgotten what a great movie it really is. Full of trademark Dickensian ch…

  • Chasing Freedom

    My sister Margo and I often compare Netflix notes during our phone conversations. She recommended Chasing Freedom, the story of an Afghan woman seeking asylum, with the caveat that it was hard on the emotions. The…