Gods and Generals by April W., Rogersville, MO A human life, I think, should be well rooted in some area of native land where it may get the love of tender kinship from the earth, for the labors men go forth to, for the sounds and accents that haunt it, for whatever will give that early home a familiar ... Continue...
House of Sand and Fog by Sulaman C., San Antonio, TX I had never seen a movie that completely depressed me, but after "House of Sand and Fog," I found myself rushing to the bathroom to wipe away my tears in an attempt to regain some of my masculinity. I wasn't the only one, though ... Continue...
Lost in Translation by Spencer W., El Dorado, KS Discovering our innermost self and enduring the rigorous but righteous compliance with it is perhaps our greatest and most treacherous task in life. It is an unending quest that never leaves clues to the past and certainly refuses to share omens of the future ... Continue...
Night of The Living Dead by Joseph M., Au Sable Forks, NY There is no such thing as a sure thing. Take, for example, "Ishtar." This film seemed perfect, combining two of the greatest actors of all time with a $40 million budget, exotic location and classic screwball comedy ... Continue...
The Missing by David G., San Antonio, TX "The Missing" is an excellent movie about Maggie (Cate Blanchett), a woman forced to raise her two daughters alone in the late 1800s in the Southwest. One (Evan Rachel Wood) is kidnapped by a psychopath who has been killing girls ... Continue...
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