In the prelude, Abileen stoically tells an unseen interviewer that her grandmother was a house slave and her mother was a house maid. She, herself, has raised seventeen white children. A naive voice... Read more >>

The movie year started off sloooowly. There were few Hollywood films that I wanted to watch, much less review. Luckily for me, I had the Loft Cinema where I could enjoy enchanting foreign films and... Read more >>

The Tree runs the danger of being confused with The Tree of Life, but I found it much more heartfelt and accessible.  Eight-year-old Simone is enjoying a joy ride standing up in... Read more >>

“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation... while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” A beam of light unfurls. The Tree of Life... Read more >>

It is as if the NEW WORLD illuminating the night sky appeared just for Rhoda’s celebration of her acceptance into MIT’s astrophysics program. But her dream is shattered when she drives... Read more >>

I find the brain’s capacity for storing minute bits of random data fascinating. A friend once described those cerebral data banks as endless rows of filing cabinets. I am always grateful the... Read more >>

  After much postponing, last week I finally watched The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Despite having heard different reviews beforehand, for example, from my friend... Read more >>

Watch as Aldo and Hans discuss Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece! Okay, okay ... it’s really The Midlife Gals up to no good again! Read more >>

As an anime and cartoon fan, I was, like many, anxiously awaiting the premiere of The Last Airbender. I have been a fan of M. Night Shyamalan since The Sixth Sense and felt that The Last Airbender was... Read more >>

Today, those of us in the northern hemisphere enjoy the most hours of daylight all year. So thousands of people must be wondering what they should do with all of this spare time. Our answer, of... Read more >>