Instant Family (+ Review)
I recently saw the new Hollywood holiday, feel-good movie, Instant Family, about Pete and Ellie, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, who take in three children through a foster […]
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Beijing Bicycle (+Review)
Beijing Bicycle is a coming-of-age story of two teenage boys in the city whose lives become intertwined through the ownership of a bicycle. One is a country boy, seeking a […]
Black Panther – Wakanda Forever
Some time ago I was watching Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella with a couple of friends along with one friend’s nine-year-old cousin. Within the first thirty minutes of the movie, the little blonde girl plainly […]
Lion (+Review)
While watching the Oscars last weekend, I was reminded of the Oscar nominated film, Lion, that came out at the end of 2016. The riveting film is inspired by the true […]
Finding Dory As An Adoption Story
In this mid-July heat, one of the most classic summer activities is going to the dark, highly air-conditioned movie theater to sit down and relax for a while. I went […]
adoption connections to winter 2013/14 movies
From the comical adoption of Kristoff by a family of stone trolls in Disney’s Frozen, to the brief mentioning of the two dysfunctional sisters in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine being […]
Red Thread Broken 