This delightful French chocolate story does everything I want in a romantic comedy. Continue reading
2011 Heartland Film Festival
Film reviews for the 2011 Heartland Film Festival
My Last Day Without You
It tries to be “Up in the Air” meets “Before Sunrise,” but I don’t think the film is listening to its characters. Continue reading
Love Birds
Rhys Darby and Sally Hawkins lift a familiar script into a rather cute movie. Also, there’s a duck in it! Continue reading
An Ordinary Family
A fun dip in the family swimming pool, and we don’t even have to bring any bean dip. Continue reading
Little Red Wagon
Based on an inspiring true story, “Little Red Wagon” is the type of movie the Hallmark channel highlights and plays over and over. Continue reading
Where Soldiers Come From
“Where Soldiers Come From” is a heartbreaking and insightful view of group of kids from Michigan who join the National Guard and get more than they bargained for. Continue reading
Becoming Santa
A fun documentary and a change of pace that will certainly lift your holiday spirits. Continue reading
Nathan and the Luthier
A solid debut from Hoosier filmmaker Jacob Sherry, “Nathan” is worth catching if you’re heading to the Heartland Film Festival. Continue reading
Family of the Wa’a
On the surface, “Family of the Wa’a” is a story about canoes but underneath it has a much deeper tale to tell. Continue reading
YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip
A bizarro “An Inconvenient Truth,” if Stephen Colbert kidnapped Al Gore and took the show on the road. Continue reading