True Spirit: Movie Review

An even-keeled film about achieving your dreams.

True Spirit is the true story of Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) a 16-year-old girl who sailed solo non-stop around the world. The story has a nice flow and nice pace to it. Throwing us right into the middle of a storm, in what turns out to be a test run, is a fast introduction to a our lead character. A very determined girl, but also a little stubborn, who may be in over her head.		2023 Directed by: Sarah Spillane Screenplay by: Rebecca Banner, Cathy Randall, Sarah Spillane Starring: Teagan Croft, Anna Paquin

18 Pages: Movie Review

Way too long and drawn out, missing all the fun.

18 Pages is the romantic drama about a young woman with a lost diary and the man who finds it two years later and is instantly drawn to this unknown woman. It’s an intriguing premise with the potential to be both romantic and interesting. But it ends up playing out in a long-drawn story with illogical characters and completely conflicting tones.		2022 Directed by: Palnati Surya Pratap Screenplay by: Sukumar, Srikanth Vissa Starring: Nikhil Siddharth, Anupama Parameswaran

The Price of Family: Movie Review

So much dysfunction, so little comedy.

The Price of Family is an Italian dysfunctional family comedy, but it’s a real struggle to see where the comedy is in the dysfunction. Two empty nesters are distraught when their adult children move out of their family home and get jobs. The kids don’t come home for the funeral of an old distant relative and all hell breaks loose (this is a slight exaggeration on my part, but their reactions are far from normal).		2022 Directed by: Giovanni Bognetti Screenplay by: Giovanni Bognetti Starring: Christian De Sica, Angela Finocchiaro