THE OTTOMAN LIEUTENANT is a slight but eminently humane story, lushly filmed, and richly romantic. It follows the classic tropes of the romance genre, enhanced with nuanced performances that elevate what might otherwise be stock characters in a plot with few surprises. The biggest surprise being that it is so satisfying as entertainment, and as… Read More »
THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA is an exquisite children’s film marketed at older kids, and thereby in danger of losing the adult demographic, an audience that would love it as much, if not more, than those kids. Though it directly addresses the darker side of being a kid, bullies, parents who aren’t perfect, it also speaks… Read More »
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA — DVD
THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA is easily one of the most beautiful films of this year. A paean to the transcendent power of imagination, it is a story about children coming to terms with not fitting in with their peers as well as the shortcomings of the adults in their lives, but it is anything but… Read More »