A couple years ago, I abruptly lost my hearing as a strange side effect to a sinus issue. I was probably only hearing at a level of about 20%. Co-workers would tell me that they would said hi to me, but I’d walk right by them, clueless. I’d be in meetings where I’d be completely …
When recounting how his vivacious, chatty toddler suddenly changed, father Ron Suskind remembers, “All of a sudden, at 3 years old, Owen vanishes. The doctor says, ‘Let me explain what autism is…’” It is a parent’s worst nightmare, finding out that your child is disabled, and grappling with the knowledge that your kid may never …
Moving to a new town or having a baby are both life-changing events, but doing them both in quick succession can be pretty discombobulating. For Kelly (Juliette Lewis), enduring this transition is only made more difficult by the fact that her husband and his family fail to acknowledge that she faces a challenge. Day after …
Dolphin Tale was a surprise hit family film with a heartwarming true story of an injured dolphin named Winter that finds a new lease on life with a prosthetic tale. If you doubted the story for a second, the closing credits had heartwarming real footage of amputees and other differently-abled folks meeting the inspiring animal …
A lonely boy finds an injured dolphin on the beach. She is horribly tangled and bleeding, caught in a rope that holds a crab pot. She has given up, and is waiting for death. An animal rescue agency picks up the injured dolphin, but her injuries are so severe that her condition is hit-or-miss. Her …
After about 15 minutes of watching Quill, I found myself scrambling for information on this film. Wait, is this a documentary? No, it actually isn’t. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog is a fascinating and kind of curious film that follows the life of one guide dog from when he is frolicking with his …
Nørby plays a single, older mother of Brian, an autistic 20-year-old. One night, Brian comes home late with mud on his shoes, and there is news the next morning that a young woman was murdered in the nearby city park. The assumption is obvious from the start, for both the mother and the audience… Brian …