Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.

February 2007 activity

Total Log Entries: 42

Total Comments: 29

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I Am David / USA / 2003

I Am David is a simple, clean film that could easily have been produced by Hallmark. Relying on clichéd characters, juvenile lessons, and a plot crafted from convenience, Paul Feig’s film is the epitome of emotion-driven cinema, though it seems more appropriate for a middle-school classroom. It’s also utterly and unabashedly absorbing—one of those films that lifts you hurriedly and shamelessly into the sentimental stratosphere without forsaking realism or common sense. I was intent on seeing our hero to the end, which promised to be both maudlin and predictable. It was, and still I cheered. The acting is superb, and the radiant Joan Plowright as Sophie, our hero’s saving grace, only uplifts and enriches this film further. Sometimes you forget that a feel-good film can actually make you feel good.

by Adam Balz | Source: Lions Gate DVD
04 Feb 2007 2:20 PM | Comments (1)

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  1. cecil / 11 July 2007 / 7:41 PM

    it is a true to life story and a touching story.

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