Post tagged with grief

  • Cinema in Focus - LOVE HAPPENS - 3 Stars

    September 23rd, 200911:53 AM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Denial is a helpful defense against the overwhelming pain of unexpected tragedy and loss. But when the denial continues for too long, it ceases being beneficial and instead becomes an obstacle to healing. This reality is the theme of Brandon Camp's film "Love Happens." Directed by Camp and co-written with Mike...

  • Cinema in Focus: MY SISTER'S KEEPER - 3 Stars

    July 02nd, 200910:36 AM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Nick Cassavete's latest drama, "My Sister's Keeper," pulls out all the emotional stops in its exploration of a family's pain in having to face the loss of a beautiful daughter to cancer. On the surface, the story is about an apparently selfish younger sister, Anna (Abigail Breslin), who seems to be indifferent to t...

  • cinema in focus - Seven Pounds

    January 08th, 200904:48 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    SEVEN POUNDS 3 STARS - Challenging Intrigue is the primary ingredient of Gabriele Muccino's "Seven Pounds." If you intend to see this film, then we encourage you to stop reading this review until after you've experienced this classic study of grief complicated with guilt and regret. Presented more as an experience than a story, we walk through ...
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