MOVIE REVIEW: Departures

Departures is a Japanese film that won the 2008 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but just recently opened in US theaters. Perhaps fittingly, given the events of this week (the deaths of Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson), Departures is a movie about death. But it’s not about dying. It [...]

Movie Review: Away We Go

Burt and his girlfriend Verona are about to have a baby. When they learn that Burt’s parents, who live nearby, are about to move to Brussels, Burt and Verona decide they need to find a place to set up root. So they embark on a road trip to visit family and friends in [...]