“The Lumber Baron” Family-friendly Historic Fiction

Rated PG. Drama. Runtime 2 hours.

At the turn of the century lumber was a booming industry in a savage land. Upon the unexpected death of his father, Daniel Rimsdale returns home to try to salvage the floundering family lumber business, find out who killed his father, and save his family from financial ruin. However, he meets heavy resistance from others who will stop at nothing to become the new Lumber Baron.

“Tuscaloosa” Coming-of-Age during the Civil Rights Era Film

Rated PG 13. 1 hour 41 minutes, Drama IMDB Vietnam war protests and racial tension is sizzling in the late summer heat of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Billy Mitchell (Devon Bostick, Diary of a Wimpy Kid), a recent college graduate, spends the summer working on the lush grounds of an old world mental institution run by his …

Family-Friendly Mayo Clinic Historical Film “Dinner at Mayowood: Enduring Values in Changing Times”

Unrated. Historic fiction. Runtime 45 min. Movie trailer: 1940 was a pivotal year for Mayo Clinic. The Mayo brothers and Sister Joseph Dempsey, long-time administrator of Saint Marys Hospital had died the year before, the Great Depression had been a decade of unprecedented financial strain, and now a world war was looming. This film imagines …

The Sweetest Surprise Audiobook Trailer

The Sweetest Surprise. The perfect length audiobook to listen to while at the gym or waiting for the laundry to finish. Emily’s boyfriend is going to dump her. At least, that is what she’s been convinced. He is acting incredibly strange, keeping secrets and lying about money. Worst of all, with Valentine’s Day coming up, …

Indelible Movie Review

The film “Indelible” that has me playing a scruffy meth addict is hitting netflix. Check it out.  Here’s the latest review: Life is complicated. It’s rare for things to be strictly black and white, right or wrong, and the choices we make have consequences. Donnie Arnett (Charlie Matthes) has learned that the hard way. After …

“A Chance of Snow” Charming Christmas Season Movie set at MSP Airport

Rated PG. Romance. Runtime 1 hour 30 min When the snow fall affects flights at the Minneapolis airport on Christmas Eve, a women (JoBeth Williams) and her estranged husband (Michael Ontkean) find themselves included with the many passengers who are stranded at the terminal. This gives them ample time to talk about their relationship and …