The Boy in the Stiped Pajamas

A heart wrenching tale about a young boy who moves to the "country" with his family and can see a strange "farm" in the distance. When he asks about the strange farm where everyone wears pajamas he is told not to go near there. When one day he goes against his parents' wishes and visits the farm he meets a boy on the other side of the fence and a friendship begins. This is an excellent but very sad movie about the concentration camps.

Georgia Rule

When Rachel's (Lindsay Lohan) mom doesn't know what to do with any more she decides to send her to spend a summer with her grandmother Georgia (Jane Fonda). Once they start spending some time together Georgia quickly realizes there are some deeper issues that are causing Rachel to be so difficult. I think this film is a bit misleading, because you go into it expecting it to be a comedy and then it deals with some really tough issues. I like Jane Fonda so was able to get through the movie, but it was not one of my favorites.

The Invisible

When Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin) is beaten badly and left for dead by a tough and rebellious female classmate his "spirit" goes on a mission to see if he can help the police find him before it is too late. Oddly enough the girl who hurt him is one of the few who can hear him, and as the two work to understand each other they realize they had a lot to learn. This was a great movie. It was different than I thought it was going to be, but really enjoyable to watch.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Dito Montiel tells the story of his and his friends time growing up in a low income rough area of New York. They are living a sad life with drugs, physical abuse, poverty, and violence that gives you a feeling of hopelessness for their future. Dito finally has enough and takes off for California against everyone's wishes, but returns when his father gets sick. This is a good movie, but does have a lot of language and sensitive material.