<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Is That You? -Dreams and Regrets

Is That You? -Dreams and Regrets

Oct 14, 2016

?Everyone has a path that leads them to wherever they need to go. All you can know is if you were brave or scared in your life.? Dreams and regrets are at the heart of Is That You?, an Israeli film set in the U.S. After losing his job as a projectionist in Israel,...

Best Fake Friends – Peer Pressure for Adults

Best Fake Friends – Peer Pressure for Adults

Oct 14, 2016

?How do you survive the pressure to fit in?? In Best Fake Friends, Joy (Lauren Bowles) has just moved into a tony Portland suburb after her husband has landed a dream job. Without friends, she is growing a bit lonely when she is invited to a neighborhood party. At the...

The Great Gilly Hopkins – Finding Family

The Great Gilly Hopkins – Finding Family

Oct 6, 2016

For Gilly (short for Galadriel) Hopkins (Sophie N?lisse) family has always been a daydream. She has been through a load of foster homes. She has developed an attitude that serves as her armor. No one is going to get close to her. Yet she dreams of her mother coming to...

Denial – Does Truth Matter?

Denial – Does Truth Matter?

Sep 30, 2016

Does truth even matter anymore? I receive frequent emails from FactCheck.org that looks at the statements made by political candidates and rates their accuracy. It may not come as a surprise that some statements are blatantly false. Is the truth just an annoyance that...

Milton’s Secret – The Alchemy of Now

Milton’s Secret – The Alchemy of Now

Sep 30, 2016

In Milton?s Secret, eleven year old Milton (William Ainscough) seems to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. His parents (Mia Kirshner and David Sutcliff) are constantly worried about business and finances. He?s bullied by his neighbor. He describes his life...

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?

Sep 23, 2016

In Is That a Gun in Your Pocket, a war between the sexes breaks out in little Rockford, Texas (population 6,969, ?Live Free. Shoot Straight?). This is a town with a strong gun culture. We see the theater marquee for the Rockford Film Festival which is screening Naked...

Operation Avalanche – Do You Disbelieve?

Operation Avalanche – Do You Disbelieve?

Sep 16, 2016

Operation Avalanche is a mockumentary about a mockumentary dealing with a conspiracy of a hoax. Needless to say, truth is not high on the agenda. In 1967 the CIA suspects that the Soviets have a mole in the NASA space program. A pair of young agents (Matt Johnson and...