My Run (2009)

Jan 24, 2013 by Mr. Nau After he lost his wife to cancer, Terry Hitchcock raised his three children alone and decided, when they were all grown, to run from Minneapolis to Atlanta, a marathon every day for 75 days, at age 56 and after a heart attack, to raise awareness for single parent support […]

Winter’s Bone (2010)

Jan 23, 2013 by Mr. Nau Jennifer Lawrence turns in an extraordinary performance in this stunning drama. She plays Ree, the daughter of a meth-cooker in the Ozarks, who has to find her father before she loses her house and the only way she can take care of her younger siblings and mentally ill mother. […]

Life of Pi (2012)

Jan 06, 2013 by Mr. Nau Ang Lee directs this gorgeous adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning Yann Martel novel. The young title character, Pi, escapes a sinking ship in a lifeboat with a hungry Bengal Tiger. The two struggle to form a mutually respectful relationship in order to survive the dangers of the open sea. […]

XX/XY (2002)

Jan 05, 2013 by Mr. Nau Coles, Sam, and Thea meet at a party in college, in this sparse low-budget indie character study, and begin pushing sexual boundaries with each other until everything blows up dramatically. A few years later, they reunite and stupidly fall into old destructive patterns, despite their existing relationships and partners. […]