Every twenty-something male worth his salt in the fine art of wooing women knows the value of a well-placed copy of the poetry of…
Jeremy Huggins
Jeremy Clive Huggins is currently adding to his resume of entirely unmarketable college degrees an MFA Creative Nonfiction at Eastern Washington University in eastern Washington. He'll write about anything, but if you find yourself needing an essay on biblical language tattoos, Dodge Darts, or circumcision, he’s your man.
Blankets (Craig Thompson, 2003)
Though it’s earned me just 4 sheets of state-approved paper and roughly 1,064 cups of coffee, I make a living as a student and…
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (Lasse Hallström, 1993)
Gilbert Grape is a young man living in a small town, struggling with big problems, both literal and figurative. Since his father’s death, Gilbert…
Tender Mercies (Bruce Beresford, 1983)
Mac Sledge, former country singer and current alcoholic, is in need of restoration—personal, vocational, relational. After landing at the bottom of the bottle, Mac…
The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999)
Alvin Straight is in his seventies and lives in Iowa with his daughter, Rose. Rose is the only family he knows except Lyle, his…
The Station Agent (Thomas McCarthy, 2003)
Fin, a man born with dwarfism, inherits an abandoned train depot in a rural town after the death of a friend and co-worker. Instead…
High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, 2000)
Rob Gordon, a not-so-thriving independent record store owner in Chicago, makes lists: Top 5 dream jobs, Top 5 songs for any situation, and Top…
Heaven (Tom Tykwer, 2002)
Heaven introduces us to Philippa, a schoolteacher who commits a crime in the name of justice, and Filippo, a policeman who helps her escape,…
Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
Enid and Rebecca have just graduated from high school, and they’re let loose to spend their summer in, by their estimations, a lame town,…
Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
Edward Bloom is dying of cancer, and his son, alienated from his father, makes one last visit in hope of finding out the truth.…