Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: Years after leaving home because of her mother's mental illness, Rebecca's half-brother, Martin, is losing sleep for the same reason, particularly her mom's "imaginary" friend, Diana. However, after letting Martin spend the night in her apartment and encountering Diana in her living room, Rebecca begins to suspect Diana isn't imaginary after all. Who's in it? The movie stars Teresa Palmer , Gabriel Bateman , Maria Bello , Billy Burke and Alexander DiPersia.  Review: My daughters picked this film out for our family movie night, but it was already on my list because it sounded intriguing. We wound up watching it last night and, while I don't think there was anything particularly special about it, it still ended up being an entertaining choice. I think the thing I liked most about this film was the mystery surrounding Diana ( Alicia Vela-Bailey ). Was she a demon? A ghost? A manifestation of some dark thoughts in the mom (Bello)? The fact Dia...

Synopsis: Keller Dover and his family are celebrating Thanksgiving with another family when his daughter, Anna, and her friend, Joy, go missing. Keller suspects they were kidnapped by a man driving an RV but, when the man, Alex, is found by the police, they can find no evidence supporting Keller's theory, forcing him to take matters into his own when the lead investigator, Det. Loki, looks at other suspects. Who's in it? The movie stars Hugh Jackman , Jake Gyllenhaal , Viola Davis , Maria Bello and Paul Dano. Review: My wife remembered she still had two library movies we hadn't watched yet and were due back soon. So, even though this film was quite a bit longer (2 1/2 hours) than we would normally prefer on a Sunday evening, we ended up watching it. Overall, it ended up being an OK film. I think the thing I liked best about this movie was the overall mystery surrounding Anna ( Erin Gerasimovich ) and Joy ( Kyla-Drew Simmons ) disappearing. Alex (Dano) was in the neighbo...