When Oliver Stone’s film, “Born on the Fourth of July,” hit theaters in 1989, it was received with critical acclaim and a slew of award nominations, including eight Oscar nods. However, due to its strong political voice and sometimes gruesome account of the Vietnam War, it received backlash in equal force.
The slow-paced coming-of-age story in "Ithaca" is filled with both moments of laughter and heartache common to the preteen experience.
While watching a foreign film can seem daunting at first, viewers are truly missing out on another level of cinematic experience by limiting themselves to Hollywood byproducts.
