4 Stars

      Foster McFee had big dreams.  She loved to cook, and she just knew one day she was destined to have her own baking show on the Food Network - just like her cooking idol, Sonny Kroll.  Foster had been whipping up her own delicious creations since she was four years old and got an Easy Bake oven of her own.  If only her dad were still alive, life could be pretty perfect for Foster and her mom Rayka.  He'd support Foster's dreams and also help her mama become a country music singing sensation.

      Life wasn't perfect, though, and Foster’s dad was never coming home.  Mama's boyfriend Huck demanded that she call him Elvis. The King wanted everything his way but didn't treat either Foster or her mother like queens.  When Huck's angry outburst left Rayka with another black eye, she packed up their car with a few of their belongings and decided it was time for she and Foster to start a new life.

      They drove and drove until the car broke down in the tiny town of Culpepper  - the town which was to be Foster and Rayka’s new home.  Everyone here seemed to be a little different, have their own stories, and unfulfilled dreams of their own.  It wasn’t Hollywood and it wasn’t Nashville, but Rayka and Foster fit right in.  Suddenly the impossible seemed possible, and Foster was as happy as she was when her Daddy was still alive….that is, until Elvis showed up…..  

Friday, July 27, 2012

4 Stars

      Foster McFee had big dreams.  She loved to cook, and she just knew one day she was destined to have her own baking show on the Food Network - just like her cooking idol, Sonny Kroll.  Foster had been whipping up her own delicious creations since she was four years old and got an Easy Bake oven of her own.  If only her dad were still alive, life could be pretty perfect for Foster and her mom Rayka.  He'd support Foster's dreams and also help her mama become a country music singing sensation.

      Life wasn't perfect, though, and Foster’s dad was never coming home.  Mama's boyfriend Huck demanded that she call him Elvis. The King wanted everything his way but didn't treat either Foster or her mother like queens.  When Huck's angry outburst left Rayka with another black eye, she packed up their car with a few of their belongings and decided it was time for she and Foster to start a new life.

      They drove and drove until the car broke down in the tiny town of Culpepper  - the town which was to be Foster and Rayka’s new home.  Everyone here seemed to be a little different, have their own stories, and unfulfilled dreams of their own.  It wasn’t Hollywood and it wasn’t Nashville, but Rayka and Foster fit right in.  Suddenly the impossible seemed possible, and Foster was as happy as she was when her Daddy was still alive….that is, until Elvis showed up…..  

Friday, July 27, 2012

3.5 Stars

     Feldon knew he was weird.  His younger brother Andrew was obsessed with playing classical music on the piano.  His hippie mother, Jerri, insisted her children call her by her first name.  Feldon's father had committed suicide when Feldon was only five years' old.  Most of the kids at Feldon's school teased him for being scrawny and for being different.  To make matters worse, Feldon's best friend Gus was leaving for the summer and Jerri was making him take over his newspaper route.  Life wasn't looking too great for the fifteen year old.


Most of the kids at Feldon's school teased him for being scrawny and for being different.  To make matters worse, Feldon's best friend Gus was now leaving for the summer and Jerri was making him take over his newspaper route.  Life wasn't looking too great for the fifteen-year-old.


What starts out being a lame summer, however, turns out to be the best and worst summer of Feldon's life.  Feldon discovers he does have a talent.  He's fast.  He's not just quick on his feet and a strong runner - he's stupid fast.  It doesn't take long for others to notice.  Coach Johnson wants him to play Varsity Football.  Though Feldon has never played in his life, his speed and agility make him a force to contend with.  No longer scrawny, Feldon has a huge growth spurt and is now over 6 feet tall.  Once he begins lifting weight, he becomes even bigger and much stronger than many of the other players on the team.
Suddenly, Feldon finds himself in a different world.  Several of the town's popular high school athletes are now his best friends.  The most beautiful girl in the world,   Aleah, has moved into his friend Gus's house for the summer.  Despite Feldon's goofiness, she wants to be his girlfriend.


Everything is close to being perfect until Jerri loses it.  She begins drinking, hiding in her room, refusing to take care of herself or her family.  Andrew has even stopped playing the piano and starts dressing in black - acting as loony as their mother.  Felton just has to keep going.  He lies to himself that things will get better. 

Soon Feldon is unable to keep running – he has to face his problems at home even if he may lose the new better life he has created for himself.

Friday, July 27, 2012

3.5 Stars

     Feldon knew he was weird.  His younger brother Andrew was obsessed with playing classical music on the piano.  His hippie mother, Jerri, insisted her children call her by her first name.  Feldon's father had committed suicide when Feldon was only five years' old.  Most of the kids at Feldon's school teased him for being scrawny and for being different.  To make matters worse, Feldon's best friend Gus was leaving for the summer and Jerri was making him take over his newspaper route.  Life wasn't looking too great for the fifteen year old.


Most of the kids at Feldon's school teased him for being scrawny and for being different.  To make matters worse, Feldon's best friend Gus was now leaving for the summer and Jerri was making him take over his newspaper route.  Life wasn't looking too great for the fifteen-year-old.


What starts out being a lame summer, however, turns out to be the best and worst summer of Feldon's life.  Feldon discovers he does have a talent.  He's fast.  He's not just quick on his feet and a strong runner - he's stupid fast.  It doesn't take long for others to notice.  Coach Johnson wants him to play Varsity Football.  Though Feldon has never played in his life, his speed and agility make him a force to contend with.  No longer scrawny, Feldon has a huge growth spurt and is now over 6 feet tall.  Once he begins lifting weight, he becomes even bigger and much stronger than many of the other players on the team.
Suddenly, Feldon finds himself in a different world.  Several of the town's popular high school athletes are now his best friends.  The most beautiful girl in the world,   Aleah, has moved into his friend Gus's house for the summer.  Despite Feldon's goofiness, she wants to be his girlfriend.


Everything is close to being perfect until Jerri loses it.  She begins drinking, hiding in her room, refusing to take care of herself or her family.  Andrew has even stopped playing the piano and starts dressing in black - acting as loony as their mother.  Felton just has to keep going.  He lies to himself that things will get better. 

Soon Feldon is unable to keep running – he has to face his problems at home even if he may lose the new better life he has created for himself.

Friday, July 27, 2012

 4.5 Stars

"It should have been me...."  

Gabie never knew Kayla very well.  She was just a girl she worked with at Pete's Pizza - a pretty popular girl who seemed to have everything going for her - until the night she disappeared.  He asked for Gabie to make the pizza delivery.  Gabie, though, had the night off.  Kayla had taken her place.  When Kayla left work to deliver the pizza to the unknown address, she never comes back.  They find her car abandoned, the pizza box inside, and traces of Kayla's blood.

Kayla's family was desperate for answers.  They hired a psychic for answers.  The psychic tells the family Kayla was brutally attacked and is no longer alive.  Gabie knew better.

She sees Kayla calling out to her - asking for her help.  Gabie knew she was still alive, and had she worked that night, Gabie would be the one missing - not Kayla.  The tragedy has drawn Gabie closer to her co-worker Drew.  Together, they are determined to find Kayla and to rescue her.   

 The tragedy has drawn Gabie closer to her co-worker Drew. Together, they are determined to find the madman and rescue Kayla - no matter what danger they could face themselves.

Friday, July 27, 2012