it’s hard to believe but Michelle Pfeiffer has never won an Oscar, though nominated 3 x’s. She calls the wry comedy “French Exit”, directed by Azazel Jacobs, one of her 5 favorite roles.

Shelli Sonstein's Sessions

You’d think a movie about losing everything in the 2008 Great Recession would be depressing but the 6-time Oscar nominated “Nomadland” is a celebration of the alternative lifestyle: vandwelling. Jessica Bruder wrote the book behind the movie and Bob Wells is the founder of the Arizona annual vandwelling gathering called the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous.

The pandemic has created a global mental health crisis in children, especially those between the ages of 11 and 17. Mental Health America President and Ceo Paul Gionfriddo has some scary stats and some answers, as well as signs to look out for in our kids.

Shelli Sonstein's Sessions

It may sound counterintuitive, but when it comes to kids going back to physical classrooms, Newark Trust For Education executive director Ron Chaluisan says one of the most important goals is to get kids to just have fun and socialize again!

Heads up Millennials! You are not alone when it comes to being stressed over not checking off your adulthood markers: finishing school; leaving home’ establishing a career; getting married & having children. These rules are over, according to Kayleen Schaeffer’s book “But You’re Still So Young: How 30somethings are redefining adulthood".

For those missing live concerts (and who doesn’t) the documentary “Long Live Rock” is your medicine! You can see it at Longliverockmovie.com. It’s a love letter to heavy metal, complete with festivals and a group of fans who were strangers but bonded at concerts. Jonathan McHugh is the director. Concert Promoter Gary Spivack talks about the heartbreaking suicide of Chris Cornell, right before one of Gary’s festivals.

Imagine a country that has a no capture/no kill policy when it comes to stray dogs. That country exists: Turkey. Elisabeth Lo spent years filming the lives of a few of these dogs on the streets of Istanbul in the extraordinary documentary “Stray”, which is available on virtual cinema at straymovie.com.

There was a recent article in “The Wall Street Journal” talking about girls saving the NFL. Flag football is blowing up for high school GIRLS. The NY Jets recently teamed with Nike, creating an 8-team flag football league for girls at 8 NJ high schools. Talk about a sport whose time has come!