“La La Land” Argument

This past weekend my daughters convinced me to watch the highly acclaimed movie La La Land starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and directed by Damien Chazelle. Music has always been a part of our home culture and the sales pitch was that ‘there’s lots of music and I’d like it’. They were right, I did like it! The picture was filled with music and colors, but in addition to audio and visuals, there was another element that caught my attention: the love life between the two main characters.  As a family and marriage counselor, the dynamic between the two

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“La La Land” Argument

This past weekend my daughters convinced me to watch the highly acclaimed movie La La Land starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and directed by Damien Chazelle. Music has always been a

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