In this sequel to “My Girl,” Vada Sultenfuss is struggling to know who she is. Her dad and her new step-mom, Shelly, are expecting a baby, and they are including her in the process. She gets along well with Shelly and she’s making new friends at school, but there’s still a huge piece of her missing – she knows very little about her birth mother, who died shortly after she was born. When she gets the school assignment to write a paper about an important person who she’s never met, she decides this is the perfect time to learn more … Continue reading →

“My Girl” was the first film for newcomer Anna Chlumsky, and she puts the other, more seasoned actors, to shame. She plays Vada Sultenfuss, the eleven-year-old daughter of a widowed undertaker. Their home is the upper portion of the funeral parlor her father owns, and the bodies are embalmed in the basement. It’s no wonder, then, that Vada has a fear and a fascination with death, especially as she lives with the worry that she caused her own mother’s death. Her mother died shortly after childbirth, and Vada’s grandmother came to live in the home and take care of her. … Continue reading →