In 2005 Disney took us on an extraordinary journey in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Three years later the sequel is out on DVD, and it’s all about “Prince Caspian.” The four children who went back in time, saved the kingdom of Narnia and became Kings and Queens are […]
After months and months of trailers and stories about “Speed Racer” I was really looking forward to a great movie. Unfortunately I walked out of the theater the other night surprisingly disappointed. “Speed Racer” stars Emile Hirsch, who plays Speed. We see him as a young boy who only cares about one thing: car racing. […]
The first big film of the Summer Movie Season is here and it’s a good one. “Iron Man” is based on the popular Marvel comic book. It stars Robert Downey, Jr., who plays Tony Stark, a rich guy who owns and runs a company that makes weapons used in wars. On a trip to Afghanistan […]
From the people who brought us last year’s “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” comes another bad family film. “Nim’s Island” stars Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin. She plays Nim, an 11-year old girl who lives on a secret island with her father (played by Gerard Butler) and her sea animal friends, including a sea lion named Selkie […]
Dr. Seuss has entertained kids and adults for generations. This summer 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios teamed-up to bring one of his classics – “Horton Hears a Who!” to the big screen and it’s now out on DVD. Jim Carrey plays Horton, who lives in the jungle of Newl with all of his […]
Last year Disney’s family comedy “The Game Plan” was predictable and not very funny. And Disney does it again in 2008 with “College Road Trip”, which is one of the worst films of the year so far. Martin Lawrence stars as a police officer whose daughter wants to go to a college that’s far away […]
“Penelope” stars Christina Ricci as a girl named Penelope who was born with a pig nose. In order the break the curse put on her by an evil witch and get a real nose Penelope must find love. So her parents spend all their time trying to find Penelope a husband. But all of the […]
It’s a smaller film with some big-name stars, and it’s from a major studio: New Line Cinema. “Be Kind Rewind” may not be on your “must see list”, but if you’re a true movie fan, and you like to laugh, it should be. Danny Glover stars as Mr. Fletcher, the owner of a video rental […]
“Persepolis” was the third film nominated for Best Animated Feature last year (along with “Ratatouille” and “Surf’s Up”). The movie comes from a graphic novel, written by Marjane Satrapi. The story follows her life as a young girl growing-up in the country of Iran from the late 1960’s to the early 80’s. This was a […]
Nickelodeon and Paramount team up to bring one of the newest, popular children’s book series to the big screen. The result is “The Spiderwick Chronicles”, which provides much of the excitement and wonder of the books, with plenty of changes. Freddie Highmore plays twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, who move into their Aunt Lucinda’s […]