It’s a movie about high school kids…and music. But it’s not from Disney and Zac Efron is nowhere to be seen. In “Bandslam” a high school student named Will moves to New Jersey. He didn’t have any friends in his old school so he’s hoping things will be different this time. He meets two girls: […]
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep can pretty much do it all. Last year she’s sang ABBA songs in “Mamma Mia” and played a nun in “Doubt”. This year she took on the role of Julia Child in “Julie and Julia” and turned-in a masterpiece. The movie is based on two true stories. Streep’s Child is […]
This summer Paramount brought us three big-budget action films. The first one – “Star Trek – was a big hit with critics and at the box office. The second – “Transformers 2” – didn’t get great reviews but is the highest-grossing film of the year. The third was “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”, which, […]
How do I put this nicely? “Aliens in the Attic” is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. The plot is so simple and predictable: A group of four alien creatures come to Earth and land on the roof of a vacation home. They are discovered by some of the kids staying there. The […]
Over the past few years Disney has churned-out several live-action films with talking dogs, including “Underdog” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”. In “G-Force” Guinea pigs take center stage. The movie centers around a group of animal special agent super spies, known as G-Force, who are put into action to try to stop an evil businessman from […]
Since 2001, J.K. Rowling’s Best-Selling Harry Potter books have been made into movies and, together, the first five films have grossed billions of dollars worldwide. For me this 6th installment is a bit of a disappointment. In “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Harry and his friends return to Hogwarts for another year of schooling. […]
“Ice Age” and “Ice Age: The Meltdown” are two of the most popular animated films of the past decade. The original was nominated for an Oscar back in 2003, and combined they made over $1 billion dollars worldwide. So it’s no surprise that they made a third. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” brings back […]
The original “Transformers” was a surprise hit back in the summer of 2007, grossing $319 million. This sequel will likely be the highest grossing movie of 2009, but it’s not nearly as good as the first film. In “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, Sam (Shia LaBeouf) is off to college. And he’s seeing weird symbols […]
What a difference one year can make! In 2008 Jack Black voiced the lovable Po in the animated hit “Kung Fu Panda”, and was very funny in my favorite film of the year, “Be Kind Rewind”. However, in “Year One”, Black is not lovable or funny. And the movie will be no one’s favorite film […]
Eddie Murphy’s family comedy, “Meet Dave”, was one of the major disappointments of 2008. Well, he’s bounced back nicely with “Imagine That”. Murphy plays Evan Danielson, a financial advisor and divorced father who isn’t a great dad. He has to take care of his 7 year old daughter for an entire week and is pretty […]