Let me start by pointing out that I am not a “Gleek”. I’ve seen parts of a few episodes of “Glee” but that’s it. And I never thought the show would become the huge hit that it is. When I spoke with actress Jane Lynch (who’s won an Emmy for playing tough phys. ed. coach […]
A lot of fans (myself included) were Singing a Happy Song when the Smurfs returned to the big screen for the first time in nearly 30 years this past summer. They got a CGI makeover, but are still true blue! And everyone who watched the TV show, read the books and bought the merchandise was […]
“Buck” is the year’s best documentary for a lot of reasons, but mainly because of its honesty. The focus of the film is Buck Brannaman, a modern day cowboy who works with horses and their owners. Buck has an amazing way of “breaking” young horses – getting them to behave and be calm so that […]
The summer of 2011 was filled with some very AVERAGE movies, which is why I’ve gave out more “C” grades than any other. And if there was ever a film that defined AVERAGE – kinda funny, kinda clever, while at the same time, kinda dumb and kinda predictable, it’s “Zookeeper”. Kevin James and Adam Sandler […]
Even before I sat down to watch “Monte Carlo” this summer I knew the film wasn’t made with someone like me in mind. A quick look around proved my point: Of the 30-40 people in the theater I was the only male. But even though “Monte Carlo” is a young chick flick, that doesn’t mean […]
“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is very loosely based on the classic children’s book that I loved reading when I was younger. Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper. When Tom was young he hardly ever spent any time with his father, who was an explorer and always off somewhere in the world. Tom is a businessman who […]
“Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer” is based on a very popular book series for kids, written by Megan McDonald. She also helped write the screenplay so fans of the books should be pretty happy with this on-screen version. Australian newcomer Jordana Beatty plays Judy, a third grader who wants to have the best […]
“Kung Fu Panda” was an instant hit when it came out nearly three year ago and it’s one of my favorite DreamWorks animated movies of all-time. Coming-up with a sequel to match or even be better than the original would not be easy. And “Kung Fu Panda 2” isn’t as much fun as the first […]
The original “Hoodwinked” opened nationwide in January of 2006 and it’s always been a very special movie to me. Not only is it one of the funniest and most underrated animated films of the past 10 years but it’s also the first movie that I reviewed. So when I heard, back in the Fall of […]
Disney had great success with their “High School Musical” movies. And some people may think that “Prom” is in some way connected to those. It is not. There’s no Troy and Gabriella. No Sharpay. And no musical numbers. I wasn’t a fan of the “High School Musical” series and I wasn’t expecting to like “Prom. […]