Helping you choose the best movies for your family
I’m taking a quick time out from movie reviews to let you know about 2 contests that are giving away my books for free! Click on the “Enter to win” at Goodreads before January 21st and you could win! Goodreads … Continued
It’s January! So do you know what that means? Here come all of the award shows! The first major entertainment awards show of the year is the 71st Golden Globes. We’ll see if these names continue a winning streak this … Continued
Movie Title: The Book Thief Rating: PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes Grade: A- In a Nutshell: I had to drive past several theaters near my home to find one that carried this film…truly a hidden gem. The sobering, yet inspiring … Continued
Movie Title: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Special Edition Grade: B+ In a Nutshell: Fill up your popcorn buckets early folks…this is a long movie. It feels good to be back in Middle Earth. … Continued
Movie Title: Frozen Grade: A+ In a Nutshell: Magical. Visually stunning. Old school Disney romance with a modern feel, similar to Tangled. This one is worth buying on DVD for the fam. Somehow this is going to be made into … Continued
Movie Title: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Grade: D for dumb In a Nutshell: Full of offensive stupidity. I have a pretty good sense of humor and love to laugh, but this movie falls short of the cast’s talent and … Continued
Movie Title: Saving Mr. Banks Grade: A- In a Nutshell: This is an absolutely lovely film that wraps a perfect Disney bow around your heart. It’s the untold back-story of how the beloved movie Mary Poppins came to be. Walt … Continued
Movie Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Grade: A- In a Nutshell: We’re all a little bit like Walter Mitty, imagining ourselves doing great things while reality jails us in some dull cubicle to eek out a living. In … Continued
Movie Title: Thor: The Dark World In a Nutshell: More Thor. More Chris Hemsworth. More muscles and awesome abs. More beautiful Natalie Portman. Thor has to save Earth and the Nine Realms from another evil enemy who looks like … Continued
In a Nutshell: “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”. Swallow Falls has evolved into an island inhabited of living food creatures, triggered by a machine that young scientist Flint Lockwood designed in the first movie. Flint returns to his … Continued