Helping you choose the best movies for your family
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
Movie Title: Captain Phillips In a Nutshell: This intense docudrama of the Maersk Alabama hijacking keeps you on the edge of your seat, an especially impressive feat, considering the movie is over two hours long. I kept imagining myself in … Continued
Movie Title: Gravity In a Nutshell: Wow. How did they film that? Gorgeous. Simply stunning. A feast for the eyes. Things I liked: I loved it when Sandra Bullock (SPOILER ALERT) finally gets back into the capsule, strips … Continued
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters movie review One of the best words to describe this sequel to PercyJackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief is “demi-good.” If you enjoyed the first movie, you’ll get a kick out of seeing the … Continued
The newest teen movie Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is in theaters nationwide and before I review it, I felt like I had to at least watch the first one. Better late than never, right? Directed by Chris Columbus, who … Continued
If Planes was about a bomber, then it would be mission accomplished. The voice talents of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, John Cleese, Brad Garrett, and Priyanka Chopra are the best things about the movie Planes, a Disney release, but NOT … Continued
We all swooned and fell in love with Viggo Mortenson in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but you’ve never seen him like this. In The Road, Viggo plays a wilted father who travels to the coast in the south … Continued
Well, I hate to disappoint you, but Grown Ups 2 isn’t going to win any Oscar’s. Big surprise, right? While the first installment of Adam Sandler and his buddies pretending to be responsible parents was a fun, goofy flick, this … Continued
Don’t you just love Hugh Jackman? He’s like an action figure that can sing and dance. The Wolverine is a journey into one of X-Men’s most conflicted and developed characters on screen. If you love Wolverine, you’re going to love … Continued
Turbo is an example of a trailer that didn’t make the movie look as good as it is. I mean, a movie about a fast garden snail? Unlike Ryan Reynold’s other movie released this weekend, R.I.P.D., this fun flick is … Continued