Slowly but surely, we’re coming around to Babar. I don’t remember the series when I was a child in the 80’s, so I have no built in affinity for it, and for the first 7 years of my life as a parent I paid little attention to the royal elephant […]
You’ve been waiting patiently, I know, just dyin’ to get started on the Christmas shopping but not wanting to make a single move until perusing the annual OWTK Holiday Gift Guide. Well, get the credit cards ready ’cause it’s finally here! I’ve compiled a stellar and affordable (if not modest) […]
Game of Your Life follows the story of high school gamer Zach Taylor (Titus Makin Jr., “Glee”) as he joins the esteemed Digital Institute of Game Design (DIGD) through a scholarship program led by billionaire gaming icon Marcus Bentton (Tom Nowicki, “The Blind Side”). Zach’s dream is to become successful […]
With HUGO, The Muppets, and Arthur Christmas all receiving rave reviews and all vying for your family’s movie dollars starting this Wednesday, it begs the question: is November 23, 2011 the greatest family movie opening day ever? That is a kind of hypothetical. The real question that must be answered […]
Puss in Boots is a high-energy, nursery rhyme mash-up a la it’s thematic predecessor Shrek that pleases with clever cat humor (chasing beams of light, using big sad eyes to cast hypnotic spells on helpless humans), above average wordplay (Glitter Club for cats in neon with the ‘G’ flickering off, […]
Full disclosure: The Mrs. is a Mighty Mac. Okay, not exactly. But she is currently attending Immaculata University, formerly College. Oh man, could you imagine her playing competitive basketball? Ha! Lemme stew on that for a minute… Okay, fun’s over. Not really though because The Mighty Macs movie is a […]
Stories of inspiration, hope, and perseverance when combined with the words family + movie do, generally, turn me off more than a reality TV show featuring b-list celebs from other reality TV shows. And heaven knows there are a lot of those going around. Dolphin Tale staring Harry Connick Jr, […]
The only movies that have made me cry – really sob – are Rudy and Brian’s Song. Sports movies, both of them. And I hate Notre Dame, and am not particularly fond of the Chicago Bears! But themes of struggle, camaraderie, & impossible odds mixed with the violent beauty of […]
