Reviews by Jennifer

• November 14, 2014
• At Home, Family, Television

If you grew up in the 1980s, chances are you were familiar with ALF (and perhaps thought he was the funniest cat-eating alien on earth). If you’re anything like me, it’s kind of fascinating to know that ALF’s creator, Paul Fusco, also wrote, puppeteered, and voiced a series of...

• November 13, 2014
• At Home, Family, Music

Having grown up with the soundtrack to Mary Poppins in my little record collection, I learned the film’s fabulous songs long before I ever saw the movie. When it finally came on TV, I remember my parents warning me that it was going to be on for a long...

• November 11, 2014
• At Home, Horror, Science Fiction

The Killer Shrews is a classic tale of seafaring folk and deliveries gone awry. You know how it is when you and your jolly first mate arrive with supplies for the inhabitants of a remote island, only to find that they’ve walled themselves in with a funky looking fence...

• October 20, 2014
• Moviepie Musings

For anyone with a general interest in film, it’s always fascinating to look into the world of major filmmakers. Polity makes this possible with their America Through The Lens series, a collection of books on prominent directors and their depictions of America. Covering the works of Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese,...

• October 13, 2014
• Action, At Home, Science Fiction

Transformers: The Age of Extinction kicks off like a folksy commercial for lemonade. Just picture a father and daughter living alone in a big Texas farmhouse surrounded by fields and the glow of pink country sunsets. The father, a widower, is a fairly unsuccessful inventor and the two take care...

• October 1, 2014
• At Home, Drama, Western

If you’re inclined to feel put off by a film called Let God, perhaps you’d feel better about watching something called The Trail. One sounds specifically aimed at Christian audiences, while the other sounds entirely nondenominational. Marketed under both titles, Let God actually works either way. Though is tackles...

• October 1, 2014
• Books

I often think the quality of genre specific books can be judged by the universality of their appeal. If a person who isn’t especially well versed or even that interested in the subject matter can pick it up and enjoy a something that’s essentially written for diehard fans, then...

• September 1, 2014
• At Home, Drama

Touted as Jesus’ life told with “the scope and scale of an action epic”, Son of God hangs its hat on being accessible to the masses while not so subtly aiming to convert its audience into proper Christians. It also emphasizes the fact that Jesus was a man who...

• September 1, 2014
• At Home, Crime, Drama

I remember hearing things when The Godfather: Part III was being made—unflattering things that hinted at disorganization and potential failure. Psst. Francis Ford is fiddling with the script as they go. Hey, did you hear? Winona Ryder’s sick, they’re bringing in Sofia Coppola. His DAUGHTER. She’s AWFUL. Somehow those...

• September 1, 2014
• At Home, Documentary

When a disaster as epic as Hurricane Katrina strikes, there is a period of time where we’re all well aware of the scale of the devastation.  One look at the news footage tells us that the place and its people will really never be the same, but as other...

• August 24, 2014
• At Home, Documentary

Global warming isn’t funny. I’ve known this since elementary school, and have always been conscious about recycling, driving a fuel efficient car, etc. Even so, the trailer for The 11th Hour cracked me up. The flashing images of environmental disasters made me feel like I was watching a bad...

• August 24, 2014
• Adventure, At Home, Comedy, Drama

I settled in to watch The Hunting Party with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. On the one hand, I usually like anything starring Richard Gere, and on the other, it could easily turn into one of those elaborately political epics that George Clooney has been so fond of...