• November 26, 2008
• At Home, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Fred Claus has issues. For one thing, he’s spent most of his life living in the shadow of his saintly brother, Nicholas (yes, Saint Nicholas, a rotund goody-goody of...

• October 12, 2008
• Adventure, At Home, Family, Fantasy

Based on the book by Jeanne Duprau, the story is set in a post-apocalyptic (?) future (?), where humanity (?) has been forced to live in a man-made underground...

• September 18, 2008
• Animation, At Home, Family

Less than two weeks ago, I read with sadness that Bill Melendez died at the age of 91. Admittedly, the name didn’t spark instant recognition—but then I read his...

• August 29, 2008
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

Three-dimensional films, as a gimmick, still seem to be in the relative stages of infancy after all these years of the medium being touted as “the next big thing”....

• February 28, 2008
• At Home, Drama, Family

I have spent my entire life laboring under the impression that International Velvet is very old and stars Elizabeth Taylor in a sequel to her own National Velvet. Imagine...

• February 23, 2008
• Animation, At Home, Family

I like the Peanuts gang as much as the next person, but they have given me moments of pause in my life. Like when I was six and they...

• February 10, 2008
• Adventure, At Home, Family

I happened to catch a trailer for the straight-to-video Snow Buddies tacked on to the end of another Disney DVD. I had heard of Air Bud, but honestly had...

• January 30, 2008
• At Home, Drama, Family

Based on a classic 1930s novel (written by Noel Streatfeild) for girls, Ballet Shoes introduces us to the three orphans adopted by eccentric Great Uncle Matthew (Richard Griffiths) whose...

• December 7, 2007
• Adventure, At Home, Family, Fantasy

I have to admit, The Golden Compass left me a bit confused. It was in no small part due to the fact that I kept referring to it as...

• November 20, 2007
• At Home, Drama, Family, Fantasy

What’s a girl to do when she HATES one of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time? It’s A Wonderful Life is an American classic, a perennial favorite,...

• October 20, 2007
• At Home, Drama, Family

The reason I wanted to see The House Without A Christmas Tree would best be expressed in three little words: Mary. Katherine. Gallagher. Remember the Molly Shannon character on...

• September 15, 2007
• At Home, Drama, Family

Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge features several performances that are so good, you might overlook how good they are—because they don’t seem like performances. They don’t feel like performances....