When a story is told from the point of view of a dog, it seems like it would be an easy assumption to assume that it is "dumbed down" for a family audience. But Jack London's gritty, often violent cla…
People who open their hearts to pets know that they are better people than us. Enzo the dog (gravelly-voiced Kevin Costner) pretty much knows this, too, if only he had opposable thumbs and a tongue th…
The last time I remember seeing a feel-good "family" movie about dogs that made me sob was Marley & Me. That movie was SOOOO mis-advertised, causing unsuspecting families with kids to go to the th…
I admit I was afraid to watch this for a long time because I was sure that the dog would die in the end. This is a slight spoiler, but let's just say there is a happy ending in the film (unlike the cl…
Because I'm a sap, I'll basically watch any sort of Christmas movie that makes a modicum of sense. I don't tend to have a lot of standards as long as Christmas is happening, and if you're the same way…
Now, call me a freak, but I kind of enjoy the Buddies series of movies. You know, these straight-to-video spawn of Air Bud family flicks that follow the doggy family of Buddies... those crazy golden r…
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 no idea that these doggie "Buddy" movies were …
Snow Dogs is Northern Exposure, with the fish-out-of-water being a black man instead of a New York Jew. Ted (Cuba), a cornball Miami dentist with a sparkling toothsome grin, inherits a team of sled do…
It's never fair to judge a children's movie by adult standards, so I'm going to consider Against the Wild from a kid's point of view, or at least from the standpoint of family viewing. When the Wade s…
Bambi taught a string of generations about death, and now a whole new generation, pulled into what was advertised as a family-friendly kiddie movie, will be traumatized by Marley & Me. When the mo…
After about 15 minutes of watching Quill, I found myself scrambling for information on this film. Wait, is this a documentary? No, it actually isn't. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog is a fascinating an…
William Wellman's 1935 version of Call of the Wild has arguably been called the best adaptation of Jack London's classic 1903 novel that took place in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. But wher…
