• November 22, 2006
• At Home, Comedy, Family

Like a steaming cinematic turd, this hollow and horrible Christmas comedy arrives on screens just in time to disappoint families for the holidays. I’m not sure what happened to...

• February 8, 2006
• Action, At Home, Drama, Family

Bambi II (yikes, what a wretched title) is a harmless, straight-to-video story that  feeds off nostalgia for the classic original, while offering some new characters. Luckily, it is so...

• December 21, 2005
• Action, At Home, Comedy, Family

Okay, maybe not really nine thousand, but it sure felt like there were way more of them than there were the first time we encountered the Baker clan. Sadly,...

• November 23, 2005
• At Home, Comedy, Family, Romance

Now, I don’t have cable, so I’ve never actually watched Nickelodeon… but I am savvy enough in the ways of pop culture to know that there is apparently a...

• October 17, 2005
• Animation, At Home, Family

OK, I’ll allow you to pick up the limited edition of this one at the store as it is packaged with a Winnie-the-Pooh plushie. Pooh is actually wearing a...

• January 29, 2005
• Adventure, At Home, Comedy, Drama

Maybe it’s a side effect of the collective dumbing-down of moviegoing audiences. Maybe it’s because this new comedy starring former bad-boy rapper Ice Cube is a prime example of...

• December 17, 2004
• Adventure, At Home, Comedy, Family

Why do I get a sneaking feeling that I’m going to get flogged for this review? Will this movie be embraced by kids and adults alike, and will I...

• November 24, 2004
• At Home, Comedy, Family

I haven’t read the John Grisham novella Skipping Christmas on which this film is based, but several of my friends have and many of them are refusing to see...

• November 10, 2004
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

It seems like there was a moment of head scratching when The Polar Express tanked. It was as though all the CG wizards and Hollywood bigwigs just couldn’t believe...

• December 25, 2003
• At Home, Crime, Family

Q: What’s the fastest way to suck all the humor and dignity out of two funny and talented actors? A: Make them the half-witted parents of TWELVE obnoxious children....

• November 7, 2003
• At Home, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Elf is cute. It’s a sweet little movie with some clever jokes, good performances and a nice message. I liked it. But, as my sister so wisely pointed out...

• November 23, 2002
• Animation, At Home, Family

Remember that time when a nice girl named Belle was held prisoner by a gruff beast named Beast?  And he was bitter and ate sloppily and had all sorts...