• February 14, 2010
• At Home, Comedy

After the success of the original Air Bud movie, which was about a dog who could play basketball, and the boy who loved him, the powers that be I’m...

• March 14, 2009
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Family

I’ve been mocked wholeheartedly for enjoying (despite my initial resistance) Snow Buddies, which is one of the many straight-to-video sequels spawned by this original Disney hit. “Come on!” I...

• October 17, 2008
• At Home

Spear-headed by Roy Disney, the film centers on 15 twentysomethings, who are recruited to train for an elite, 2500-mile open-ocean sailing race (California to Hawaii) called the TransPac. With...

• 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...

• September 5, 2007
• At Home, Documentary

Anyone who came of age in the early-80s probably still feels an uncontrollable shudder of delight when they hear the all-too-familiar “wakka-wakka-wakka” sound of classic Pac-Man chomping his way...

• April 20, 2007
• At Home, Documentary, Western

I became a fan of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) on a rainy Sunday a few years ago when I happened to catch it on TV while parked on...

• March 30, 2007
• At Home, Comedy

Will Ferrell’s been an elf, a lecherous news anchor and a dim-witted racer. With this new comedy – that lifts material from other sports films before it, most notably...

• November 26, 2006
• At Home, Drama, Family

The day I write this, Akeelah and the Bee has an 84% postive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which basically makes me look like the biggest ass on the planet....

• November 26, 2006
• At Home

Against the Ropes isn’t a total failure or washout. It is the type of film that is the quality of an average, if forgettable, made-for-TV film. No one really...

• January 29, 2006
• At Home, Drama, Romance

Before showing up to the screening of Annapolis, I made sure I was good n’ buzzed. With a nice strong margarita making me mentally fuzzy and relaxed, I thought...

• January 3, 2006
• At Home, Comedy

I don’t know why I’m doing this. I’m not even taking one for the team—I’m taking one for Billy Bob Thornton himself. Do you hear me, Billy Bob? I’m...

• September 8, 2005
• At Home, Documentary

There are those of us (myself included) that may doubt that mid-century American women had the smackdown skills of, say, modern WWE entertainers. But any doubts will be laid...