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November 2014

November 07, 2014

Review: Cozy Familiarity in ‘Big Hero 6’

Is there anything new in Disney's latest? Yes and no.

July 2014

July 03, 2014

Review: Charming ‘Earth to Echo’ Celebrates Boyhood

Don't let the familiar storyline stop your kids from enjoying this sweet, child-centric adventure.

June 2014

June 13, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Or, How to Do a Sequel Right)

There is a scene in the pilot episode of the critically acclaimed TV show Breaking Bad when...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Review: ‘Divergent’ Offers an Antidote to ‘Twilight’

As dark, dystopian teen drama romances go, this one is pretty good.

February 2014

February 07, 2014

Review: Spectacular ‘LEGO Movie’ Connects All the Right Pieces

Watch it once to laugh. Watch it again to think and wonder.

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Review: Exciting ‘The Hobbit: Desolation’ of Smaug Loses Tone of Book

Romance? In a J.J.R. Tolkein adaptation? Blasphemy!

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Review: Insipid ‘Planes’ Doesn’t Rev Engines

Don't waste your time on this 'Cars' wannabe.

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Review: ‘Monsters University’ is Good, but Not Quite Pixar

Will Pixar's latest measure up?

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Review: ‘Epic’ a Lovely Tale with Hidden Messages

A battle between life and decay, with some sacrifice thrown in. Plus, pretty dresses and...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Review: ‘The Croods’ Tells an Age-Old Story. Again. And Oddly.

The cave-man animated flick has strengths and weaknesses, much like cave men themselves.

March 08, 2013

Review: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Blows Away Cynicism

Blowing away cynicism like a mighty tornado of sincerity. And that's a wonderful thing.

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Review: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

Should you take the family to Disney's latest movie?

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Review: Lackluster ‘Hotel Transylvania’ is Parable for the Crusaders of Tolerance

In which we overthink a kids' movie to challenge the new tolerance-first morality being taught...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Review: Surprising ‘Brave’ Tells Sweet Tale of Family Love

It's not a typical princess movie. And that's a good thing.

June 07, 2012

Review: Madagascar 3 is Silly, Silly Frothy Fun

If they don't care about the difference between a cheetah and a puma, then neither...

May 2012

May 01, 2012

Review: ‘Pirates’ Swashbuckles into the Fun Zone for Parents and Kids

An adventure with lots of laughs for both young and old.

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Review: Winning Humor Pleases in Gentle ‘Mirror Mirror’

A movie that will delight little girls with enough wry humor to keep parents interested.

November 2011

November 22, 2011

“The Muppets,” The Dreamers, and Me

The film throws down the gauntlet at cynical programming that appeals to our worst nature....

November 22, 2011

Hugo: Deeply Gorgeous

One of the richest, most beautiful, most moving children's films ever made for adults.

November 18, 2011

Review: Happy Feet Two

This movie is all about the music. If you approach it like a rock opera...

November 11, 2011

The Greening of Whitney Brown

Grade: B Who Should See It: Tween girls and the people who love them. Rating:...

September 2011

September 23, 2011

Dolphin Tale: Making of “A True Movie”

When Charles Martin Smith was hired as director of the new movie “Dolphin Tale,” he...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

Cars 2 Misfires

Maybe this is a good time to talk about expectations. Pixar, the company of swollen-brain...