Tinsel
One of the richest, most beautiful, most moving children's films ever made for adults. Read more
One of the richest, most beautiful, most moving children's films ever made for adults. Read more
The Gist: Five boys and a girl are in the middle of filming a horror movie when a real train wreck breaks out. When the dust settles, they find the spectacular wreck was not an accident, their biology teacher is more than just a teacher, and the train has a mysterious cargo. Bottom Line: Director J.J. Abrams creates this coming of age adventure movie as a homage to great Spielberg movies. It feels like E.T., and that’s a good thing.... Read more
The Gist: Conan angry. Conan avenge father’s murder. Conan no need girl to slow him down. Wait. Girl pretty. Bottom Line: “I live. I love. I slay. I am content,” but I have no need for production values, coherently written script, or respectable acting. Read our original review. Be Aware: Rated R, this movie uses more blood than a Twilight sparkily vampire convention. Also has a love scene that leaves little to the imagination although it takes place in an... Read more
The Gist: Uday Hussein, the pathological son of Sadaam, forces a young man named Latif to become his physical twin, in order to thwart would-be assassins. Latif becomes entrapped in a world of senseless violence and obsessive consumption. Bottom Line: While Dominic Cooper does an excellent job of portraying both Uday and Latif, sometimes playing Latif pretending to be Uday, the rest of the film is remarkably boring. Lots of evil things happen but nothing much changes. Be Aware: Rated... Read more
Here’s the new song written for “The Muppets,” as sung by Kermit and Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords. It’s the big opening number for the movie. Remember, life’s a fillet of fish! Read more
Each Monday I return to work a little more informed and a little more enlightened. Luckily for you, I’m happy to share. 1) All brawn and No Brains? Dolph Lundgren, the Swedish, musclebound hunk of meat that fights Sly Stallone in Rocky IV as Ivan Drago, the guy who bruised Stallone’s heart while filming a battle, the dude who was He-Man in Masters of the Universe…….”has an IQ of 160. He earned a Fullbright scholarship to study chemical engineering at... Read more
This movie is all about the music. If you approach it like a rock opera and don't expect a coherent story, it's enjoyable. Think "Mama Mia" or Pink Floyd's "The Wall," but with, you know, penguins. Read more
A relationship that requires a girl to cut off friends, lie to parents, remove herself from relatives, and give up her dreams is not something to celebrate. It's a reason to call an abuse hotline. Read more
If you’re a recovering evangelical like me (or perhaps happily still ensconced), you probably grew up reading Janette Oke’s “Love Comes Softly” books, about faith, family, and love on the Western frontier. The Hallmark Family movie “Love Begins,” based on the series, is released on DVD November 22, but you can get a copy sooner by leaving a comment below. We have five to give away. Here’s the synopsis: After their father’s passing, Ellen Barlow (Julie Mond, “General Hospital”) and... Read more
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