Rated PG for some mild thematic elements.Directed by Andy Fickman (She’s the Man)Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick, Morris ChestnutThe Game Plan is probably my favorite family film of 2007. It was especially fun for me because I saw the screening on one of my daddy/daughter dates with my 10 year old. We laughed hysterically throughout…...
Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout.Directed by Marcus Nispel (First feature film)Starring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood and Russell MeansPathfinder is a red-headed step-child compared to Apocolypto. Maybe I should apologize…to red-headed step-children. Set in North America five or six centuries before the arrival of Columbus, Pathfinder is the bloody story of Ghost (Karl Urban), a Viking boy,...
Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor.Directed by Ash Brannon (Toy Story 2) and Chris Buck (Tarzan, The Legend of Tarzan-TV)Staring Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, James Woods, Diedrich BaderEvery once in a while a film comes along that surprises me with something new and unique—I never expected it out of a “penguin” film.Yes,...
Rated PG-13 for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality.Directed by D.J. Caruso (Two for the Money and Taking Lives)Starring Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, and Sarah RoemerDisturbia is an entertaining teen thriller. Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is placed under house arrest after punching his Spanish teacher; just another of his outbursts as he tries to...
Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout.Directed by David Silverman (The Road to El Dorado, Monsters Inc.-- co-director)Starring the same crew that does the voices for TVAs a huge fan of The Simpsons I definitely enjoyed the movie, but I honestly struggled with whether it was “THEATRE WORTHY” or just a good “RENTAL.” After all, a film better be pretty...
Rated PG-13 for some fantasy violence and risqué humor.Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake)Starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Peter O’Toole…A fun fantasy adventure with some pretty humorous moments.Stardust is the story of a young man who embarks on an adventure into a magic land to retrieve a falling star for the love of his...
Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image and some drug references.Directed by Josh Gordon and Will SpeckStarring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler…I actually laughed so hard I cried. That hasn’t happened in a long time. This film was “Happy Gilmore” funny (and that would probably be a good film to compare...