Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life – a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat…
I’ve been a Wes Anderson fan for many years so I was very excited about his newest release, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Not unlike other Wes Anderson films, The Grand Budapest Hotel is a beautifully artistic film with a compelling story that fully engages the audience from start to finish. What I love about this…
I recently saw “Blended” the new Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film. To be honest I was a little skeptical about it because I hadn’t been too impress with the more recent Sandler films I’ve seen but I was pleasantly surprise. There is a wonderfully quirky connection between Sandler and Barrymore that just makes them…
One of the reasons Joe and I started dating was because of our mutual love for X-men. My older brother first introduced me to the wonderful world of Marvel X-Men when I was in elementary school. We spent endless summers in the arcade playing Marvel Super Heroes, X-men vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom….
Jude and I had a special mother/son date Saturday morning to see a special theater screening of The Pirate Fairy. He dressed up as a pirate and we set sail through the damp and dreary weather to see this new movie from DisneyToon Studios we had a blast. We both really enjoyed this movie. I…
I’ve heard a lot of buzz over the recently released “Divergent”. I never read the books as I don’t have much time to read these days and the theme wasn’t something that particularly interested me however I was interested to check out the movie to see what all the fuss was about. The movie takes…
“Muppets Most Wanted” is the eighth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. It features many of the classical comedy gags, musical numbers and celebrity guest appearances that you would expect from the Muppets. I took Jude (my 5 year old son) to see the movie and judging his reaction I think it was a hit. At…
Animaniacs was one of my favorite shows when I was a preteen/teen. I loved the Warner Brothers and their sister Dot along with all of the side shows like Pinky and The Brain. The Steven Spielberg Presents: Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain was a great show that developed from Animaniacs and I am happy that I…
It’s football season and even though my boys think football players are robots we are celebrating the sport by watching the Peanuts Deluxe Edition: Touchdown Charlie Brown! Peanuts Deluxe Edition: Touchdown Charlie Brown! includes three football-themed episodes from The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show including It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown. In It’s Your First…
Last week I saw The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of this movie all year and it did not disappoint. About The Hunger Games: Catching FireThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along…