Posts Tagged ‘family’

We Bought a Zoo (2012)

We Bought a Zoo (2012)
Light on animal shenanigans but high on schmaltz, Cameron Crowe returns to narrative filmmaking after a brief sabbatical to make music documentaries with We Bought a Zoo a family friendly tale based on the real life story of former UK journalist Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon), who after the untimely death...
March 15th, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

The Muppets (2011)

The Muppets (2011)
“It’s time to play the music.” Nobody was more excited than I was to hear that, at long last, we were getting a new Muppets movie worthy of a theatrical release with great talent behind and in front of the camera. The last great movie featuring the gang was, arguably, The Muppet Christmas...
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)

Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)
Jim Carrey needs to have a word with himself, or his agent. Because he’s been off his game for a while and needs to find his way back. I actually really liked I Love You Philip Morris but he then goes and undoes his good work by starring in something like A Christmas Carol. Or [...]
January 13th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

2011 – That was the year that was

2011 – That was the year that was
In an attempt to provide an even better overview of the preceding 12 months than I did last year I have enlisted the help of a website that lists every single UK cinema release by date and have tried to check any releases that were moved around or failed to appear. This is an attempt [...]
December 29th, 2011 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More

Jingle All The Way (1996)

Jingle All The Way (1996)
Jingle All The Way is quite a horrid movie, there’s no doubt about it. Whereas many other Christmas movies have celebrated the good feeling and traditional cheer that can come along with it (as well as, let’s not forget, the darker aspects that can accompany the holiday), Jingle All The Way...
December 13th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)
Since the massive success of James Cameron’s Avatar, 3D has become a key element of today’s cinema, despite the mixed reactions. From the “retrofitted” conversions to the actual shooting of the format, 3D is for the most part, a gimmick. Now, some of cinema’s greatest talents...
December 5th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)
A boy film historian Martin Scorsese’s Hugo is a serious, lush movie made for children and would-be children from a book (by Brian Selznick) that follows from the director’s own long preoccupation with preserving the fragile artifacts of film history. It concerns a studious and mechanically...
December 1st, 2011 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Potty About Potter

Potty About Potter
A creation that has as much magic in the backstory behind it as it does on the page and on the screen, young Harry Potter was brought to life by J. K. Rowling in the wonderful city of Edinburgh while the woman struggled to cope with life as an unemployed, single mother (I’m not using [...]
December 1st, 2011 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn (2011)

The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn (2011)
The fact that this Tintin movie took me from my seat in a darkened cinema to an amazing world of fun and adventure says a hell of a lot about the quality of the final product. Because I really didn’t have high hopes for this film. Oh, the pedigree behind and in front of the [...]
November 9th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
It is November, and so that we won’t forget about the season to be jolly, Christmas movies are starting to rear their predictably cheerful heads. The Nutcracker (appearing at IMDb.com as The Nutcracker in 3-D, but the DVD is not in 3-D, and the onscreen title is The Nutcracker: The Untold Story) is...
November 7th, 2011 | DVD Reviews | Read More
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