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I love looking forward to the movies. That’s why I always arrive at theaters in time to watch all of the previews and never skip the coming attractions on dvd. [...]
Not every old movie is a classic, but even the average films of the past sometimes deserve revisiting. Once upon a time, Disney cranked out moderately appealing family films absent [...]
As much as I enjoyed RUSHMORE, that film alone has not been enough to convince me Wes Anderson ought be memorialized as one of our best directors. Since then, his [...]
Do we see movies to be entertained or educated? This ongoing debate, with its chicken-egg divisiveness, will never be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. However, I was struck by something my [...]
Renting dvds for kids is an exercise in blind Faith or, at least, near-sighted Hope. Other than the obvious titles from Pixar and Disney and Dreamworks Animation (ugh!) most family [...]
Many thanks to the delightful Dewdrop! Rated PG for some mild language & brief questionable behavior. Running Time: 107 minutes **Please check in with The Warren Report Ambassador, the [...]
Listen to the radio: The residents of Ember would have been better off if they had built their city on rock n’ roll. Instead, the 200-year-old subterranean burg is powered [...]
Writing for kids ain’t kid’s play. Scripting family flicks is more difficult than it appears. Most animated movies spend years in development, each character being carefully crafted, each line being [...]
A horse is a horse of course, of course unless the horse… is beloved by a little girl and all that stands between a smarmy conniver and his unearned inheritance. [...]
For a country quickly emerging as a global super-power, China remains an odd mix of rural impoverishment and consumerist aspirations. The country’s filmmakers, both constrained and inspired by looming state [...]
It is a given that “straight-to-dvd” connotes quality lesser than a theatrical release; and, it is accepted, sadly, that family fare needn’t aim high artistically either. However, I believe the [...]
