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Starring Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, and the voices of Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, Bruno Kirby, and Jennifer Tillly Directed by Rob Minkoff Rated PG for brief language 1 hour 24 minutes Usually I’m not a big fan of talking animal movies (in this case mice and cats), but this [...]

Documentary Directed by Kevin MacDonald Rated R for language 1 hour 47 minutes I saw this one on a best documentary list and though I’d check it out.  Like Man on Wire, this story is so amazing it’s hard to believe it’s true.  Two hikers set out to scale an extremely dangerous,  previously unclimbed peak [...]

Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Land, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver Directed by James Cameron Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language, and some smoking 2 hours, 42 minutes I think I was about the last person on earth to see this movie.  I really wanted to see it in [...]

Animated Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, and Michael Keaton Directed by Lee Unkrich Rated G 1 hour 43 minutes Having loved the first two installments (and just about everything from Pixar), I was sure that this one was going to be a winner for me.  I did have my doubts, [...]

Best Documentary Oscar Winner Directed by Louie Psihoyos Rated PG-13 for disturbing content 1 hour 36 minutes One of the most riveting documentaries I’ve ever seen, The Cove tells the story of a group of activists determined to expose the slaughter of dolphins in Japan.  Led by Flipper’s original trainer, they assemble a skilled crew, [...]

Documentary Directed by Robert Kenner Rated PG for some thematic material and disturbing images 1 hour 31 minutes I knew that this glimpse into the American food industry would be disturbing, but I didn’t think it would be this disturbing.   Food, Inc. is a well-made documentary that is equal parts horrifying and inspiring as it [...]

Animated Starring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray Directed by Wes Anderson Rated PG for action, smoking and slang humor 1 hour 28 minutes I really like this movie.  It is fast-paced, witty, visually interesting, and funny.  George Clooney is excellent delivering the great lines of Mr. Fox.  The [...]

Starring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, and Craig Ferguson Directed by Dean DuBlois and Chris Sanders Rated PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language 1 hour 38 minutes This movie has received almost no bad reviews and it’s easy to see why.  After a [...]

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel Directed by Marc Webb Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language 1 hour 35 minutes This movie suprised me in a number of ways and they all were good. First, “Summer” doesn’t refer to a season, it refers to a charmingly unusual girl (Deschanel) that enters and consumes the [...]

Starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, and Drew Barrymore Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated PG for language and mild thematic elements 1 hour 55 minutes My kids had never met E.T. and I hadn’t seen him for years, so I thought it was about time to pay a visit to my friend from outer space.  As [...]