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May movie swag review: 'Speed Racer'

May movie swag review: 'Speed Racer'

Finding a box of promotional swag in one's mailbox is a common event here at EW, kinda like writing about American Idol, or playing with dolls. Last month, however, I received three boxes stuffed with tie-in toys for three prospective May b [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Summer movie preview: Return of the heroes

Summer movie preview: Return of the heroes

Movies and comic books have a lot in common: They're both bright and bold, loaded with color and action, and filled with characters representing the struggle between good and evil.     "Comics are a great way to use pi [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Treasure Island Kids 2  The Monster Of Treasure Island

Movie Review: Treasure Island Kids 2 The Monster Of Treasur...

Small press, or studio, to be more precise, films which are aimed towards children are worlds apart from other kids’ movies.  They tend to rely more on the story because the production is not as glossy, and lessons are often th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Capsule Reviews of Current Movies

Capsule Reviews of Current Movies

88 Minutes (R) Al Pacino plays a forensic psychologist who must figure out the identity of his intended killer yes, in less than 88 minutes! Also stars Alicia Witt. The Forbidden Kingdom (PG-13) All you have to know about this movie is th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Review

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Review

The Spiderwick Chronicles has all the elements that make up great kids' movies: a haunted house, a family secret, an ordinary child granted an extraordinary skill, and an emotional subplot that anchors the fantasy within real human experien [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Nancy Drew Movie Review

Nancy Drew Movie Review

Nancy Drew, the heroine detective of the widely popular mystery series, was reincarnated again during the summer of 2007, and now on DVD this March , with a little help from Warner Bros and director Andrew Flemming (The Craft). This time a [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Review

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Review

The Spiderwick Chronicles has all the elements that make up great kids' movies: a haunted house, a family secret, an ordinary child granted an extraordinary skill, and an emotional subplot that anchors the fantasy within real human experien [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

   The Game Plan DVD Movie Review

The Game Plan DVD Movie Review

I am one of those guys I like manly movies. Gimme some Christian Bale in Batman or some '300' or perhaps some Sin City. I am frankly not one to sit down and watch a movie like The Game Plan about a guy who finds out he has a kid and has to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

Underdog Movie Review

Underdog Movie Review

Someone needs to send an exorcist over to the Disney Studios, PDQ. The House of Mouse needs a ghostbuster to purge its demonic tendencies toward remaking classic cartoons and other 2D animated properties into shoddy live action spectacles [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Enchanted Movie Review

Enchanted Movie Review

Disney’s attempt to out-subvert the subversives comes with this often delightful rom-com fairytale. Having clearly taken umbrage at the amount of pretenders and lampooners in recent years, they reverse convention and take the archetyp [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Enchanted - Movie Review

Enchanted - Movie Review

When you see how easily an animated fairy tale morphs into a contemporary romantic comedy, you’ll wonder why it’s taken so long for Disney to come up with this movie. Most romantic comedies are essentially tales of storybook l [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Daddy Day Camp Review

Daddy Day Camp Review

 If you are an eight-year-old boy with little imagination and of moderate to low intellect, then Daddy Day Camp is the flick for you. Now, don't get me wrong; I'm actually a fan of kid's movies. Finding Nemo was top notch, The Lion Kin [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Bee Movie: REVIEW

Bee Movie: REVIEW

Last night a got to witness the sneak preview of the Bee Movie. Starring Jerry Seinfeld as an animated bee who has to doom, and then save the world! If you do not attend sneak previews there is this odd moment before each movie, especiall [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Review: High School Musical 2

Review: High School Musical 2

I know at least six full-grown women who love Grease 2. I also know two women and one gay man who adore Xanadu. Hell, I know one lunatic who thinks The Wiz is better than The Wizard of Oz. And I'm certainly not immune: You know that live- [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2007 | Comments : 1

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