MOVIE: Repo! The Genetic Opera
Movies in Theaters
Gory, goofy musical is bloody and bombastic.
Release Date: 11/7/2008
video review available

MOVIE: Schoolhouse Rock! The Election Collection
Movies on DVD
Groovy '70s/'80s TV shorts sing history lessons.
Release Date: 09/20/2008

BOOK: Pictures from Our Vacation
By Lynne Rae Perkins
Best book about the family road trip.
Review Date: 5/8/2008

BOOK: Look Behind!
By Lola M. Schaefer, Heather Lynn Miller
Quirky alphabet tells truths of animal rear ends.
Review Date: 5/8/2008

MOVIE: Eloise in Springtime
Movies on DVD
Eloise antics, plus lying and more bad behavior.
Release Date: 02/26/2008

BOOK: The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
By Laura Joffe Numeroff, Nate Evans
Dance class is about teamwork in bestseller.
Review Date: 3/11/2008

TV: Guinea Pig
Pain and suffering in the name of science. Ouch.
Review Date: 1/9/2008

MOVIE: Saw IV
Movies on DVD
Another Halloween, another gory torturefest. Yuck.
Release Date: 10/26/2007
video review available

TV: Decision House
Marital problems as entertainment? No, thanks.
Review Date: 9/12/2007

TV: American Heiress
English telenovela is rich with campy melodrama.
Review Date: 3/13/2007

MOVIE: Eloise in Hollywood
Movies on DVD
Plucky, hotel-hopping heroine meets child stars.
Release Date: 03/13/2007

TV: Zoey 101
Tweens will love this fluffy California dream.
Review Date: 2/18/2005

BOOK: Tattoo
By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Girl-powered sci-fi with fairies; fun but average.
Review Date: 1/19/2007

MOVIE: Santa Baby
Movies on DVD
Plenty of holiday spirit in merry family film.
Release Date: 12/12/2006

MOVIE: Saw III
Movies on DVD
More bloody mayhem from Jigsaw; not for kids.
Release Date: 10/27/2006

MOVIE: Eloise: Little Miss Christmas
Movies on DVD
Frothy holiday tale glosses over serious themes.
Release Date: 10/10/2006

TV: Eloise
Book star's antics are cute; do a reality check.
Review Date: 10/6/2006

BOOK: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference
By Lynne Truss
Silly sentences keep kids laughing without pause.
Review Date: 9/10/2006

BOOK: Rx
By Tracy Lynn
Heavy look at prescription drug abuse; for teens.
Review Date: 3/17/2006

TV: 24
A tense thriller for adults and mature teens.
Review Date: 2/24/2006