MOVIE: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Movies in Theaters
Smart, mature film about love, lust, and more.
Release Date: 08/14/2008
video review available

MOVIE: Elegy
Movies in Theaters
Brainy, mature, emotional film tackles sex, love.
Release Date: 08/08/2008

MOVIE: Penelope
Movies on DVD
Offbeat romantic comedy is sweet but lightweight.
Release Date: 02/28/2008
video review available

BOOK: The Ashleys #1: There's a New Name in School
By Melissa de la Cruz
Standard clique book with same mean-girl behavior.
Review Date: 12/26/2007

BOOK: Angels on Sunset Boulevard
By Melissa de la Cruz
Provoking book about social networking gone bad.
Review Date: 3/13/2007

TV: The Dresden Files
Wizard crime drama is fun, but lacks magic spark.
Review Date: 1/19/2007

MOVIE: The Messengers
Movies on DVD
Creepy haunted house flick is nothing new.
Release Date: 02/02/2007
video review available

MOVIE: Volver
Movies on DVD
Penélope Cruz shines in mother-daughter tale.
Release Date: 11/03/2006

BOOK: Mistletoe
By Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman, Nina Malkin, Hailey Abbott
Heartwarming holiday fluff for teens.
Review Date: 11/8/2006

MOVIE: Sahara
Movies on DVD
Some exciting action, but overall not satisfying.
Release Date: 04/08/2005

MOVIE: Head in the Clouds
Movies on DVD
This soapy saga is for adults only.
Release Date: 09/17/2004

TV: The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Retro cartoon offers fun and excitement.
Review Date: 6/18/2004

MOVIE: Gothika
Movies on DVD
Grisly, disturbing, extremely violent horror film.
Release Date: 11/20/2003

MOVIE: Blow
Movies on DVD
Uneven drug trade story has explicit drug use.
Release Date: 02/04/2003

MOVIE: Woman on Top
Movies on DVD
Penelope Cruz and little else in this so-so comedy
Release Date: 02/13/2001

MOVIE: All the Pretty Horses
Movies on DVD
Adequate but disappointing book adaptation.
Release Date: 12/25/2000

BOOK: Absolutely Positively Alexander: The Complete Stories
By Judith Viorst
Anyone who's ever had a bad day will love this.
Review Date: 9/25/2003

BOOK: Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
By Judith Viorst
Kid-friendly language and funny illustrations.
Review Date: 8/20/2003

MOVIE: The Little Rascals (1994)
Movies on DVD
Madcap, mischievous Our Gang remake.
Release Date: 09/18/1994

MOVIE: Chaplin
Movies on DVD
Bio of comic legend falls short of greatness.
Release Date: 10/16/1993