Oh boy. Where to begin? The witchy wife? The drunken mother-in-law? The now stale portrayal of the hapless Adam Sandler as the sweet husband who's at the mercy of all the fates around him? This movie ...
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DVD: Spanglish
I rate this titleiffyand give itMixed messages wrapped in stale stereotypes.
DVD: Silver City
I rate this titleiffyand give itDrama is too intense for kids and young teens.
A movie about a dim, rich, conservative political candidate named "Pilager" who finds a corpse on the end of his fishing line when he is making a commercial is not going for subtlety. Did I mention ...
DVD: She Hate Me
I rate this titlenokidsand give itThis extremely graphic movie is not for kids.
So many movies get released without any ideas or point of view whatsoever that it seems churlish to say this one from Spike is ...
DVD: Head in the Clouds
I rate this titlenokidsand give itThis soapy saga is for adults only.
Head in the Clouds is a soapy saga of love, war, and many, many hairstyles. Even with all of the passion and sweep and the star power of its actors, the movie feels as pre-determined as its ...
DVD: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
I rate this titleiffyand give itMore infomercial than movie. For series fans only.
When a movie begins by telling you that "Eternity does not last forever," it's clear that no one behind it is paying much attention to the script, so you'd better not worry about it, either. Anyone ...
Movie: Evergreen
I rate this titleiffyand give itThought-provoking film about social class; teens+.
Writer/director Enid Zentelis says that she wanted to create real characters dealing with dire poverty without overly ...
DVD: Criminal
I rate this titleiffyand give itThis con man movie is best for older teens and up.
The con man's greatest asset is not the gullibility of the mark, but the greed. It's much easier to persuade someone that you are dishonest than honest, especially if he is intrigued by the chance to ...
DVD: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
I rate this titleiffyand give itBobby Jones deserves a better movie than this one.
A great man and a great golfer like Bobby Jones deserves a better movie than this one, which is as clumsy as its title. Clearly, this movie was made for love of the game and for love of Jones, but it ...
DVD: Benji Off the Leash
I rate this titleonand give itCharming movie featuring an adorable dog.
The dogs are cute, the intentions are good, and there's a refreshing absence of potty humor, but that's about the best that can be said about the fifth movie about loveable mutt Benji from ...
DVD: Willard
I rate this titleiffyand give itTerrifying and violent horror movie. Rats -- EWW.
It's unlikely that there will ever be a better horror movie about the relationship of a repressed young man to his ravenous rats than this remake of the 1973 version starring Bruce Davidson and
DVD: The Other Side of Heaven
I rate this titleonand give itOK movie of young Mormon missionary.
This gently retro story of a young Morman missionary in the Pacific Islands of Tonga loses some wholesomeness points due to some smug insularity. Through all of his experiences, John never questions ...
DVD: Manic
I rate this titleiffyand give itPowerful film packed with profanity and brutality.
MANIC has enough sincerity to make up for whatever it lacks in professionalism or originality and is well worth watching with the teenagers in your life. The actors developed their characters through ...
