Live-Action Dragons Are Here And My Grumpiness Is On A Budget The big news this week is that the movie folks decided we needed to see a real-life version of…
PREVIEW: VIKING BRATS AND THEIR OVERGROWN LIZARDS RETURN FOR ONE LAST FLY-BY Get your earplugs and your tissues ready because the folks at DreamWorks are finally putting this dragon business…
THE VIKING SEQUEL NO ONE ASKED FOR BUT EVERYONE GOT The town of Berk is back in the news with the release of How to Train Your Dragon 2. After…
Vikings, Dragons, and Kids Who Don’t Listen The local cinema is currently being invaded by a swarm of fire-breathing reptiles and Vikings who sound like they’ve spent too much time…
It’s the only movie where the guy in solitary confinement has a better social life and more gadgets than my grandson, and I still can’t figure out which one of…
Come for the time-traveling Vince Vaughn, stay for the cannibal hitman and the crushing realization that even in the future, your husband is still a loud-mouthed jerk. Get ready for…
A Fossil in a Tuxedo If you’re tired of scrolling through endless menus of teenage vampires and “influencers” trying to find a decent flick, you might have noticed a relic…
COWBOYS, CLOCKS, AND CALCULATED CASH-GRABS Well, they finally did it. They sent the kid with the puffy vest to the one place I actually wouldn’t mind visiting if it weren’t…
FUTURE TENSE AND PAST IMPERFECT If you thought the first movie was a headache, grab some aspirin and sit down. This “sequel” (a word Hollywood uses to describe “give us…
HILL VALLEY OR HILL NO? If you went to the movie theater in 1985 like I did, you were likely to see a crowd of teenagers wearing neon vests and…
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