True Grit
True Grit (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
In this gritty gunslinger, fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires a trigger-happy U.S. Marshal named "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to help her capture the man (Josh Brolin) who murdered her father. The spunky girl also insists on accompanying the oft-drunk, disreputable lawman. Later, their posse is joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), who has his own reasons for tracking Chaney.
Another Year
Another Year (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Tom and Gerri (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen) have been happily married for a long time. Over the course of one particular year the couple finds plenty of opportunities to provide support to their friends and family, who all seem to be struggling to find joy and purpose in their lives.
Biutiful
Biutiful (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Uxbal (Javier Bardem) has an unusual ability -- he can read the minds of the recently deceased. This talent leads to an equally unusual life for the desperate man who tries to make his living in the black market of Barcelona.
Drive Angry
Drive Angry (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Breaking out of Hell, an angry father goes in search of the cult members who killed his daughter and kidnapped her child. But his plan to wreak revenge on the perpetrators is hampered by Satan's assistant who is hot on his trail.
The Fox And The Hound
The Fox And The Hound (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
An orphaned baby fox and a young puppy become fast friends, because they are too naive to realize they ought to be avowed enemies. But after the hound (voice of Kurt Russell) returns from an intensive season of hunting training, his relationship with his old pal (voice of Mickey Rooney) is changed forever.
Spy Kids 2 - Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2 - Island of Lost Dreams (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
After their initial inauguration into secret agent stuff in Spy Kids 1, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) return to save the world, their parents' jobs, and their status as super junior operatives.
Spy Kids
Spy Kids (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Open communication, cooperation and family loyalty are values portrayed in this fantasy story about two kids who save their parents from evil villains.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
When Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) discovers his older sister Carmen (Alexa Vega) has been sucked into a digital game by an evil toy maker (Sylvester Stallone), he heads into the virtual world on a rescue mission.
Mars Needs Moms
Mars Needs Moms (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Like many adolescents, Milo (voice of Seth Green) sometimes gets tired of being told what to do by his mother (voice of Joan Cusack). But when Martians swoop down from space and kidnap his mom to raise their own kids, he hitches a ride in an effort to rescue her.
Books Offer Ideas for Getting Outside (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)
I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Striving to blend in with the other students in his high school, a young man (Alex Pettyfer) with supernatural powers discovers he is next on the hit list of his powerful enemies who are systematically eliminating a group of alien teens.
Gnomeo & Juliet
Gnomeo & Juliet (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Shakespeare's classic tale of ill-fated love gets a new telling when two gnomes from neighboring gardens (voices by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt) fall in love--in spite of their families' long standing feud.
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Gods and Generals is an epic (meaning long) film from Ronald Maxwell, who also directed the 1993 sequel (and even longer movie), Gettysburg.
Pirates Seize the Spotlight (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)