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Starring Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Zooey Deschanel Directed by Gabor Csupo Rated PG for Mild Peril This is a Disney family film which I thought from the previews and DVD cover was going to be some sort of fantasy adventure movie.  In a way it was, but it was really more of a young [...]

Starring Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, and Jack Nicholson Directed by Martin Scorsese Rated R for strong violence, language, sexual content, and drug use Brilliant acting, compelling story.  It won the best picture award and you can see why.  The only drawback is that is was a bit graphic at times.  Enough said. Grade: A-

Starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan Mc Gregor Directed by Chris Noonan Rated PG for brief mild language This is the story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the Peter Rabbit children’s book series, and her romantic life.  Set in Victorian England, I was pretty skeptical about it being entertaining.  Surprisingly it was, especially for the [...]

Starring the voices of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and others Directed by Steve Moore, Gregg Vanzo, and Steven Markowski Rated PG-13 for irreverant humor throughout As a big fan of The Simpsons on television (especially in their early days), I felt it was my civic duty to see this movie in the theater.  In retrospect, [...]

Starring Dalia Hernandez and a bunch of other people you’ve never heard of Directed by Mel Gibson Rated R for graphic violence and disturbing images This is a good movie if (and that’s a BIG if) you don’t mind graphic violence and disturbing images.  It’s about a tribe living in the jungle that gets captured [...]