Movie Review – The Secret Garden (2020)
I’m a huge Secret Garden fan and have been since a wonderful teacher read it chapter by chapter to my rapt class in the 4th… Read More »Movie Review – The Secret Garden (2020)
Children’s Movies
Children’s Book Review – Tucker’s Countryside (A sequel to The Cricket in Times Square)
Tucker in Tucker’s Countryside (1969) is the mouse from the extraordinary and renowned children’s book The Cricket in Times Square. Here the mouse gets his… Read More »Children’s Book Review – Tucker’s Countryside (A sequel to The Cricket in Times Square)
Sundance Festival Movie Review – Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
If you are a fan of recent films Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, this is the documentary you… Read More »Sundance Festival Movie Review – Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Children’s Book Review – Bunnicula
I’ve been doing a little light yoga reading routine each morning. I put my legs in the air for 10 minutes, before I even get… Read More »Children’s Book Review – Bunnicula
Movie Rewatch Review – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
My favorite of all the Harry Potter films — and books for that matter — this is just an A+ good time. If you like… Read More »Movie Rewatch Review – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie Review – Soul (Pixar and Disney get it right, again)
Soul is one of those films where you see a still or a short clip and you think “Aha! A children’s film; something to keep the… Read More »Movie Review – Soul (Pixar and Disney get it right, again)
First Time Movie Review – Jingle All The Way
Jingle All The Way is, most definitely, a Christmas film. I know that’s obvious but, with all the “is it or isn’t it” arguments and articles… Read More »First Time Movie Review – Jingle All The Way
First View Movie Review – The Muppet Christmas Carol
Maybe it’s a generational thing. I was starting college for the first time when The Muppet Show was first aired. I’ve never seen Sesame Street. Well, not… Read More »First View Movie Review – The Muppet Christmas Carol
Rewatch Review – The Nightmare Before Christmas
Full disclosure… I am a big Tim Burton fan. I’ve seen and enjoyed all of his films. Yes… even his Planet Of The Apes! And the… Read More »Rewatch Review – The Nightmare Before Christmas
Rewatch Reviews – Arthur Christmas
First off, I LOVE Arthur Christmas! It is funny, entertaining, and endlessly re-watchable. The talent on display is awesome and the attention to detail is breathtaking.… Read More »Rewatch Reviews – Arthur Christmas