Family Rated PG
“…gets one thing crucially right about the 1963 Maurice Sendak picture book on which it’s based: Max, the young hero, is not a nice kid.
Family Rated G
“…something like Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid – if Nemo and Ariel had gotten together to ingest some new variety of aquatic shrooms.
It’s safe to say that nothing on the screen has ever looked quite like The Dark Crystal. Jim Henson took his Muppet artistry to another level with this ambitious feature, in which not a single human face appears. Instead, elaborate costumes, intricate marionettes and meticulously designed soundstages paint this fantasy realm, in which a young
“Were the filmmakers behind Up scared by their own movie’s seriousness?
"…has a shlocky, sci-fi title that’s straight from the 1950s, and the more affection you have for that period, the more you’ll appreciate the movie."
Family Rated NR
Walt Disney’s 1937 film was a pioneer in many ways. The first animated feature in color, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs used larger animation cels to capture all of the detail Disney demanded in each frame. The way the animators layered their drawings – and then moved each layer separately – created an astonishing
"It may not be Hotel Rwanda, but Don Cheadle does bring a nice dose of compassion to Hotel for Dogs."
The birth of fanboy culture? Explorers is a science-fiction lark that came on the heels of the first Star Wars films and featured three young boys bringing their interstellar fantasies to life. A squeaky Ethan Hawke, a baby-faced River Phoenix and a now-forgotten Jason Presson play junior-high friends who build a spaceship and embark on
The Muppets were formally inventive long before Charlie Kaufman came on the scene. Their big-screen debut opens with a raucous premiere screening of … itself, wherein the Muppets gather to watch the picture they’re in. When Kermit – a usually bright and cheery presence – slips a sarcastic remark under his breath, he often does
“The original Scared Straight!
