Eight Below is an exciting, heart-warming movie loosely based on a true Antarctic tale. The story follows Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) as he tries desperately to get back to Antarctica so he can rescue his eight sled dogs who were abandoned in an emergency evacuation. While Jerry is fighting agencies, trying to raise money and struggling to convince friends to go back to Antarctica with him, the dogs have their own difficulties. The film flashes back and forth between the dog

It's hard to believe it's been exactly a year since I published "My Top Ten Movies of 2024" . I watched a lot of movies this year. I watched movies like Frozen  that, yes, I had never seen before, and How to Train your Dragon: Live Action  that was the first new movie I'd seen in a theatre in quite a long time. (The last one was quite possibly Incredibles 2 ; I won't confirm this, however.)      Unlike last year, where I had to remember as many movies as I could, I made a li

In an age where 'newer' is 'cooler,' updates are crucial and the newest styles have to be acknowledged as by far the best, it's easy to...

At the time of this post going live, my family and I will be at the beach in North Carolina, enjoying a nice spring break. However, as...

All of my family (except my mom) enjoy watching the first three  Pirates of the Caribbean movies. They are funny, action-packed stories...

This past year, I watched a good variety of new movies, from football movies to war movies to romantic comedies. (I also watched a couple...

While I do not usually enjoy movies that depart a significant amount from the book, the 1982 version of The Scarlet Pimpernel, directed...

Beatrix Potter doesn’t only live on in her fabulous books; she is well-represented in film as well. Her works first came to the screen with the famous children’s show directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by several companies, including BBC.      There are quite a few reasons why this series Peter Rabbit and Friends is an excellent interpretation of Beatrix Potter’s stories. First of all, each episode begins with an actor portraying Beatrix Potter out in the country, painti

After Hugo and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Fox and the Child, directed by Luc Jacquet is probably next on my list of...

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston, is my next favorite, little-known...

I love finding mostly unknown, but extremely beautiful movies to watch. Chief in my mind, among those films is Hugo .      This movie is...

Today, instead of discussing a Jane Austen “mystery,” I will discuss the two screen versions of Pride and Prejudice and show you which I believe is better. Before I start, though, I want to make a point of saying that I have watched both of the popular versions and have read the book twice.         Based on these three things (as well as conversations with friends) I am firm in my opinion. The 1995 version, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, is better than the 2005 versi