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This is one sequel it’s a pleasure to review. Although not as fresh and lively as the first Paddington, the second feature based on the popular children’s book series by Michael Bond offers some of the best family entertainment outside an ...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-12
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Family/Adventure
Director: Paul King
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, ...
How's a studio to proceed when it wants to do something with a classic, family-friendly property but believes a straightforward remake to be redundant? The solution, as recently explored by several would-be franchises, is to expand the canvas. Ma...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-10-09
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mild Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, ...
It never fails to amaze me that something as essentially light and pointless as Disney's remake of The Parent Trap can clock in at over two hours in length. This is one of those movies that has difficulty sustaining any kind of comic or dramatic m...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-07-29
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan, ...
"Through the travail of ages Midst the pomp and toils of war, Have I fought and strove and perished Countless times upon a star. As if through a glass, and darkly, The age-old strife I see, For I fought in many guises, many names, But a...
U.S. Release Date: 1970-04-02
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/WAR
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, ...
After stumbling through a lackluster first 30 minutes that features all the tepid humor one might reasonably expect from a mediocre comedy, Paul Blart: Mall Cop does something unexpected: it becomes watchable, perhaps even passably enjoyable. That...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-01-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, ...
Gene Siskel infamously gave Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure a zero-star review, stating “Obviously, Pee-Wee is tolerable only in Pee-Wee doses…” Although that seems unnecessarily harsh, especially in retrospect (now that the film is commonly viewe...
U.S. Release Date: 1985-08-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Burton
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One could be forgiven for approaching Penelope with a certain amount of skepticism. It has two points against it - not only is it opening in the middle of one of the bleakest cinematic seasons but it has sat on the shelf for nearly two years since...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-02-29
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: FANTASY/DRAMA
Director: Mark Palansky
Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, ...
As long as there will be movies, new adaptations of beloved classics will follow. The important aspect for every director to remember is to find a unique angle – a change in tone, a different slant to the narrative, a shift in setting, etc. ...
U.S. Release Date: 2020-08-28
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Armondo Iannucci
Cast: Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, ...
Jane Austen, considered by many literary critics to be among the first of the "modern" writers, is perhaps best known for creating believable, strong-willed, independent female characters in an era when women in books were often little more than wi...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-09-27
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Sophie Thompson, ...
If you have read Persuasion or consider yourself a Jane Austen aficionado, this new Netflix-funded production hasn’t been made with you in mind. In fact, the more familiarity one has with Austen, the more likely the 2022 Persuasion is to be seen...
U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-15
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Carrie Cracknell
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, ...