Rated: PG Running Time: 1 hour, 32 minutes Release Date: April 13, 2012 Child-friendly? A modern-day twist on comedy's most celebrated slapstick trio, The Three Stooges' raunchy, physical humor is a classic formula that appeals to children and children-at-heart alike. The problem with making a film about a … [Read more...] about Movie Review: The Three Stooges
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Movie Review: Mirror Mirror
Rated: PGRunning Time: 1 hour, 46 minutesRelease Date: March 30, 2012Child-friendly? This update on a classic Brothers Grimm fairytale blends humor and fantasy in a way that young children and adolescents will equally enjoy.My first few questions about this film all begin with "why?" Why is Hollywood intent on rehashing old fairytales? Why is Julia Roberts starring in … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Mirror Mirror
Off-season football for dads: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 on DVD
If you haven't seen Harvard Beats Yale, get it and watch it with your kids. As much a documentary about this amazing game played in 1968, it's a look backward at a different time. The director of this documentary, Kevin Rafferty, spends easily a third of the interviews with the players discussing the anti-war movement in 1968, the politics of the two different campuses and the … [Read more...] about Off-season football for dads: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 on DVD
The Hunger Games: Will you let your kids see it?
The Hunger Games is out this weekend, and the only other media property getting as much buzz is the premiere of the long-awaited Mad Men (see the GreatDad review of the Hunger Games). While every 11-year old has read this book, along with many way-over 11 year olds, the graphic violence in the book is disturbing to protective dads like yours truly. The book, after all, is … [Read more...] about The Hunger Games: Will you let your kids see it?
Movie Review: The Hunger Games
Rated: PG-13 Running Time: 2 hours, 22 minutes Release Date: March 23, 2012 Child-friendly? This is a young-adult favorite, but beware, as it features gladiator-style battle sequences that small children may find disturbing. If you've never heard of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy, the immense hype around this film likely came as a big surprise. All of a … [Read more...] about Movie Review: The Hunger Games