Running Time: 2 hours, 16 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Marc Webb Quick Impressions: When I first heard about this project, I thought, What?! They’re rebooting the Spider-Man franchise already? What a horrible idea! Then when they cast Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, I thought, The guy from The Social Network? As Spider-Man? Seriously? What a horrible idea! But then the …
Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes Rating: PG Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Quick Impressions: While we were standing in line for concessions, I heard someone say to her kids, “Looks like Brave is sold out.” Oh no! I thought. We’ve got to go get seats before it’s too late! But it was …
Runtime: 2 hours, 3 minutes Rating: PG-13 Directors: Adam Shankman Quick Impressions: My husband and I kept going back and forth, trying to decide if we wanted to see Rock of Ages or Safety Not Guaranteed. We’d heard both that Rock of Ages was awesome and that it was dumb. (And, in …
Running Time: 2 hours, 3 minutes Rating: R Director: Ridley Scott Quick Impressions: I left the theater with four thoughts vying for attention in my mind. 1.) We’ve got to see Lawrence of Arabia. I think I watched part of it as a child, but David quotes it so often that it clearly factors …
Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Wes Anderson Quick Impressions: I’ve seen all of Wes Anderson’s movies, but I’ve never reviewed one before, and I’m finding it kind of tricky. Moonrise Kingdom had an unusually good trailer, one that was practically like a mini-movie itself, so I was pretty excited. If you …
Running Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes Rating: PG Directors: Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon, Tom McGrath Quick Impressions: The Madagascar movies keep improving exponentially. I’ve never been a huge fan of the original, but I thought Madagascar 2 was pretty decent, and 3 (particularly in comparison to the other two) was amazing. It’s consistently engaging and surprisingly funny (even for grown-ups). The story …
Running Time: 2 hours, 7 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Rupert Sanders Quick Impressions: Last week before Men in Black, a trailer came on for Snow White and the Huntsman. As the preview played, my three-year-old’s jaw dropped. She sat watching, eyes wide, mouth gaping. Since it was pretty intense, I worried that she was scared. The instant the …
Running Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Richard Linklater Quick Impressions: I’m so glad we saw this movie. It was Bernie or The Sound of my Voice, and driven by a mutual distrust of Brit Marling and affinity for Jack Black, my husband and I chose Bernie. Going in, we were both …
Running Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Quick Impressions: Back in high school (or actually, the summer just after it), I loved Men in Black because it was the kind of thing my parents liked to see, and I loved anything that got me into a movie theater. I remember hearing after …
Running Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: John Madden Quick Impressions: As we left the theater, my husband (who told me that I had over-estimated his enjoyment of Battleship) remarked, “This is the best movie I’ve seen so far this year.” Though I agreed, I added, “The Avengers was also very good.” My husband said, “Yes, …
