After 14 years, the Incredibles picked up where it left off. We took all our kids–aged 10 to 15 to see the movie, and even the 15-year-old had fun. In spite of optimism of the last movie, that the Parr family can now reclaim their place in society as proper superheroes, they find themselves back…
Love it and Hate it: Beauty and the Beast
I love Belle. She’s smart. She’s resilient. She’s brave. I hate Beast. He’s whiny. He’s self-centered. He waited for things to happen to him, rather than trying to solve his problem. I love the 1991 movie version. I was a young teen when it came out, and I remember being excited about the technology they…
Classics into Movies
I’m currently watching the latest production of Emma, staring Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller (as an aside, did you know he was married for like five minutes to Angelina Jolie?). I’ve seen this version of Emma a few years back. When I first heard of it, I wondered how many times producers can re-create…
