A Wet, Hot, Dry, Cool, American and French Summer Movie Assortment
Beach Party (1963)
Summer is really more of an idea than a reality. Most of us have never ...
Mira Nair Brings the Best of Bollywood to Her Colorful Family Comedy
#25: Monsoon Wedding (2001)/Punjabi, Hindi & English
Director: Mira Nair
Mira Na...
A Mixed Gift Bag of Dark Christmas Folklore and Lightweight Family Comedy
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL DOUGHERTY/2016
Some movies are easily classified from their mar...
Meryl Streep Fronts the Band in This Comedy of Rock and Redemption
DIRECTOR: JONATHON DEMME/2015
Ricki Randazzo (Meryl Streep) has one of the most prized t...
Colorful Adaptation of Beloved Children's Film Bears Watching
DIRECTED BY PAUL KING/2015 (U.S. theatrical release)
Going into Paddington, I fully expected a f...
A Family Movie in Which Nothing is as Bad as It Seems (and That's Not Necessarily Good)
DIRECTOR: PETER HEDGES/2014
There is a reason Judith Viorst’s book ...