I Don't Know How She Does It

Sarah Jessica Parker stars in this comedy about working-mom woes.

"...disquisition on a woman’s balancing act between work and family (or relationship, in her single-gal pictures), is adapted from..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...a tad overlong at 139 minutes or that the plot is cliché-free, but director and co-scriptwriter Gavin O’Connor (who..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Another Earth

Shaky science fiction shacks up with a corny redemption tale in this Sundance Film Festival double award-winner.

"...place at the wrong time. The wreck destroys the family within: The driver, a music composer named John Burroughs..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's latest film bursts with unbridled ambition and vision, and while it doesn't always reach the heights for which it aims, it soars boldly and fearlessly.

"...each passing generation. It’s not a film with a plot as much as it is a film by a..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Casino Jack

Kevin Spacey stars in this entertaining romp about the career of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"...worried, not with "you can't make this up, folks!" plot points like Mafia whackings, offshore sweatshops, and a spurned..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Defiance

In this true story, Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber play two Jewish brothers who escape into the forest to elude capture by the Nazis and wind up birthing a small village of escapees.

"...stories about concentration camp guards (The Reader), an internal plot against Hitler (Valkyrie), black soldiers fighting in Italy (Miracle..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Humboldt County

This fine ensemble piece – thoughtful and cheering, even giddy in stabs – presents a seriocomic, sympathetic portrait of a pot-growing family operating along the coast of Northern California.

"...close and manages it with less histrionics, fewer obvious plot twists, and more sublime, generation-spanning performances than most anything..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eye of the Dolphin

This family film is charming enough to inspire young girls to grow up wanting to swim with live dolphins rather than groom My Little Ponies.

"...you get a movie that's appropriate for the whole family. Schroeder plays troubled teen Alyssa, who is acting up..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Brooks

Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.

"...monster: one, a successful, bow-tie-wearing box manufacturer and devoted family man who has a picture-book life; the other, a..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hoboken Hollow

This Texas-made slasher film draws on the early Eighties Ellebracht slave-ranch case in Kerr County for its story, but like the real thing, it's a bloody mess.

"...Lone Star State to L.A., itself the most preposterous plot point in a script that features beef jerky made..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Shawn Badgley

Two Brothers

Two tiger cubs separated during infancy are cast to the winds of fate in French-occupied Indochina.

"...Sangha. For every parent who’s complained about vapid, cartoonish family films, consider this alternative: the tooth-and-nail survival story of..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Santa Clause 2

"...is an amiable, formulaic holiday romp with the whole family in mind. Director Lembeck, a sitcom veteran, sets 'em..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Lovely & Amazing

"...into these nebulous waters with its portrait of a family of women and the self-doubts that gnaw at these..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life as a House

"...Steenburgen, Ian Somerhalder, Sam Robards and Jamey Sheridan. This family melodrama is as subtle as a load of bricks..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Big Eden

"...plenty in store for Henry back home, including self-discovery, family bonding, and a possible romance with either his all-American..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Mummy Returns

"...epic proportions, and a giddy, funny, and charmingly warped family film all rolled into one. Best of all --..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hush

"...and David Thornton. Another in the growing genre of dysfunctional-family-member films, this new entry gives us Lange as Bad..."

March 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Simple Wish

"...Hadary. The concept's good. So's the cast. But this family film about an incompetent fairy godmother named Murray (Short),..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fathers' Day

"...Charlie Hofheimer. Fathers' Day is a mildly diverting summer family comedy. In general, that's not a bad rap, but..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Angel Dust

"...run into the ground by shopworn clichés and ludicrous plot twists. In Angel Dust, however, Japanese director Sogo Ishii..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everything Relative

"...of the group. Despite some weak dialogue and problematic plot developments, Everything Relative's thematic re-definition of family provides a..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Operation Dumbo Drop

"...other box office success, Free Willy. The first feel-good family movie set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war,..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Blank Check

"...a young boy is so taken-for-granted by his pecuniary family that he is able to concoct a million-dollar fantasy..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Three Ninjas

"...Ninjas is long on promises of delivering rousing, satisfying family entertainment with a ninja flavor, yet it's a blatant..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...McGregor, debuting as a director, roughly sticks to the plot points of the novel but sheds its nuance, and..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

How I Got Hitched

Marc Savlov on how Hitchcock was a family affair

"...pause, but only a moment's, because Hitch's final film, Family Plot was the very first movie my dad took..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Report

The Gardener's Friend; Operation Pipe Dreams

"...recycle ourselves, as Science & Spirit suggests, in the family garden plot or compost pile...."

March 28, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Paramount Theatre Summer Film Classics

"...9/2 7:20Frenzy 9:25Family Plot..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

"...watch cheesy movies -- in this case, the thoroughly plotless 1954 gem This Island Earth. And for those moviegoers..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Roar: The Blood Stays in the Picture

Star John Marshall on lions and the world's craziest home movie

"...John Marshall carries a stack of family photos: his dad, his brother, his dad's second wife,..."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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