Frozen
Feb10

Frozen

102 minutes. Rated PG. Some people are worth melting for. I’m not going to make you wait until the end of this review to tell you this: I loved this movie. In fact, about one-quarter of the way through, I actually said out loud, “I think I love this movie.” Yes, it was that kind of good. The movie starts with two very young princesses of Arendelle, Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell), playing together in the palace in the...

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Frankenweenie
Feb10

Frankenweenie

87 minutes. Rated PG. Bob’s mom: “What were you two boys doing up on the roof?” Toshiaki: “SCIENCE!” Twenty-eight years ago, Tim Burton made a short film based on an idea of his called Frankenweenie. He decided he could do it better. In this stop motion animated film, young Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan) is obsessed with science and is basically a loner, making his own Godzilla-type home movies starring his best friend,...

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Despicable Me 2
Feb10

Despicable Me 2

98 minutes. 2013. Rated PG. “Just because everybody hates it doesn’t mean it’s not good.” In this sequel to the successful and very funny Despicable Me, our hero Gru (voiced again by Steve Carell) used to be a supervillain. Along with Dr. Nefario (voiced by Russell Brand) and his minions, he pulled off such stunts as stealing the moon. Well, until three orphan girls came into his life. Now, a responsible doting father, Gru is...

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Brave
Feb10

Brave

100 minutes. Rated PG. “I am Merida, and I’ll be shooting for my own hand.” This was my first advance screening of a film, and I had to endure giving up my cell phone, having my bag checked, and then being swept for recording devices. Even worse, I had to deal with a theater that was 70% filled with children between the ages of 3 and 8. Was it worth it? Definitely. Set in Scotland in the middle ages, wild-haired Merida (Kelly...

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