Category: Family

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Earth to Echo (2014)

Title: Earth to Echo (2014) Director: Dave Green Runtime: 91 minutes — In 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released upon the world and it captured an entire generation of moviegoers. E.T. still stands strong in my top ten films of all time. Since then, a few films have been released in the hope of capturing…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Maleficent (2014)

Title: Maleficent (2014) Director: Robert Stromberg Runtime: 97 minutes — With the first glimpse of Angelina Jolie in the role of the iconic villain, Maleficent, I knew we were going to be in for a treat. Then more trailers were released, and my expectations quickly started turning south. At no point did the trailers give…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Title: Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Director: James Bobin Runtime: 112 minutes — When it was announced that Jason Segal was bringing The Muppets back to life in 2011 I had mixed emotions. Yeah, nostalgia is great and all, but would I still enjoy it? The answer was a “hell yeah” because The Muppets was awesome. …