Tag: family

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Big Hero 6 (2014)

Title: Big Hero 6 (2014) Directors: Don Hall and Chris Williams Runtime: 108 minutes — Welcome to San Fransokyo, an obvious homage to San Francisco and Tokyo. Seeing the hills and the Golden Gate Bridge, animated as they exist in the real world San Francisco, but with a Japanese flair. From the buildings to the…


13 Days of Halloween: Day 5 – Branden Chowen on Coraline (2009)

Title: Coraline (2009) Director: Henry Selick Runtime: 100 minutes — Coraline is a frustrating film. It is filled with incredible visuals – some of the best I have ever seen, in fact – but the story around these visuals just doesn’t hold up. The movie feels like a Tim Burton film with the dark meter…


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 – Super 8 (2011)

Movie Number– 75 Title– Super 8 (2011) Running Time– 112 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– J.J. Abrams Writer– J.J. Abrams Starring– Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Kyle Chandler, & Ron Eldard — (Written for Inside Pulse – Movies) J.J. Abrams is no stranger when it comes to large, multi-million dollar blockbusters, and has found success as…


Movie #71 – Toy Story 3 (2010)

Movie Number- 71 Title– Toy Story 3 (2010) Genre– Family/Animated Branden’s Rating– 10 out of 10 Bridgette’s Rating– 9 out of 10 Average Rating– 9.5 Netflix Rating– 5 Stars Comments– Why can’t every family film be this good?  This was an absolute treat to watch, from beginning to end.  We watched it in 3D because…


Movie #10 – Little Giants

Movie Number- 10 Title– Little Giants Genre– Family/Comedy Branden’s Rating– 7 out of 10 Bridgette’s Rating– 8 out of 10 Average Rating– 7.5 Netflix Rating– 4 Stars Comments– There really isn’t much to say about this one; it was on tv and we just decided to watch through it. It is an old favorite of…