Parental Guidance
Plugged In is all about parental guidance. Hollywood typically isn’t. So we were pretty curious about what would happen onscreen in this Billy Crystal-Bette Midler comedy.
Rise of the Guardians
So, Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost all walk onto a movie set and …
Wreck-It Ralph
The level-ups in this animated arcade game send-up are messages encouraging friendship, love and self-sacrifice. But there are a few in-game “extras” that serve as obstacles along the way.
Chasing Mavericks
In Chasing Mavericks we’re introduced to a guy who’ll surf the biggest waves he can find—even if it kills him. His dedication is inspiring, to say the least. So should young moviegoers start chasing their own Mavericks?
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike
The second installment in the melodramatic adaptation of Ayn Rand’s most famous novel continues its searing philosophical attack on a government’s brazen attack on capitalism.
Here Comes the Boom
Kevin James gets pounded in this MMA-inspired comedy. But underneath all the flying feet and fists we see something else: a really strong, good heart.
Hotel Transylvania
Even Dracula longs to be a good daddy. Of course, you may want to think twice before you ask his daughter out on a date. But what about this movie? Should you think twice about that?
Unconditional
Inspired by “Papa Joe” Bradford’s real life of service to at-risk kids in Tennessee, Unconditional asks the question, Is it possible to see the beauty of life and have hope for sunlight even when things are the darkest and stormiest? Children’s storybook writer Samantha would’ve said no. But that was yesterday.
Last Ounce of Courage
It’s “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays” in a film that uses melodrama to ponder the injustice of young soldiers sacrificing their lives overseas while our religious freedoms get flanked here at home.
Napoleon Dynamite
Off-beat cult comedy set in Preston, Idaho, takes geek chic to a whole new level.