Posted on February 24, 2017 at 2:42 pm
Ash Brannon directed “Surf’s Up” and co-directed “Toy Story 2,” two of my favorite animated films. He took on quite a challenge writing and directing the endearing new international production “Rock Dog,” inspired by a Chinese graphic novel about a sheepdog from Tibet who wants to be a musician. I was lucky to get a …
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Posted on February 24, 2017 at 9:48 am
I have a copy of the Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” to give away! Andrew Garfield plays Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served in WWII as a medic and personally saved more than 70 soldiers in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. To enter, send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with Hacksaw Ridge in …
Posted on February 23, 2017 at 10:44 pm
If you are in the Washington DC area, you can win two free tickets to see “The Shack” at a special premiere on March 2, 2017. The movie is based on the best-seller about a grieving father who receives a mysterious invitation to explore the timeless question “Where is God in a world so filled …
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Posted on February 23, 2017 at 5:50 pm
B| Lowest Recommended Age: | Preschool |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for action and language |
| Profanity: | Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Action-style cartoon peril, chases, predators, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: | A metaphorical theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | February 24, 2017 |
The second movie in three months featuring cartoon animals singing pop songs is “Rock Dog,” based on a Chinese graphic novel. Luke Wilson provides the voice for Bodi, a sheepdog in Tibet, raised by his martinet father Khampa (J.K. Simmons). Bodi is never able to muster the “Kung Fu Panda” style mystic power his father …
Posted on February 23, 2017 at 5:44 pm
Two caveats before I begin the review: First, I am not very knowledgeable about horror films and therefore do not have the context I normally bring to evaluating a film. Second and more important, this movie has complex themes about race and privilege that I do not pretend to have authority to speak to. I …
