Category Archives: Family

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JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Brad Peyton Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Luiz Guzman, Kristin Davis. At the world premiere of Journey 2 at Melbourne’s Jam Factory cinemas, stars Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson kept the preview audience waiting 90 minutes while they walked the red carpet, pressed the flesh and [...]

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THE MUPPETS

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Bobin Stars: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Jack Black, Rashida Jones, Alan Arkin, Bill Cobbs, Zach Galifianakis, Ken jeong, Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Emily Blunt, Mickey Rooney, Jim Parsons, Sarah Silverman, David Grohl, Judd Hirsch, John Krasinski, voices of Steve Whitmore, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goetz, [...]

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HUGO

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Emily Mortimer, Frances de la Tour, Christopher Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg. Hugo is a fascinating and very enjoyable fable set in Paris in the 1930’s. It is also a loving [...]

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ARRIETTY

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Stars: voices of Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Tom Holland, Olivia Colman, Geraldine James. Arrietty is the latest film from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, and it maintains the high standards we have come to expect following such superb animated films as Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc. However, studio veteran [...]

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HAPPY FEET TWO

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Miller Stars: voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia (pink) Moore, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Common, Sofia Vergara, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony La Paglia, Ava Acres, Benjamin Flores jr. George Miller (Mad Max, etc) returns to the snow covered climes of Antarctica and the [...]

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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 3: CHIPWRECKED

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Mitchell Stars: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate. The helium-voiced pop stars originally created by Ross Bagdasarian in 1958 had a novelty value that translated well for their first foray onto the big screen. [...]

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DOLPHIN TALE

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Charles Martin Smith Stars: Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, Austin Stowell, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Frances Sternhagen, Tom Nowicki. Inspired by a true story, Dolphin Tale is a warm, generous, uplifting and slightly mawkish tale about the friendship that develops between an injured dolphin and a [...]

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Cary Elwes, Toby Jones, Tony Curran, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Mays, Gad Elmaleh. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the popular comic book character created by Belgian artist Herge in 1929 is his first foray into animation, and [...]

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