In 1988, "going viral" was not in anyone's vocabulary, but it was happening anyway. Big Miracle tells the (fictionalized) story of a filler item on the news that year that caught the attention of the whole world.
Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a TV reporter from Anchorage, Alaska, is wrapping up a series of fluff stories in remote Point Barrow when he notices some whales out of place. There are three of them, a family of California Greys, trapped near the town because the ice is unseasonably heavy, and there aren't enough places for them to surface and breathe on the
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D
by T Akery February 14th, 2012 | Action, Family, Movie Reviews
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a story about a kid who is looking for his missing grandfather. Thanks to being a "Vernite" (a huge fan of Jules Verne), he gets a message that may lead to his grandfather. He needs the help of his stepfather, whom he sees as a stranger, to help him decode the message -- and the way to the Mysterious Island.
After getting the help of a helicopter pilot and his daughter, they discover an island that can only have existence in a Jules Verne novel. They face challenges both big and small to get
After getting the help of a helicopter pilot and his daughter, they discover an island that can only have existence in a Jules Verne novel. They face challenges both big and small to get
Kung Fu Panda 2/Secrets of the Masters (DVD)
by Jane Wangersky February 3rd, 2012 | Animated, Family
The first Kung Fu Panda took place in a world that could've been created by preschoolers playing with stuffed animals: a panda, with a goose for a father, and no mother in sight, lives in a small mountain village that somehow supports both his dad's thriving noodle house and a palace full of kung fu warriors. In Kung Fu Panda 2, there's a wider world beyond.
This universe's version of China is still human-free. There's a ruling family of peacocks with a goat soothsayer and wolves for palace guards. Po (voiced by Jack Black) is still the only panda around,
This universe's version of China is still human-free. There's a ruling family of peacocks with a goat soothsayer and wolves for palace guards. Po (voiced by Jack Black) is still the only panda around,
Beauty and the Beast 3D
by T Akery January 27th, 2012 | Animated, Family
Beauty and the Beast 3D has the exact same story line as Beauty and the Beast. A selfish prince turns away an ugly witch. The witch turns into a beautiful fairy and casts her spell. By the time that Belle meets the Beast, the rose has began to whither. They must fall in love before all the petals fall to break the spell. The story doesn't change at all in this 3D version. Because of that, this review is more about the graphics and transition to 3D than the story itself.
The first few scenes of Belle and the town
The first few scenes of Belle and the town
Joyful Noise
by Ronald A. Rowe January 25th, 2012 | Comedy, Family, Romance
Joyful Noise is an odd movie that defies several conventions of modern film-making. It talks about God far more than a Hollywood film but Jesus far less than a Christian film. A white man comes to the rescue of a black family, something that has been taboo in Hollywood for a generation. A young black woman spurns a black man for a white man. These things just don’t happen in movies anymore.
I’ve spoken to several people who saw it and were deeply disappointed because it wasn’t the Christian movie they thought it would be. Joyful Noise is rated PG-13
I’ve spoken to several people who saw it and were deeply disappointed because it wasn’t the Christian movie they thought it would be. Joyful Noise is rated PG-13
