Monthly Archives: July 2009

     Remember when Steve Martin was funny? I mean, when he wasn’t trying too hard and was authentically funny? Well, during this period he made a movie called “Roxanne” which remains to this day to be one of my favorite romantic comedies. “The Ugly Truth” reminded me a lot of that movie. Not just in story, wherein a social misfit is given guidance in the ways of love and courtship by a wiser, more experienced individual, but in its tone and simplicity. “The Ugly Truth” is a sweet, charming, and funny movie with enough of an edge to appeal to

     I am certain I am going to go off on a tangent during this review, so let me begin by saying that I love the Harry Potter books.  I have read them all usually within a few days of their release.  That being said, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, as a movie, is excellent.  It is stunning visually, extraordinarily well performed by everyone involved, and has an extremely moving, dark, and complex story.       This book was my second favorite, after “Prisoner of Azkaban” and because of that maybe I am more critical of the differences in its

     Let’s face it, dinosaurs are awesome. Not just for children, either. I am a full-grown man and I love watching dinosaurs. They are huge, scary, funny-looking, and diverse.  I am also a father of two young children and I can tell you that they both adored watching “Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, which alone is great news. The even better news is that I enjoyed watching it too. It is a very funny, visually rich, and exciting movie.   I have to address something right off the bat before I start discussing the plot: in this movie