by artchartand | Aug 20, 2012 | 2012, Comedy, Drama, Family
TMG Scale 9.0 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Starring Ed Norton, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Harvey Keitel Short Review: Sam is a Khaki Scout (boy scout) in a 1965 New England outpost or island or some such magical little spit of land and time where boys were...
by artchartand | Nov 29, 2011 | 2011, Action & Adventure, Animation, Family
TMG Scale 6.0 P Factor 0.0 MPAA Rating: PG Starring voices of James McAvoy (Arthur) , Hugh Laurie (Steve), Bill Nighy (Grandsanta) This is a Sunday evening television quality film. It is a nice story. It is overly simple. Arthur (great name by the way!)...
by artchartand | Nov 21, 2011 | 2011, Animation, Family
TMG Scale 6.5 P Factor 1.0 MPAA Rating: PG Starring Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon Joy Lynn and I saw this one, sans little ones. So, it was a real test to see if this film was the level of animated greats that appeal to kids and adults...
by artchartand | Nov 1, 2011 | 2011, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
TMG Scale 7.0 P Factor 0.0 MPAA Rating: PG Starring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thorton Right off paw (as opposed to “off hand” ) I should note the title means a cat, literally in boots. I suppose that...
by artchartand | Oct 25, 2011 | 2011, Drama, Family, Special Interest
TMG Scale 8.5 P Factor 0.0 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Starring? No stars, but lots of very good actors. Don’t worry. Fatherhood is under fire from all sides. Which side are you on? This film might have been better titled A Few Good Men, but that title from 1992...
by artchartand | Oct 3, 2011 | 2011, Family
TMG Scale 7.0 P Factor 0.0 MPAA Rating: PG Starring Nathan Gamble, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Austin Stowell TMG has to retract his pre-screening digs at this film. It a solid movie and a very good family film. The MPAA...