Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help families choose what to watch. This week, our critic looks at highlights of the recent Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan where independent filmmakers revealed new movies for 2012. Take a look. Of the many delights served …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help parents choose what to watch. This week, as our critic attends the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan through April 29, he focuses on a powerful new documentary, Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story. While many years may …
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Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie new or classic to help families choose what to watch. This week our family movie critic takes a look at some recent releases on DVD that you may have missed in the theaters. The economics of the movie business motivate studios to release …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help families choose what to watch. This week’s pick is a new comedy, Jeff, Who Lives at Home. No two people discover who they are at the same pace. For some, life may come together easily; for …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help families choose what to watch. This week’s pick is the adaptation of the popular novel, The Hunger Games. Making a movie is like cooking dinner. You follow a recipe, toss in reliable ingredients, consider the appropriate …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help families choose what to watch. This week’s pick is a new comedy based on a television series, 21 Jump Street. Now and then a film gets cooked with the least likely ingredients and a recipe for …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help families choose what to watch. This week’s pick is a new romantic comedy, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Creating a romantic comedy is like preparing a delicate dessert. Only when the ingredients are right, the recipe …
Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help parents choose what to watch. This week’s pick is a new film about parenthood, Friends with Kids. For any parent, the day we welcome children into our lives begins years of joy, surprise and hope. No …
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Each week, the Reel Dad checks the nutritional value of a movie — new or classic — to help parents choose what to watch. This week’s pick is a new comedy, Wanderlust. If the writing were sharper, the characters better developed, and someone other than Jennifer Aniston played the female lead, Wanderlust might have been …