Hollywood 360 Radio Podcast aired December 1, 2018
“The Grinch” is an animated cartoon for kids and adults by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the Dr. Seuss book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”… Read more about The Grinch (PG)★★★½…
Too Many Sub-Plots for Kids
Sadly, overly-stuffed “Smallfoot” invents modern fairy tale notions about Yeti’s, with mediocre animation, and songs without actually teaching anything of substance to kids.
Smallfoot is an animated children’s film by… Read more about Smallfoot (PG) ★★ Radio Review…
Mamma Mia, How Could We Ever Forget You?
Opening the musical Mamma Mia 2 in the middle of an unseasonably sweltering, summer, is brilliant marketing—especially if your vacation plans are late August as you’ll be… Read more about Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG-13) ★★★½…
A Few Tender Moments and Catchy Songs Can’t Save this Sinking Ship
As a relentless advocate for quality children’s films, the Hotel Transylvania animated series (2012, 2015) has never been high on my list—especially now… Read more about Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG) ★½…
New Female Superhero “The Wasp” has Equal Star Billing
Paul Rudd is back in all of his goofy glory as dad (Scott Lang) also known as Ant-Man in the follow-up to Ant-Man (2015). Here’s the… Read more about Ant-Man and The Wasp (PG-13) ★★★½…
The Dinosaurs Have Left the Island…They Could Now Be in Your Homes
If you’re expecting to hear the word “run” and view people with horrified (panic-stricken) expressions on their faces while desperately fleeing hungry meat-eating dinosaurs, then… Read more about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG-13) ★★★…
Timely Messages of Marriage Equality and Female Empowerment
Pixar’s long awaited animated sequel to the Incredibles (2004) is a laugh-out-loud summer popcorn flick that guarantees to strike a chord with all family members. Not veering… Read more about Incredibles 2 (PG) ★★★★…
12 Strong Tagline: “19 men attacked our country. The 12 of you will be the first ones to fight back.”
Here’s a true American war drama by Warner Bros. that’s based on the book Horse… Read more about 12 Strong (R) ★★★ Radio Transcript…
Inspirational, Touching and Beautiful
The film is a biographical documentary about the life of primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall starting from 1960 until present day. You’ll view never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the… Read more about Jane ★★★★ Radio Transcript…
Action Packed Start to Finish
Liam Neeson stars in yet again; another action film where his family is threatened with death−and, yet again he’s in a race against the clock as time is never on… Read more about The Commuter ★★ (PG-13) Radio Transcript…
Meet Christopher Robin’s Real Family
This Historical Drama gives us the backstory surrounding writer A.A. Milne “Winnie-the-Pooh” and “The House at Pooh Corner,” these books were published 1926 &1928.
Suffering from PTSD after the war,… Read more about Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG-13) ★★★½ Radio Podcast 🎙…
Baby (Ansel Elgort) is the self-given name of a musically talented young man who’s a getaway heist driver. He suffers from tinnitus, donning ear buds connected to an old-school iPod chock full of mixes that… Read more about Baby Driver (R) ★★★★ Radio Podcast 🎙…
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
Here’s my quick take on the film:
I laughed the entire 90 minutes of the film. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn are both funny, but the supporting cast; Wanda Sykes, Joan… Read more about Snatched (R) ★★★ Radio Podcast 🎙…
The movie is fantastic! We’re talking no dialogue, creative script and two catchy songs! All ages will enjoy this creative romp in the city and on the farm.
Click Here to listen to Sarah Knight… Read more about Shaun the Sheep (PG) ★★★½…
Duncan (Liam James) is an awkward teen who’s forced to spend the summer at a beach house with his mother (Toni Collette), her boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell). Trent’s not a very cool guy and takes… Read more about The Way, Way Back PG-13 ★★★★…
Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich) a bright, magnetic, high school junior grows tired of his small town, the fictional Gatlin, South Carolina. He dreams of going to college and loves reading books that are banned. His… Read more about Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) ★★★…
