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Strong technical talents anchor a strong adapted story (sans some musical numbers) and a well cast voice cast where the realistic talking animals take center stage among exotic settings.
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Movie Review: ‘Office Christmas Party’
Workplace hijinx culminate into a forgettable, night-long urban story short on comedy and character development.
Read More »Blu-ray/DVD review: ‘The Secret Lives of Pets’
Audiences get something they really love. Pets and lots of them.
Read More »Celebrating The 70th Anniversary of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ – Its Indelible Spirit Never Grows Old
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the film that reminds us to celebrate life.
Read More »Tribeca FF World Premiere, Hamptons FF: ‘Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent’ with Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali
Jeremiah Tower began the celebrity chef revolution and his Stars restaurant was an overnight sensation.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Howards End’ (Cohen Film Collection)
The Cohen Film Collection presents the 25th anniversary 4k remaster of James Ivory's Oscar-nominated ″Howards End″ on Blu-ray.
Read More »Blu-ray 3D Review: Illumination’s ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Is Larger Than Life In the 3rd Dimension
The summer's favorite 'Pets' arrive in a stellar 3D release just in time for the holidays!
Read More »Movie Review: Jay Roach’s ‘Trumbo’ a Cautionary Tale for Our Times
Starring Breaking Bad's brilliant Bryan Cranston, Jay Roach's "Trumbo" is a cautionary tale for our own times.
Read More »Family Film Festival: More Than Just Movies
Unlike most film festivals which are mostly adult affairs, IFFF devotes an entire day and an awards ceremony to young filmmakers.
Read More »Virginia Film Festival: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Paige O’Hara and Don Hahn
At the special 25th anniversary screening, Paige O'Hara (Belle) and producer Don Hahn look back at the Disney classic.
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