Captain Marvel is finally on the big screen, and I am all for it. My kids and I love watching superhero movies, both those in theatres and older ones that have made their way to the small screen. We’re a family of geeks, so it might seem like it’s just another routine trip to the […]
When you’re a movie lover and fan of great TV, nothing is more exciting than raising kids who appreciate this kind of screen time as much as you do. Thankfully, the film and television industry has made many kid movies more palatable to parents via clever writing and wit, but the day will come before […]
I’m not ready for Halloween, but my kids sure are. They’re tossing pumpkins into my supermarket cart, trying their costumes on daily and begging for candy corn, hoping it counts as a vegetable. As if! So how do I feed their insatiable Halloween hunger before the big day? With Halloween movies, of course. They’re chock […]
I just watched a screener of Life Itself from our sponsor Amazon. Perks of the job, you guys, I can’t complain. What drew me in right off the bat was the empathetic lead. We drop into the storyline after he has experienced painful tragedy, and he’s struggling with his own identity and mortality. Will (Oscar […]
I’ve applied all of these to my parenting practice—plus the constant presence of movie theatre butter popcorn, of course.
There is an important dichotomy to recognise when discussing Queen Victoria, and that is the clear line that exists between Queen and Victoria. On one hand she was “Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India” – the […]
Critically acclaimed yet wildly controversial, Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! (2017) is a film that defies easy definition. Following the enigmatic couple of poet Him (Javier Bardem) and his partner Mother (Jennifer Lawrence), the film introduces us to the surreal dream world the couple inhabit, before showing us how it all falls apart with the arrival of […]
What do you get when you mix cute clay characters and a clever storyline with a sprinkling of silliness and a touch of toilet humour? Your kids’ new favourite movie – and yours too! New prehistoric comedy Early Man is set to hit cinemas these school holidays promising big laughs for the whole family. The […]
After a long and exhausting week, there is nothing better than escaping into the magic of a good family movie. Some weeks I only have the energy to flop down on the couch with the kids and press play, but sometimes a movie inspires a little more action. Perhaps a special movie themed treat to […]
Anybody with kids over the age of 8 will have heard of Captain Underpants. You know, the popular series of books filled with talking toilets, fart jokes and a smiling superhero in a pair of big white undies. What on earth could be funnier to a kid? When Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie arrived […]
Following the tradition of great coming of age movies of the ’80s and ’90s, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird is a masterclass in nuance. Taking some of the sub-genre’s most well worn character and story tropes – the overbearing mother, misguided teenage romance – Gerwig subtly re-imagines and updates them, adding complexity and layers, […]
This cult favourite is sacred in my household. For fun, I’m sharing a few ideas for a Star Wars-themed movie night at home.
