Star Wars – The Last Jedi – film review
Coming off the successes of The Force Awakens and Rogue One, I had high hopes for Star Wars – The Last Jedi. Great…
Tag: preteens and up
For the Love of Spock – documentary film review
I’ve loved Star Trek for as long as I can remember. I watched syndicated episodes when I was young, and went to the…
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien – audiobook review
It’s been a very long time since I last read (or started to read) The Fellowship of the Ring. I always seemed to…
Beauty and the Beast (2017) – film review
Beauty and the Beast is a live action retelling of Disney’s animated film by the same name, with some additions from the Broadway…
The LEGO Batman Movie – animated film review
I loved The LEGO Movie three years ago (has it really been that long?). It was witty, exciting, and had a fun story.…
Tarzan – animated film review
Tarzan originally came out when I was living outside the States, so it took a few years before I watched the film for…
The BFG – film review
I have never read the Roald Dahl book on which The BFG is based, so I went into this film without any preconceived…
Beauty and the Beast – animated film review
I remember when Beauty and the Beast came out back in 1991. I’d heard the music from a lot of different sources, and…
My Neighbors the Yamadas – animated film review
I originally saw My Neighbors the Yamadas in the theater in Japan. It immediately became one of my favorite Studio Ghibli films for…
Star Wars Jedi Academy – The Phantom Bully by Jeffrey Brown – graphic novel review
Star Wars Jedi Academy – The Phantom Bully concludes the Jeffrey Brown graphic novel trilogy that started with Star Wars Jedi Academy. Roan…
Star Wars Jedi Academy – Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown – graphic novel review
Our hero, Roan, returns in his second year in Star Wars Jedi Academy – Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown. Things pick…
The Return of the King (1980) – animated film review
After the 1977 release of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass took three years to create and release The Return of the King in 1980. They…
Halloween Jack and the Devil’s Gate by M. Todd Gallowglas – book review
I met M. Todd Gallowglas at a local convention, and after talking a bit about books and my tastes in them, he suggested…
The Flight of Dragons – television special review
Just over 30 years ago, The Flight of Dragons was brought to life by Rankin/Bass (the same people who did The Hobbit and…
Kubo and the Two Strings – film review
In Kubo and the Two Strings, Kubo and his mother live in a seaside cave near an unnamed village. Every day, the young…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – film review
Halfway through the film series, we come to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry Potter and company are beginning their fourth…
The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian – film review
The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian starts off much darker than the previous film. In the 1300 years since the Pevensies left…
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – film review
I have loved The Chronicles of Narnia for a very long time, though I hadn’t read all of the books until just a…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – film review
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is based on the third volume in the middle grade book series by J.K. Rowling. After…
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – film review
With the first Harry Potter film, we were introduced to the wonderful world of wizardry as envisioned on the big screen. The second…
The Star Trek Book – book review
I picked up The Star Trek Book because it promised to be an excellent encyclopedia of knowledge about all of the Star Trek…