The Borrowers (1997)

Based on the children’s novel by the same title, “The Borrowers” is the story of a family of tiny people who live in the floorboards of an old house. The house belongs to the Lender family—Mother, Victoria (Doon Mackichan) father, Joe (Aden Gillett) and son, Petey (Bradley Pierce). The Lenders know things keep turning up missing in their house, especially things like dental floss and batteries, but they don’t know why. Petey has a theory—he thinks they’ve got some sort of mice, and sets traps for them, but he’s not at all expecting what he does find out. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading

Movies Week in Review June 2nd-7th

Welcome to our Movies Week in Review! First of all, we’ve had a few changes to our Movie Blogger lineup. We are now joined by Heather Long, Lyn Newton and Valorie Delp who will be helping me keep you informed of all the great movies that are currently being released and were released in the past. Welcome, ladies! Now, for the reviews. We started the week with “Desk Set,” a classic movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Hepburn is head of the research department in a large office building, and Tracy has been brought in to increase productivity. They … Continue reading