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The Indian in the Cupboard

I was pretty excited to watch this film. The premise sounded interesting – a boy gets a cupboard as a birthday gift, and finds that whenever he puts a toy in it, that toy comes to life. Sounds pretty cute and innocent, right? Oh, I was so wrong. In the first place, the movie took forever to get going, and actually was pretty slow all the way through. That was one strike against it. But it continued disappointing me from there. At one point, the boy, named Omri, brought an old Indian toy to life, and he was so afraid … Continue reading →

An American Tail (1986)

“An American Tail” is a Steven Spielberg film, directed by Don Bluth. I wanted to like it, I really did. Knowing that the main characters were Jewish-Russian mice, I thought, “What’s not to love?” I’ve always been intrigued with the Jewish-Russian culture, one of my favorite movies is “Fiddler on the Roof,” and I even got to go to Russia as a teenager. I was prepared to enjoy. I didn’t get anything I’d hoped for. To start with, these mice have to leave their homes because the Cossacks have raided their village in a pogram. Our main characters, the Mousekewitz … Continue reading →

The Last Mimzy (2007)

I looked forward to seeing “The Last Mimzy,” thinking we were going to get a light, whimsical fantasy story. Quite frankly, it freaked me out. Noah and Emma Wilder are two average children, until one day when they find a unique box floating in the ocean while on vacation. They open it to discover a variety of strange objects, the least strange being a stuffed rabbit. Emma immediately takes a shine to the rabbit, and says the rabbit is talking to her and has told her that her name is Mimzy. From that moment on, Emma doesn’t let Mimzy out … Continue reading →

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971)and(2005)

The classic story of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” comes from the children’s book written by Roald Dahl in 1964, and has since been made into two major motion pictures, the first in 1971 and starring Gene Wilder (rated G)and the second in 2005 and starring Johnny Depp (rated PG). The story is, of course, the same in both movies. Charlie Bucket is a very poor boy who lives in a broken down shack with both sets of grandparents and his mother. (In the Depp film, he has a father as well.) Willy Wonka, famous candy maker, has a factory … Continue reading →

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinksi, an off-the-wall inventor in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” Wayne is just sure that at some point, his inventions will sell, and he’ll be famous. Unfortunately, his inventions are unpredictable, and he has not yet been able to attract the attention of a corporation to take interest in his work. But now he has something he’s just sure will do the trick – a shrink ray. His kids, Amy and Nick, have different opinions about their dad. Amy is a teenaged girl, and wishes her family could be a little more normal. Nick wants … Continue reading →

Top Ten Staples to have on hand with recipes

I have always thought that if you have staples on hand, you can make anything. Staples are basics that you can keep in your cupboard to use to prepare a dish. I think that everyone’s list of staples are different. It all depends on the diet that you are on, or your health issues. If you have the right staples, you should be able to prepare a dish even if it’s not on your menu. This is a list of common staples to have on hand: Sugar, flour, salt, pepper, milk (dried or fresh), oil, butter, bread and canned vegetables. … Continue reading →