Tag Archives: Coming-of-Age

The Way, Way Back: Worth Seeing

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Steve

The majority of coming-of-age movies are either really great because they nail the emotional element about the transition, or they’re incredibly lame, contrived, cliché and are a marketing vehicle for Disney’s latest tweener slave. Fortunately, Way is in the former category for … Continue reading →

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Brave: Worth Seeing

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Steve

Pixar is back on track but not entirely with this release. After the painfully dreadful, insipid Cars 2 (I have sat through this so I can rightfully complain), things could only get better…yes and no. Yes, because the cast/voices fit the characters … Continue reading →

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Mission Hill

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Steve

Last week, season seven of The Simpsons appeared on DVD. Besides it being the season which started with the conclusion of who shot Mr. Burns, it is also the season Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein took over David Mirkin’s position … Continue reading →

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David Chelsea in Love

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Steve

It seems that my Books section is going to stretch the definition of “book” to include graphic novels through this review of David Chelsea in Love. David’s story is too good to ignore, especially when I stumbled upon a copy … Continue reading →

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