Review – Puberty Sucks (“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret”)

Based on the controversial 1970 novel by Judy Blume, she refused for an astonishing 49 years to have her book brought to the screen. It dealt with frank and open discussions of girls & sex, bras, menstruation, boys, and religious ideals. But after seeing Edge of Seventeen by director/writer Kelly Fremon Craig, the long reluctant…

Review – Aquaman With Horns? (“Slumberland”)

This Netflix movie is a retelling of the little-seen 1989 animated feature film, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. (see review below). But this remake is more of a Time Bandits meets the TVA from Disney’s Loki series. In this wildly imaginative kid-friendly, whimsical, and heart-warming story we have a young tween named Nemo (Marlow Barkley) who,…

Review – Puberty, Pimples, And Peculiar Pandas (“Turning Red”)

1985’s Teen Wolf plot has been spun into an eye-candy children’s treat about a vivacious, energetic 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian schoolgirl who has everything going for her. . . until she gets stressed and turns into a giant red panda! Another Pixar film (distributed by Disney) that is being shown exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service, has…