Wondering what to do after the Christmas presents have been opened this week? I am taking my family to see Disney’s Into the Woods, which opens Christmas Day. My 9-year-old son and I were able to see an early screening of the movie a few weeks ago, and the very first thing out of…
Movie Review: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day #VeryBadDayEvent
I was able to see an early screening of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day during my press trip to Los Angeles recently, which included (among many other exciting activities) an interview with Producer Lisa Henson (Jim Henson’s daughter). I was able to see the movie again with my family…
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy in Theaters NOW #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy
My daughter and I just got back from a matinee showing of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (on our dime. This is not a sponsored post) and though it’s not a first-thing-in-the-morning movie review, I wanted to be sure to give my mom-perspective of Marvel’s new movie. About Guardians of the Galaxy: Official boilerplate:…
Maleficent Movie Review: Should I Take My Kids to See #Maleficent?
My 13 year old son and I were invited to attend a local screening of Disney’s Maleficent earlier this week, but all thoughts and opinions in this Maleficent movie review are my own. I almost ended up at my Maleficent screening by myself. Two of my kids had karate (and my husband was needed…
MILLION DOLLAR ARM Movie Review #MillionDollarArmEvent
Have you heard? Disney’s newest movie, Million Dollar Arm, starring Jon Hamm, Lake Bell, Pitobash, Suraj Sharma and Madhur Mittal is in theaters NOW! Check out my Million Dollar Arm movie review and head to the theaters with the family this weekend! I was invited to Los Angeles on an expense-paid trip in exchange for…
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review #CaptainAmerica
My husband and I were able to attend a local screening of the new Captain America movie before it came out in theaters, but all thoughts and opinions in this Captain America: The Winter Soldier review are my own. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is in theaters NOW, as of April 4! About Captain…
Veronica Mars Movie Review
I will start this off with a confession: I am a Marshmallow. Now, to someone who has never watched the TV series Veronica Mars this confession will not have any meaning. To a fellow Marshmallow, it means a lot. I only became a Veronica Mars fan after meeting Kristen Bell in Hollywood back in…
Mr. Peabody and Sherman Review
Last month, I was invited to attend a press day in New York City for the movie Mr. Peabody and Sherman, which opens in theaters March 7. Travel and accommodations were provided but all thoughts in this Mr. Peabody and Sherman review are my own. I grew up watching LOTS of cartoons. Saturday mornings…
Saving Mr. Banks Movie Review
Note: I was invited to LA on an expense-paid press trip by Disney, which included access to lots of behind-the-scenes information about Saving Mr. Banks as well as a screening of the movie in Walt Disney’s personal screening theater (how cool is that?). All thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is spoiler-free!…
Disney’s FROZEN Review – In Theaters Now! #DisneyFrozenEvent
Disney invited me on a press trip to attend the white carpet premiere of FROZEN in Hollywood last week. Travel, accommodations and activities were covered by Disney, but excitement and opinions about the film are 100% my own. It’s been a long time since I have raved so enthusiastically about an animated movie. Don’t…