Paranorman competition winners!
Congratulations to the five winners of the Paranorman competition at Movies4Kids! The five winners each receive backpacks and stationery sets and they are: Jordan Bellamy of Haxby Gabbie …
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Lloyd Dobler Lives!
One of my all-time favourite movies (listed on movies4kids under ‘teens’ but that does it a disservice) is Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything, with John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, the boy …
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Frankenweenie Fun!
Frankenweenie, Tim Burton’s rather lovely movie about a boy who reanimated his dead dog (yes, really), opens in UK cinemas on October 17. Check out the trailer, and click below …
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The 5 Best Hotels I’ve Stayed In With My Family
I’m looking out of the window at a grey Autumn day and nursing a cold I probably caught after helping out on a school trip in the pouring rain earlier …
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The Last Song
Check out our review of The Last Song – is it any good and how suitable is it for kids?
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ParaNorman Trailer
Creepily fun kids’ movie ParaNorman is in cinemas on September 14th, and reviewed at movies4kids (where you’ll also find the competition to win backpacks and stationery sets). Check out the …
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ParaNorman review
We review ParaNorman – a spooky, funny movie about a kid who really can see dead people
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Remakes… the good, the bad and the ugly…
I’ve written an article for The National this week that – with Total Recall (version 2.0) in cinemas – takes a timely look at remakes. Are they happening too quickly …
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A message on A-Level results day
Twenty-odd years ago, I arrived at my school to pick up the envelope containing my A-level results. I knew I hadn’t done brilliantly but I was still surprised when I …
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Brave review
We review Brave – another beautifully animated movie from Pixar with a feisty female heroine
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Brave review!
Brave is out in UK cinemas from tomorrow (Monday 13th) and you can catch my review at movies4kids by clicking here: BRAVE And watch this space for more Brave bits …
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In The Dark Half
Check out our review of In The Dark Half – is it any good and how suitable is it for kids?
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The Dinosaur Project review
Check out our review of The Dinosaur Project – think Jurassic Park meets Blair Witch
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Dr Seuss’ The Lorax review
Check out our review of Dr Seuss' The Lorax – one of the better Seuss adaptations, featuring the voice of Zac Efron