Hotel Transylvania review
We review animated adventure Hotel Transylvania – in which Dracula and his pals are afraid of us…
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower review
We review The Perks Of Being A Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky takes his own acclaimed novel and turns it into a charming 90s-set film
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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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Now Is Good review
Check out our review of Now Is Good – a weepy drama based on the Young Adult novel Before I Die
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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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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
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The Dark Knight Rises review
We review The Dark Knight Rises – the third, and final, part of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy
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Movies4Kids speaks!
Last week, I was interviewed by the lovely Viv Oyolu for her radio show Dream Corner. The interview is now available to hear online via her website – just click …
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Movies 4 Kids! The Article…
If you’re in your local Sainsburys this month, pick up a copy of the August issue of Sainsburys Magazine and on p43 you’ll see an article written by me about… …
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The Amazing Spider-Man review
We review The Amazing Spider-Man – definitely the most fun Spider-Man movie you’ll find