by Mike Parnell | May 27, 2009 | Opinion
I took my youngest son to see “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” When it was done, he asked why they made this movie. I told him that sequels are made to latch on to the success of the first movie. His thoughts about this movie were that it...
by Mike Parnell | May 19, 2009 | Opinion
There are rules to how thrillers work. One of them is that you have to help your audience buy into the premise of the story. Ron Howard knows how to make a good thriller, but in “Angels and Demons” he gets strapped with Dan Brown’s story of the...
by Mike Parnell | May 12, 2009 | Opinion
One of the amazing truths of life is how much family marks us. Our interactions within family provide motivation for what we become. Sometimes that becoming is positive and affirming of life. Sometimes that becoming is negative and leads to hurt and anguish. ...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 3, 2009 | Opinion
DreamWorks continues the stream of animated 3-D movies with a throwback to the ’50s monster/Armageddon pictures called “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) is about to have her dream wedding to her dream guy when tragedy strikes. A meteoroid falls...
by Mike Parnell | Mar 17, 2009 | Opinion
Clint Eastwood is one of our great directors, but this is not one of his great movies. It’s good, but not satisfying. Christine is a single parent, working at the local phone company in Los Angeles. Returning from work, she finds her son, Walter (Gattlin...
