Charlottes Web Movie Review a 2006 film starring Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi and directed by Gary Winick.From the opening credits (done with skillful paper art used for a storybook, “3-D” effect), Charlotte’s Web is charming. To quote the spider, Charlotte (and I suspect author E.B.White would agree), this film version of his story is both “Terrific” and “Radiant”. I was in tears by the end; this film spins a web of great humor and visual delight, and a very moving sort of beauty in both content and form. I was very struck by the art direction….moonlight on Charlotte and her web, the lane turning from Summer to Fall; the wonder of the Fair, with multitudes of details, all done in bright, small spots of color, equally treated, whether balloons or people much thought and talent was put into the making of this film. Read all movie reviews

Pizza Movie Review a 2005 film starring Ethan Embry, Kylie Sparks and directed by Mark Christopher. I hate to be the bearer of a negative movie review, but I’d also hate for you to receive a Pizza that didn’t deliver.

I’m all into Independent Films, but if I were to call Pizza an “independent film”, what I’d really mean is “Leave it alone.” There is no chemistry between the two leads and no real interest in the character Cara-Ethel, played by Kylie Sparks . Her early voice-impersonation of an imaginary girlfriend is the film’s “upper crust” - and it’s over quite quickly. The script is unbaked and unfunny, the directing dismal, as if the director was either bored or rushing through, without enough funding for any second takes. I was all prepared to like the nerdy teen (ala The Breakfast Club or Napoleon Dynamite); it was all I could do to keep taking a bite of this disaster. Read all movie reviews