Will Thompson (sleepwaking)

2012 PG-13

This is a really decent popcorn movie. It's a quilt of every disaster movie you've ever seen . . .trapped in building, trapped in airplane, trapped on boat . . . gotta love it. Story was decent and action was fantastic.

It is of course a bit cheesy as we have come to expect from the director of Independance Day. If, like me, you absolutely hated 10,000BC, he redeems himself a bit with this film. I am, however, looking forward to The Road for a dose of emotionally deep and realistic portrayal of the apocalypse.

Where the Wild Things Are PG

A pretty brilliant film that shows the world the way children see it; or at least the way adults think children whould see it. The fantasy becomes a cloaked version the child mind working thru the emotional and physical conflicts of "reality." And before you think this is too deep for the original book, you need to look closer at why the book has been so timeless. Sendak was heavily involved with Eggers and Jonze in this adaptation and I think it is brilliant, deep, and rich.