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By Mainstream Chick, on January 10th, 2010
 I finally had the chance (i.e. excuse) to see this movie when my 10-year-old niece decided she wanted to see it for a second time. After all, there’s just something intrinsically appealing about a good ol’ fashioned, hand-drawn Disney princess fairy tale and the promise of a “happily ever after.” The Princess and the Frog follows the standard formula of the princess classics, but with a few modern twists. Our heroine is a hard-working, African-American waitress named Tiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) who dreams of opening her own restaurant in the great city of [... Keep reading]
By Arty Chick, on December 25th, 2009
 If you go to Sherlock Holmes expecting anything resembling Basil Rathbone or any other incarnation of the staid Sherlock Holmes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books, you’ll be happily surprised (or sadly disappointed) by Guy Ritchie’s imaginative 21st century, testosterone driven, new version of the detective series. Watching Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson is a totally entertaining couple of hours.
Robert Downey’s Sherlock is anything but staid. He may be brilliant, but that British upper crust veneer that has been his usual cover is gone. This Sherlock is a brawling, drinking, [... Keep reading]
By Arty Chick, on December 12th, 2009
 Two questions come to mind when you watch Clint Eastwood’s new feel good movie Invictus. Did rugby really make that big a difference in race relations in South Africa? And just what in the hell are the rules of rugby?
Invictus is a true story (adapted from John Carlin’s book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation) set in 1995 S. Africa shortly after Nelson Mandela was elected President. Racial relations were still very strained and Mandela in his infinite wisdom saw a way to diffuse some of the tension by uniting the country [... Keep reading]
By Mainstream Chick, on December 5th, 2009
 Simply put: If you liked Jerry Maguire or Antwone Fisher (both excellent films, by the way) then you’ll definitely like The Blind Side. It’s not so much a movie about football as it is a movie about human kindness, defining family, overcoming adversity, and beating the odds. In other words (if you’re a sap like me), bring Kleenex.
The Blind Side is based on the true story of NFL rookie Michael Oher before he joined the pros (go Ravens!). It chronicles Oher’s journey from a quiet, troubled, homeless teen to the adopted son of an affluent, compassionate, football-obsessed family in Memphis.
Newcomer [... Keep reading]
By Arty Chick, on November 18th, 2009
It was a rainy, cold afternoon and just seemed like the perfect day to pop into a warm, dry theater for some mindless entertainment, so I settled on 2012 mainly because I am a John Cusack fan. And if you’re looking for mindless, this is the film to see. But be forewarned, it is not your usual disaster flick; this one clocks in at 2 hours and 40 minutes.
The basic premise is that the earth is coming to an end; the Mayan prophecy was right. Some strange sunburst activity has created this neutrino effect that has [... Keep reading]
By Mainstream Chick, on November 15th, 2009
 It shouldn’t come as any big surprise to Chickflix fans that Fantastic Mr. Fox has made its way onto our friendly little blog. After all, it stars the voice of George Clooney. And sure enough, listening to George Clooney for an hour and a half is almost as entertaining as watching him. On second thought, watching him is still way better. But as an animated flick, Mr. Fox does deliver.
Fantastic Mr. Fox was created using a painstakingly tedious technique known as stop-motion animation. I’m still not quite sure what it is, or how it works, but it’s widely credited with [... Keep reading]
By anychick, on October 18th, 2009
 It’s a Chickflix first! Adventurous Chick, Arty Chick and Mainstream Chick all contributed to the $33 Million box office take for Where the Wild Things Are in its opening weekend, and each had her own views to share on the children’s-book-turned-live-action-movie. Rather than fight over who gets to (or has to) write the review, the Chicks hashed it out in a roundtable discussion. Here is how it went:
Adventurous Chick: I had been looking forward to this movie ever since I saw the preview months ago and I really, really, wanted to like it but I was kind of disappointed.
Arty Chick: [... Keep reading]
By Adventurous Chick, on September 26th, 2009
 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is delicious, a fun film for kids and the adults who take them to see it. I saw it in 2D because my six-year-old excuse for seeing movies like this has something against the 3D glasses, but I think it must be even more fun in 3D. Cheeseburgers flying off the screen at you… how much fun would that be? But even without the benefit of 3D this movie was chock full of laughs for both my first-grade companion and me.
The story is set on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic [... Keep reading]
By Arty Chick, on September 20th, 2009
So, what is coming up this fall? More for the chicks, one can only hope. Usually, post-summer we get back to having adult fare and start the march to the Oscar race. The list below is wide releases. If you are in New York or Los Angeles, you will have a much wider choice. For the rest of us, there are a few gems and a bit of dreck. But that’s just my opinion. What do you think?
My choices as chickflix are marked with **. Others I would see are ***.
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By Arty Chick, on August 7th, 2009
 Meryl Streep has channeled Julia Child. She is marvelous. I love her. Like Julia, I love food and I love cooking, so this movie spoke to me, though I am sure you could be culinarily impaired and still enjoy it on many levels. It is very frequently very funny and just plain fun to watch.
The story is two women separated by 50+ years find themselves at loose ends and both of them find their salvation through food. Julia Child happens to be stationed with her Foreign Service husband in France and boredom takes her to [... Keep reading]
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