A wonderfully faithful and charming adaptation of the children’s book by Roald Dahl, Nicolas Roeg’s “The Witches” manages to take all the great elements of
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Little Women (1994)
There are few movies quite as warm and endearing as Gillian Armstrong’s loving adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s American classic. Winona Ryder is perfectly cast
Coco (2017)
Gloriously animated, “Coco” takes about twenty minutes to really get going, but when it does, it’s an absolute delight for the senses. The animation is
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Steven Spielberg’s splendidly entertaining family movie has been duplicated so many times that it’s sometimes easy to forget just how well-done and satisfying it is.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
If 2015’s “Cinderella” represents the live-action potential for Disney’s animated classics, then 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” shows all its limitations and drawbacks. Much of
Home Alone (1990)
Like a live-action episode of “Tom & Jerry,” this yuletide classic has the type of pitch-perfect holiday atmosphere that managed to spellbind an entire generation
