Category: Reviews

Families have dozens of products that they use on a monthly basis. We’ll use and review some of those products so you know if it’s worth your hard earned money.

Book review: Even Aliens Need Snacks by Matthew McElligott

Even Aliens Need Snacks is the story about a young boy who likes to cook.  He helps his mother in the kitchen and creates his own recipes until his sister makes fun of him by saying that nobody would eat his recipes.  The brother then sets out to prove his sister wrong (as any brother would do) by setting up snack stand in his front yard. Continue reading Book review: Even Aliens Need Snacks by Matthew McElligott

You’d be crazy not to like OH, NUTS! by Tammi Sauer

As a dad, some of the best books that I can read to my children are those that I can enjoy too.  I also don’t want there to be too many words and if I can read it without putting my glasses on that’s a plus.  With those classifiers in mind, OH, NUTS! is a fabulous book.  It’s clever enough to keep adults entertained; the children will love the illustrations and learn a life lesson about being happy. Continue reading You’d be crazy not to like OH, NUTS! by Tammi Sauer

Lincoln is great, Daniel Day Lewis is mesmerizing

The trailers that first came out for Lincoln didn’t exactly ‘wow’ me.  Moreover, as a rule of thumb I’ve never been attracted to biographies because I know how the story ends.  The reason I was interested in seeing Lincoln at all is because it’s directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Daniel Day Lewis. Continue reading Lincoln is great, Daniel Day Lewis is mesmerizing

Looper is fresh, original and reminds you of why movies are great

Time travel can be a tough sell to have in an action/science fiction movie.  Looper has grand aspirations as it tells the tale of an assassin or Looper who works for the mob from 2072.  The send their targets back in time to have them killed 30 years previously.  Time travel movies can be confusing if you make it too high brow or scare off the audience that are concerned that they won’t understand.  Continue reading Looper is fresh, original and reminds you of why movies are great

Won’t Back Down is like the New Kids on the Block

Timing is everything, with that said the release of Won’t Back Down couldn’t be better.  The Chicago Teachers Union strike just ended and charter school amendments are on many local ballots this November.  A movie hasn’t received this coincidentally beneficial timing since The China Syndrome in 1979. Continue reading Won’t Back Down is like the New Kids on the Block

A Father First by Dwayne Wade misses a layup

I’m a dad that is not a sports fan.  I know the big names, but I don’t have any idea what position they play or how their last game was.  Dwayne Wade is a superstar basketball player with the Miami Heat.  If you’re like me you thought that he was a character from A Different World.  “A Father First” is his life story that takes readers from his impoverished beginnings in Chicago to living the high life in Miami.  Continue reading A Father First by Dwayne Wade misses a layup

Dad reads Star Wars-Crimson Empire III Empire Lost

Star Wars, Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost is the long awaited sequel to Crimson Empire II.  Long awaited can be a mixed blessing.  Is it long awaited because fans lost interest, it wasn’t good enough to merit a quick release or the company is pushing it?  In the Star Wars universe some things take time and this delayed sequel is a result of story changes and schedules not due to demand. Continue reading Dad reads Star Wars-Crimson Empire III Empire Lost

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