This award-winning animated family film from Disney/Pixar is one of my favorite releases in recent memory. I went to see the...
I was skeptical about the Trolls movie before I saw it the first time. I then fell in love with the whole idea (music and all) once I saw it. Dreamworks found a magic formula that worked with audiences around the globe. I think they've done it again with the new animated series on Netflix. Just take a look at the opening credits...
Back in the mid-1990s, I learned that startling someone is not the best way to teach them how not to do something. And by "someone" I mean my dad. And by "mid-1990s" I mean like 6th-grade or so.
Emmy-Winning Netflix original series DreamWorks Trollhunters is the first installment of three-part epic from DreamWorks Animation Television.
I got a copy of The LEGO Ninjago Movie in the mail last month to review. It was actually pretty funny. The whole movie is basically one big sarcastic joke after another. Plenty of fun for kids and lots of witty banter for adults.
You might remember us going to Navy Pier as a family back in October to meet Super Mario. Mr. Dude has been wanting to play Super Mario Odyssey™ at our home ever since. Luckily, Mario must have remembered us because he sent us a Nintendo Switch - Gray Joy-Con for Christmas! We knew ahead of time, but it was a surprise to Wes.
Disclosure: I’ve joined the Netflix #StreamTeam and have been compensated for writing this post. There is a constant stream of...
It is an annual tradition for us to carve a pumpkin around Halloween every year. Same as many other families. My...
Star Wars is back. And in a big way. Today was Force Friday 2 and it ushered in a number of new Star Wars items related to the franchise and latest movie installment, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I visited my local Best Buy this afternoon to get a look at some of the latest Star Wars drones and Droids™ on sale.
After years of Netflix bingeing my methods of choice vary widely. They do, however, invariably end up with impressive choices.
We visited the Skydeck Chicago experience at the Sears Tower recently. Excuse me, Willis Tower. I don't know that I'll ever get that straight in my head. It was great.
I had a summer job for a few weeks as a painter's assistant when I was in my teens. My title was "Painter's Assistant" because I couldn't cut it as an actual painter.
This whole having a newborn in the house thing is rough on my sleep schedule. That's the bad news. The good news is...
I work a lot. That's why when the winter holiday break started I made sure to enjoy as much time with my family as I possibly could.
No Gilmore Girls binge watch event experience would be complete without a full array of takeout menu flavors. Looking for suggestions? I've put some together for you...
Halloween has arrived! Here is a collection of Halloween-themed movies on Netflix we're picking from tonight.
Remember when I got to go visit Dreamworks Animation studios? Beyond seeing Voltron I got to meet with the awesome creative team behind Dreamworks Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.
While on the DreamWorks campus we were ushered into a theater where we got to not only watch the first three episodes, but do a Q & A with executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery (The Legend of Korra).
Mr. Dude loves the color pink. He’s also a fan of cupcakes. Who isn’t? We made some pink cupcakes on...