Nerd in the 'Noke

Muppets Most Wanted (2014), PG, 112 minutes - Jim Henson's Muppets are timeless.  Especially for anyone close to my age.  That being said, some Muppets movies are better than others.  Muppets Most Wanted is the eighth big screen adventure for everyone's favorite set of puppets, and while it may not be quite on par with 2011's The Muppets (which successfully re-introduced the franchise to theaters and a whole new generation of fans), it is definitely superior to 1999's Muppets from Space (which effectively put an end to the film franchise for twelve years). Muppets Most Wanted picks up immediately after 2011's The Muppets.  Immediately, as in as soon as the final musical number ends.  The Muppets have successfully kept their theater open and are approached by Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) about his becoming their manager and taking them on a world tour.  Kermit is a little leery, not just because of Dominic's last name (he tells them it is pronounced B...

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), PG, 92 minutes - When we were little, my sister and I used to spend parts of vacations with our grandparents or with one of our aunts and uncles.  My Aunt Carol was a child at heart and loved the old The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.  Her collection of that show on VHS was where I was first introduced to Mr. Peabody & Sherman through their short segments about a dog, his boy and their travels through history.  Aunt Carol is no longer with us (she passed away almost seven and a half years ago from cancer of the everything) and because they remind me of her, these characters hold a special place in my heart.  I went to see the big screen version of Mr. Peabody & Sherman with both excitement and sadness as I wish she had been here to see it with. Unlike the live action The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle  from back in 2000, this adaptation got it right as it stuck with animation.  I had originally worried a li...