THE FATHER LIFE

Planet 51 (Rated: PG)
Directed by: Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, John Cleese
Planet 51 takes the aliens-have-landed genre and throws it in reverse.  This time, it’s an American astronaut landing on an unsuspecting alien world – a world which just happens to be at [...]

The Wolfman (Rating: R)

Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
Director: Joe Johnston
Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman breaks the remake mold and has brought back the popcorn thriller in an unexpectedly refreshing way.

The story is based on the 1941 classic. Del Toro (Che) plays Lawrence [...]

The fine folks at Litl were nice enough to send us a Litl Webbook to test out and let both big and little hands play around with it.  The results of our tests showed some promise for the Litl company, but there are some shortcomings.
When we opened the box we were impressed [...]

Ghostbusters: The Video Game succeeds in the end by simply feeling right. Whether on 360, PS3 or Nintendo Wii, the game has enough of that Ghostbuster spirit from the movie to be forgiven it’s slightly derivative game play. Not quite Batman: Arkham Asylum but cut from the same cloth.

Tennis pro Serena Williams shocked her many supporters with her behavior at the 2009 U.S. Open. After being called on a fault, Williams cursed at and threatened the lineswoman who made the call. Although published prior to the incident, I wondered if her background had any bearing on her actions. I have admired Williams as [...]

I am pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the resurgence of the graphic novel in the American anthology of boyhood fiction. Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid are two series that have led the way for this trend; is Malice in the same ballpark? Maybe…
I am pleasantly surprised by this [...]

Fight Night Round 4 on 360 and PS3 aims to provide realistic boxing action on the big consoles. The sequel to the popular Fight Night Round 3, it offers plenty of options and moments of boxing history for fans. But for me, it completely lacked the juxtaposition of beauty and brutality that so transfixes me when watching the real sport. It’s quite an enjoyable game against friends, but played alone it lacks heart and stymies progress.

The Father Life had the privilege to screen a preview of TNT’s new drama Men of a Certain Age, which premiers December 7th at 10:00pm.  Men of a Certain Age was created by Ray Romano and Mike Royce, who had both worked on ABC’s long running Everybody Loves Raymond.  Men of a Certain Age follows [...]

The upcoming holiday season is sure to be exciting, hectic, noisy and fun, but when you want to take a break from it all, we recommend you look into noise-canceling headphones that block outside noise and deliver exceptional sound. Of course, you can’t wear them when you’re driving, but when you’re in the passenger seat [...]

First Impressions
When I first received the camera I decided to completely disregard the Instruction Manual and refrain from checking out the website and just play around a bit. I wanted to get my own impression of how great or lousy the camera was without the influence of the website’s marketing. To be completely candid, I [...]