Dare to mock a child’s belief in tooth fairies and you could find yourself sporting a pink tutu, matching tights and a fluffy pair of wings whilst being ordered around an enchanted depot by a gangly, bespectacled Brit (Stephen Merchant) and his benevolent CEO. Such an emasculating transformation is what befalls floundering hockey star Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson), followed by fanciful fun, particularly for those audience members still retaining baby teeth. READ MORE

Optimistically titled, “fine” seems an erroneous adjective to describe this movie’s characters, chiefly Frank Goode played admirably by Robert De Niro. With its merry marquee depicting a Christmas tree and four jolly faces, audiences may wonder who declared “Bah Humbug” on this presumable holiday tale.

The film – a remake of the Italian original, Stanno Tutti Bene – tells the story of widower Frank Goode’s cross-country quest to surprise each of his children after they send dubious regrets for a family reunion (even after the wine and filet mignon had been purchased!). But as each child’s resentment toward their father’s pushy personality is revealed, and the façade they maintain to satisfy his expectations is found out, Frank feels there is something suspect lurking beneath the surface of their stilted cordiality. READ MORE

On today's Movie Junkie review episode Craig, Luke and Susan review the first big summer tent-pole movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Anticipated to do well at the box office, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the origin story for one of Marvel's most popular characters, Wolverine. The character of Wolverine factored prominently into X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.

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