Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: When wealthy and spoiled Jesper deliberately tries to flunk out of the postal academy, his father assigns him to a remote town in the arctic with the task of posting 6000 letters in one year to avoid being cut off financially. Unfortunately for Jesper, the town is embroiled in a generations-long feud that has made the post office obsolete. However, he finds renewed hope when he convinces the town's children to send letters to a woodsman named Klaus in exchange for the toys he makes. Who's in it? The animated movie uses voices from Jason Schwartzman , J. K. Simmons , Rashida Jones , Joan Cusack and Norm Macdonald . Review: My youngest daughter wanted to see our town's holiday parade yesterday evening but, since none of the rest of us was really all that interested in standing out in the cold, I convinced her to stay home with a bribe of hot chocolate and a Christmas movie. I had noticed this film on Netflix a few days ago and thought it looked interestin...

Synopsis: After learning he only passed in school because his father bribed his teachers, 27-year-old hotel heir Billy Madison decides to return to school and complete all 12 grades in a 24-week period so his father will trust him to take over the family business. Standing in his way is a conniving hotel executive who will gain control of the company if Billy fails. Who's in it? The movie stars Adam Sandler , Bridgette Wilson-Sampras , Bradley Whitford , Josh Mostel and Norm MacDonald . Review: My wife and I were a bit tired out after attending a car show with our kids on Sunday and wound up taking an afternoon break on the couch. After surfing through our TV channels and discovering there was very little on, we ended up settling on this film. I've seen this movie before. But, it was a long time ago and, by the time we started watching it, I realized I remembered very little about it. After watching it, however, I did discover it was better than I was expecting it to ...