A Reagan-era whale of a tale is fictionalized in broad, simplistic but modestly engaging strokes in "Big Miracle." Working from Thomas Rose’s book “Freeing the Whales” and news reports at the time, ...

8221;Big Miracle” is a modest pleasure. But a welcome one. Aimed squarely at animal lovers – and family audiences – it’s the squeaky-clean, based-on-fact story of how three migrating whales got ...

There are stories that, by their very nature, force you to confront the possibility that people aren't entirely horrible. Case in point: In 1988, three whales got themselves trapped in Alaska. They ...

There are stories that by their very nature force you to confront the possibility that people aren’t entirely horrible. Case in point: In 1988, three whales got themselves trapped in Alaska. They were ...

The title isn't an exaggeration. It was something of a "Big Miracle," the way the plight of a family of gray whales, stranded under the Alaska ice, captivated the country and forced oil men and ...

Given the surefire nature of the true-life material — three whales trapped at an Arctic icehole, rescued by unlikely collaborators — “Big Miracle” is better than it probably needed to be. In other ...

The Humane Society of the United States also honors Kesha with its Wyler Award for spreading the word about animal protection issues. By Gregg Kilday Freelance Contributor ...

If a movie is cheesy and knows it's cheesy -- if it embraces the soft, gooey texture and pungent aroma of its own fromage -- does that make it any more palatable as a meal? That is the question to ...

KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Wade Major join Larry to review the week’s new film releases, including Big Miracle, Chronicle, The Woman in Black, The Innkeepers and more. Also, we’ll have our ...

Big Miracle ★★★ Beyond the feel-good story you’re expecting, here’s a surprise: it’s also an improbably fascinating case study in pragmatic altruism. Based on the real-life 1988 incident, it begins ...

Movie Review: Big Miracle Is a Minnow of a TaleThere’s a good movie to be made out of this real-life 1988 whale rescue. This ain’t it.

A grave accident in Alaska: A whale family has been trapped in the ice. The news reporter Adam Carlson and his ex-girlfriend Rachel Kramer move heaven and earth to save the animals. Soon, the entire ...