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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil contains a subtle message

October 18, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Disney uses its ‘villain’ to teach us all a lesson… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Elle Fanning, Family, Fantasy, Harris Dickinson, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Walt Disney Pictures

Yesterday will make you fall in love with the Beatles all over again

June 29, 2019Justin Moore 1 Comment

Boyle’s style of directing appears in this movie and it is mixed well with the comedy from the characters and the tribute to the Beatles… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Comedy, Ed Sheeran, Fantasy, Himesh Patel, Kate McKinnon, Lily James, Music, Universal Pictures, Yesterday

The fourth time is still the charm with Pixar’s Toy Story 4

June 20, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Pixar proves again that they are master storytellers… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Annie Potts, Bonnie Hunt, Carl Weathers, Christina Hendricks, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Fantasy, Joan Cusack, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Schaal, Pixar, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Tony Hale, Toy Story 4, Wat Disney Pictures

The Dead Don’t Die should have stayed dead

June 13, 2019Justin Moore 2 Comments

I found The Dead Don’t Die to be incredibly boring and a waste of good talent… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adam Driver, Austin Butler, Bill Murray, Caleb Landry Jones, Carol Kane, Chloë Sevigny, Danny Glover, Fantasy, Focus Features, Horror, Iggy Pop, Luka Sabbat, Rosie Perez, RZA, Sara Driver, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, The Dead Don't Die, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits

Avengers: Endgame is a bittersweet ode to the Marvel movies & fans

April 24, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Avengers: Endgame’ actually pulls it off and leaves you satisfied and wanting more… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Avengers: Endgame, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Evangeline Lilly, Fantasy, Josh Brolin, Marvel Studios, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Tom Holland

Unicorn Store fails to deliver magic

April 21, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The whole movie just seems to big one big metaphor for the difficulty of letting go of your childhood and entering adulthood… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Annaleigh Ashford, Bradley Whitford, Brie Larson, Comedy, Fantasy, Hamish Linklater, Joan Cusack, Mamoudou Athie, Netflix, Ryan Hansen, Samuel L Jackson, Unicorn Store

Penguin Highway expertly hits the Japanese coming of age magical realism tale

April 14, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Penguin Highway’ is an anime film that gets weird in all the right sort of ways… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Fantasy, Foreign, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kana Kita, Megumi Han, Miki Fukui, Naoto Takenaka, Penguin Highway, Rie Kugimiya, Toho Animation, Yû Aoi

Hellboy is just fine, what are you so angry about anyway?

April 12, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

The new ‘Hellboy’ reboot isn’t as good as the original, but the hate on it seems misguided… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Daniel Dae Kim, David Harbour, Fantasy, Hellboy, Ian McShane, Lionsgate, Milla Jovovich, Penelope Mitchell, Sasha Lane

Disney’s Dumbo soars into theaters but fails to impress

March 29, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The film focuses on human characters rather than the title character… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alan Arkin, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Dumbo, Eva Green, Family, Fantasy, Finley Hobbins, Michael Keaton, Nico Parker, Walt Disney Pictures

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World puts a bow on the 8-Year Franchise

February 22, 2019Brandon Coulson Leave a Comment

An uneven end to a great franchise… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies America Ferrera, Animated, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, DreamWorks Animation, F. Murray Abraham, Fantasy, Gerard Butler, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Kit Harrington, Universal Pictures

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part still feels awesome

February 8, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The animation is creative and transports you back to your childhood as you watch it… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alison Brie, Animated, Charlie Day, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Fantasy, Maya Rudolph, Nick Offerman, Stephanie Beatriz, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Tiffany Haddish, Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Arnett

The Kid Who Would Be King adds a new twist to the legend of Excalibur

February 5, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Joe Cornish, who previously directed ‘Attack the Block’, adds his own flair to the classic story of King Arthur… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Angus Imrie, Dean Chaumoo, Family, Fantasy, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson, Rhianna Dorris, The Kid Who Would Be King, Tom Taylor, Twentieth Century Fox

Steve Carell gives a touching performance in Welcome to Marwen

December 26, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The true story of Mark Hogancamp is a touching tale of how art can heal someone… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Diane Kruger, Eiza González, Fantasy, Gwendoline Christie, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Mann, Leslie Zemeckis, Merritt Wever, Neil Jackson, Steve Carell, Universal Pictures, Welcome to Marwen

DC goes full Marvel with Aquaman

December 20, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A bright, colorful and fun superhero movie from the DC Universe… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Amber Heard, Aquaman, DC Comics, Dolph Lundgren, Fantasy, Jason Momoa, Ludi Lin, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Temuera Morrison, Warner Bros. Pictures, Willem Dafoe, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Mortal Engines looks stunning, but fails to build characters and a story

December 19, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Despite what the trailers said, Peter Jackson did not direct this movie… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Fantasy, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Jihae, Leila George, Mortal Engines, Patrick Malahide, Robert Sheehan, Ronan Raftery, Sci-Fi, Stephen Lang, Universal Pictures

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