Suzume
I went blind into the latest anime flick to show up at the theater. It didn’t look like it was based on a long-running series that I didn’t follow so I felt it was a safe bet. After it was … Continue reading
I went blind into the latest anime flick to show up at the theater. It didn’t look like it was based on a long-running series that I didn’t follow so I felt it was a safe bet. After it was … Continue reading
Chupa is a perfectly serviceable and mildly enjoyable family film about a kid who returns to Mexico to visit his cousins and his grandfather. And how he befriends a mythical chupacabra and has to keep it (and probably ET, The … Continue reading
It’s been years since I’ve actually sat down to play D&D but I am a fantasy nerd at heart. A new D&D movie had me hopeful and early buzz had me intrigued. But I guess I’m the guy who showed … Continue reading
I honestly barely remember the first Puss in Boots film much less his appearances in the later Shrek films. But I went into this sequel with high hopes given the reputation it’s earning from film critics and fans. And I … Continue reading
How can you tell the difference between Disney’s Pinocchio and Guillermo del Toro’s? Del Toro’s is the one with a surprising number of fascists. And is clearly made by the guy who gave us the twisted fairy tale Pan’s Labyrinth. … Continue reading
I know Little Nemo in Slumberland is a comic strip and movie adaptations but that’s about it. Previous to this new movie, the closest I ever got to the franchise was an obscure NES game that I never even played. … Continue reading
What a wild disappointment. I enjoyed the original Enchanted quite a bit and this sequel, while well-cast and with some good ideas, falls flat in so many ways. The film reunites us with Giselle, former fairy tale princess (Amy Adams) … Continue reading
My Father’s Dragon is a bit of an unconventional animated fantasy. A little unfocused and maybe underwritten too… but super well-meaning and earnest. I’m just not 100% sure what it all means which might be a flaw in the script … Continue reading
The School for Good and Evil is a derivative piece of work… and not just Harry Potter but any number of other properties like Once Upon a Time, The Descendants, and Percy Jackson. A pair of dissimilar girls (and best … Continue reading
I was on the fence about Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva because it was yet another nearly three hour long Indian film of unknown quality, origin, and actors. But it showed up on IMAX 3D so I figured there must be … Continue reading