I can’t, with reasonable sincerity, claim I understood 100% of this movie. That’s partly due to my ignorance of Chinese folklore and legends but also because the subtitles on the US release were kinda bad. But I got enough to … Continue reading
Given that every frame of this flick looks like it’s for 5 year olds playing with Duplo, I had zero interest in it. Until I realized it was a Dreamworks Animation film… so there must be something more to it, … Continue reading
Mufasa: The Lion King is the backstory you’ve been waiting thirty+ years for, admit it. Watching the original in 1991, you said to yourself, you said “What’s the story of this Darth Vader talkin’ mofo?”… even if you weren’t even … Continue reading
Flow is a film that proves my whole theory: cats are awesome, black cats are more awesome. And so too are lemurs, dogs, birds, and capybaras! It’s a whole furry and feathered society of awesome that proves a rising tide … Continue reading
You wanna know how lazy Hitpig(!) is? It’s about a bounty hunter pig… which is not a hitpig at all. It’s like they started with a title, realized an assassin pig wouldn’t work for the five year olds, but didn’t … Continue reading
I hit play on this Netflix animated Christmas movie with a bit of a ‘tude. And maybe that was the best way to approach it since the flick slowly melted my frozen heart. No reason to sneer at this genuinely … Continue reading
Yes, it’s true. Moana 2 isn’t nearly as good as Moana, but I’d also posit they both share similar problems. Moana just gets over the hump by having a better, more coherent story and a lot better songs. Moana didn’t … Continue reading
Spellbound is a weird one. By the way the Netflix app on my tv introduced it as a boot-up splash screen – nearly full screen with a play button – I guess they think they are onto something big. Or … Continue reading
Hot Take McGee here… and trust me when I say I wish I wasn’t. I wish I could lie and say I loved The Wild Robot. It’d oil the gears, smooth the framework, make me one of the agreeable. But … Continue reading
Given the surprise positive buzz around this flick, I went in expecting the best and I kind of got the worst. I hated the first half of this film… thinking I might have to give it some slack for being … Continue reading