Also checked out – a few weeks late – the new Smurfs: The Lost Village movie. This is technically Smurfs 3 but is being treated as a reboot of the series. Which is for the best given how not-so-good the … Continue reading
Checked out Sing, the new Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me/Minions studio) animated movie. This is the one about the animals entering a singing competition and that’s about as much plot as needed. A plot, one might even note, that doesn’t require … Continue reading
So I rented the kids animated movie Storks on iTunes – this is a movie I skipped at the theaters because it looked like a baby movie for babies (with Kelsey Grammer doing so amusing voice work). I almost went … Continue reading
Moana is the new Disney animated flick that came out this weekend and it’s pretty great. Everyone should see it. What you are probably asking yourself is, “self, do you think this is going to have another Let it … Continue reading
Checked out the new movie Trolls based, more-or-less, on the classic ugly toys with the big hair. More-or-less because these don’t look like the ugly trolls from the 80s and 90s (and earlier) but maybe they’ve been revamped when I … Continue reading
Went to see an early Thursday showing Sausage Party, Seth Rogan’s new deeply R rated animated comedy about talking food. I am a bad person for seeing it… and a worse person for laughing as much as I did. The … Continue reading
Watched the new film version of the classic book The Little Prince on Netflix. This was going to be a theatrical release but the studio backed out in the US and Netflix picked it up. I think it got a … Continue reading
So my A/C is out and I have a repair dude coming in between 1 and 6. So what to do in an uncomfortably warm house? Go to a movie! Joel going to a movie? Unheard of! But I’ve … Continue reading
My opinion on Pixar’s new sequel Finding Dory is moot since I’m the monster who really doesn’t like Finding Nemo. Now that you are done recoiling in horror, I will say that I think Finding Dory is at least a … Continue reading
Went to see The Angry Birds movie tonight because I’m stupid and apparently have $10 to blow on an evening show of a terrible movie. But there was a chance it wasn’t going to be terrible – the reviews are … Continue reading