Since I’m a ten year old British child, I decided to check out the Paddington movie and it’s all right. It’s charming and cute and above all harmless… and not at all the pratfall bathroom humor from the original trailer. … Continue reading
Inexplicably, incomprehensibly, and almost impossibly, I went to see the new CG family film Strange Magic and I came away charmed. Based on reviews, I may be the only person who walked out of the movie with a smile. I … Continue reading
Finally dragged myself out to see the Penguins of Madagascar for some reason… the spin-off movie from the Madagascar movies that I don’t particularly find to be all that good. And this one is… not at all that good either. … Continue reading
Big Hero 6 is Disney’s new animated movie based on an apparently obscure Marvel comic book of the same name… and it’s really quite good. It’s not amazing but I was never bored by it, I laughed quite a bit, … Continue reading
I don’t have a distinct memory or nostalgia for Mr. Peabody and Sherman from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon… I imagine I saw it way back when (it seems inevitable) but it didn’t make an impact on me… and I’m … Continue reading
I skipped it for a few weeks, but finally got to see The Nut Job, the shockingly unfunny CG cartoon starring various small rodents who want to rob a nut store (which is being used as a front for generic … Continue reading
And saw The Lego Movie, a super cute, very funny animated flick that manages to not be a giant advertisement to Lego the brand, but a giant banner pointing directly at your childhood… at whatever age you were when you … Continue reading
Saw the new animated movie Walking with Dinosaurs – based, initially, on the faux-documentary series from a fear years ago that played, I think, on Discovery Channel. And it’s terrible. Just awful. It looks fantastic and it has interesting moments … Continue reading
Caught an early show of Disney’s new animated movie Frozen… A super charming and adorable flick with good songs and big laughs and a whole lot of heart. Totally recommended as one of the best animated flicks of the past … Continue reading
So I watched with detached disinterest the animated flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on DVD only to realize suddenly while watching that the movie was kind of funny and absurdist. And then I realized I kind of liked … Continue reading