So… The new animated film version of The Grinch is, at least, better than the Jim Carrey version. I mean, on the graduated scale of badness, it’s a few notches in the positive column. You just have to ask if … Continue reading
The Hotel Transylvania animated flicks have always hovered around the levels of ok to fair… so naturally I went to see Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation last night. And it’s amusing… you might even say its ok to fair. I … Continue reading
Because I also just discovered dropping a ten pound stone on my toe hurts, I watched the kiddie film Sherlock Gnomes and thought it was really quite bad. To be charitable, it didn’t kick my cat or poor acid into … Continue reading
So Pixar’s Incredibles 2 came out… and the history of Pixar and random, possibly unnecessary sequels is rocky. Yes, Toy Story 3 can rip your heart out… but Cars sequels make you want to cry. So its been 14 years … Continue reading
Paddington 2 is the sequel to the pretty good and funny-in-a-British-sort-of-way Paddington from a few years ago. That movie was surprisingly good without knocking my socks off… and without knowing anything about the story books (except Paddington is a bear … Continue reading
Checked out The Star, the new nativity movie starring donkeys. And pigeons. And sheep. But also a baby Jesus, I suppose. You know, just kind of in the background… it’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for children!! This is … Continue reading
At this point in this crazy WordPress/blog experiment, anyone still reading these reviews should quit. I would understand. I saw Coco, the new Pixar animated film, this weekend and I darn well nearly hated it. Everyone else loves it to … Continue reading
It’s not like I didn’t know The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature was probably going to be a bad movie. The first movie was really bad. But it was cheap ticket Tuesday and sometimes it’s funny to hate on … Continue reading
Also, seven weeks in, got around to having the interest and the correct timing to see Despicable Me 3. And, you know, I should have gone sooner. Not that it’s a great movie but it’s not a terrible one and … Continue reading
So I went to see The Emoji Movie. I admit it. It happened. I took the hit so you wouldn’t have to. I’m really a hero, if you think about it. So, yes, if you saw the trailer (or … Continue reading