I’ve never been the biggest fan of the Kung Fu Panda series… it’s not something I grew up with and I barely even remember the third film. But I’ve been ok with them… nothing great, nothing bad. So when I … Continue reading
I saw and enjoyed the original Megamind way back in the day but I haven’t seen it since and don’t remember it well. But something is off about this new film… and not the cheap animation, different voice cast, or … Continue reading
Drive-Away Dolls is a Coen Brother – but not a Coen Brothers – film and maybe that’s why it’s not at the top of their game. But it is good… if a bit much and a bit all over the … Continue reading
Welcome Home, Franklin is the first Peanuts short dedicated to Franklin. Which is new to the animated features but (I’ve recently learn) not at all new for the comic strip. A number of the details and scenarios of Franklin’s origin … Continue reading
Sadly, Upgraded is not the sequel to Leigh Whannell’s 2018 sci-fi film Upgrade… but is instead a mashup of standard rom-com tropes with a spiritual successor to The Devil Wears Prada (not a single cyborg implant in sight!). It stars … Continue reading
I spent the majority of time wrestling with the tone of Lisa Frankenstein… did I like it? Was it too much? Was it not enough? Was ’80s Tim Burton looking over shoulders, deciding if he’s gonna sue? What was this … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Apprentice looks cheap… very basic character models, a suspiciously empty San Francisco, and a zodiac of animals but most of them are conveniently sidelined. This movie is cheap and plain… I wouldn’t say ugly, just noticeably generic. Cost … Continue reading
Orion and the Dark is a decently amusing conceptual animated film available on Paramount+. Conceptual in the same way Inside Out, Soul, Elemental, and Luck were conceptual. Big, abstract, or weird ideas personified. In this case, it’s the concept of … Continue reading
Fitting In is a coming-of-age film about a teen girl who discovers that she was born with some internal female parts missing. She has a choice to tell her friend and boyfriend about her differences or keep it a secret… … Continue reading
Argylle is a fizzle… and this from a guy who liked The King’s Man (that third Kingsman movie everyone hates). In fact, I like most of his films so when I come down hard on Argylle, I’m not doing it … Continue reading