I think we should all be proud of Kevin Hart… he pulled off a dramatic roll with small doses of comedy and certainly none of his usual schtick. And it works. I was shocked – shocked – when I realized … Continue reading
It would be unfair to ask why The Little Mermaid is a mermaid or why The Lion King is a lion. So maybe it should be unfair to ask why this movie has merfolk (merpeople? Merboys?). It doesn’t need them … Continue reading
I swear to all the Gods of AMC that I saw The Hitman’s Bodyguard. I remember going to see the movie, I remember it starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, and I remember thinking it was dumb enough fun … Continue reading
Oddly enough, I’ve never seen the original Spirit (Stallion of the Cimarron) ) so it’s a little perplexing I bothered tromping to the cinemas to watch this kid’s film remake? Sequel? But I have an AMC Stubs card burning a … Continue reading
Plan B is a pretty terrific film. I was genuinely surprised. Surprised at how raunchy it was, surprised at how funny it was, and surprised at how heartfelt it was. It puts on a bawdy face but is secretly one … Continue reading
I suspect I’m an outlier in only finding this movie ok. I wanted to like it more based on the good word-of-mouth but only found it mildly entertaining and occasionally funny. I respect what it’s doing, at least. It’s fairly … Continue reading
Re-contextualizing an evil fairy queen so that we can sympathize with her even as she puts a life-long hex on a little girl is certainly a choice I can see Disney making. Trying the same with a character who’s main … Continue reading
When I saw Clue in theaters way back in the Jurassic, it was fine. The critical reviews were mixed and I thought it was maybe a little bit better than the consensus. And that was it… a board game movie … Continue reading
Based on critical reception (which I didn’t know about until after I saw this), I’m almost embarrassed to say I liked this movie. I guess I’m not supposed to… yet I can’t deny that I thought it was an uneven … Continue reading
I’m sure the two dudes who made (and starred in) this movie are rightfully proud of their creation. And I’m sure their friends and family have no end of fun watching it. But I’m not sure why anyone else should. … Continue reading