This’ll be a bit rude, but I’m sure many, many anime films are released in Japan that don’t get an international theatrical release. So why this one? It’s not a bad movie but it is pretty shaggy, unfocused, and unremarkable. … Continue reading
Dragonkeeper is a bland, boring, generic and mediocre animated flick from China and Spain. It’s about a little girl who has a run in with a couple of dragons and promises to rescue a dragon egg from the emperor. The … Continue reading
Damsel scratches my epic fantasy itch…. and I’m surprised to say that given how the movie gets off to such a generic bouncy shiny YA start. It takes its sweet time to drop its gloves and go bare knuckle on … Continue reading
Giving a low score to Miyazaki’s latest film feels like an anathema… a rudeness to the anime master who came out of retirement to make it. But I sat in the theater analyzing the movie more than feeling moved, intrigued, … Continue reading
Wish so wants to be the culmination of Disney’s 100th anniversary… it trades on the wish upon a star theme and references a number of classic and newer films. Its end credits has images from every Disney animated film, including … Continue reading
Spring is about a young American who takes a break from his life in an extended vacation in Rome. He meets a beautiful, mysterious Italian girl who has an expansive, supernatural secret. Moorehead and Benson are working on a whole … Continue reading
So… a Japanese Netflix Cinderella retelling set in Europe by way of a whodunit mystery where Little Red Riding Hood is the detective? I mean… sure, I guess. It’s no Hercule Poirot, but it’s definitely a mystery. A weird campy … Continue reading
Belle is an English language horror-tinged remake of Beauty and the Beast filmed in Iceland. You know the drill… a man was cursed to be a beast, a magic rose, a girl who sacrifices herself for her papa, and eventually … Continue reading
Nimona had some development woes but finally landed on Netflix… and good on them for saving it. I hit play without any expectations having not really paid much attention to the backstage drama. I’m happy to report that it was … Continue reading
Given that I wasn’t a fan of the original 1989 film (*gasp*), I thought this “live action” remake was a little better than the original. It still has a few of the same issues but it makes improvements to the … Continue reading