The King’s Daughter is an occasionally lovely movie that I want to like and it wants to be liked. But it’s a mess of story ideas with poor directing or editing. Set in France in the late 17th century, the … Continue reading
Upon reflection, I had to wonder why I rented this thing. The description gave me hope. Reminded me a bit of Narnia and maybe this would promote a love of stories and storytelling. During WW2, a woman entertains children in … Continue reading
A decidedly adult Western (non-anime) animated dark fantasy film that shares DNA with older titles like Fire and Ice, Wizards, Heavy Metal, and Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings. I’m surprised it exists, though I’m a little soft on how … Continue reading
Well, I guess this is an obscure one. Rented it on iTunes and I wonder how some of these movies wind up on that marketplace. Not that it doesn’t deserve to be there or whatever. I only rented it because … Continue reading
You don’t fool me, movie. Whether you want to be called Firedrake: The Silver Dragon (as I saw it on Netflix) or Dragon Rider, you’re still a pretty lame movie. And why the title change anyway? I guess Dragon Rider … Continue reading
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an anime-style story set in the Witcher book, tv series, and video game universe. If you aren’t familiar with The Witcher, I’m not sure this is a great entry point. The animation It … Continue reading
The A24ist of A24 movies and you know what your getting into if that makes any sense. The Green Knight is an enigmatic slow burn of a movie. A retelling of an Arthurian legend that you may or may not … 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
Probably gonna be an unpopular opinion, but I was quite disappointed at how disappointed I was in Raya and the Last Dragon. For a movie that took me this long to see, I guess I built it up in my … Continue reading
The new Mortal Kombat movie almost gets there a number of times but is held back by being so very uneven. But it’s not so uneven that it doesn’t have some fun to it and it’s pretty watchable. I suspect … Continue reading