Earwig and the Witch is the least Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli movies ever produced. It doesn’t have that studio’s sense of fun, imagination, creativity, or charm. It’s a surprisingly boring, uneven mess of a film that I desperately hope is … Continue reading
Soul is a pretty marvelous film from those fine folks at Pixar. I’d say this is their best movie in recent years and inadvertently the best Christmas movie released this (miserable) year. Not actually a Christmas movie but released on … Continue reading
Just what we need… the gritty, morose reboot of both Peter Pan AND Alice in Wonderland. Any such reboot of one of these materials is sometimes too much… but add both characters in and I think I want to watch … Continue reading
Disney+ dropped a new flick called Godmothered which is remarkably similar to their own film Enchanted. Enchanted was a better, funnier, and more romantic film. And putting on my overthinker hat, much better at the very similar high concept. … Continue reading
Over the Moon is a new Netflix original CGI animated film that wasn’t on my radar. But when I saw some positive reviews that described it as a professionally made, inspirational film, I decided to give it a shot. I … Continue reading
The new Disney movie Artemis Fowl was released this weekend on Disney+. It was scheduled to be a big(ish) theatrical release but, due to COVID, went streaming… but not even a paid rental or purchase. The flick is based on … Continue reading
Gave an iTunes rental to the new movie Wendy, a modern re-imagining of the Peter Pan story. This was going to be a theatrical release but that just didn’t happen and showed up on streaming for regular (non-$20) rental pricing. … Continue reading
Went to see the new Pixar flick Onward. This one didn’t do the best at the movies this weekend, possibly due to bad marketing and possibly due to people not being interested enough compared to staying home and avoiding crowds. … Continue reading
So Frozen 2 is probably a movie you are either looking forward to or dreading. I was looking forward to it… I really like Frozen (and even that song). So I saw the sequel Friday and… well… it’s certainly a … Continue reading
Also checked out Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the five-year-later sequel to the pretty good Disney live-action-but-flipped-on-its-head remake of Sleeping Beauty. That movie was pretty early in the Disney live action remake routine and, as such, actually tried to make a … Continue reading