I love the first “Frozen” movie that Disney put out. I thin it’s different in all the right ways while still hewing to some aspects of the Disney Animation traditions. Why then should “Frozen II,” which is oh-so-very similar to… Read More ›
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“The Hustle” (2019) is Kind of Like a Beach Wine
Not every comedy is funny. With apologies, that’s just the way it is. We would, of course, like every comedy to be funny, but things happen. Sometimes stuff just doesn’t work out. Take the subject of this week’s podcast, “The… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Mary Queen of Scots” (2018)
At its outset, “Mary Queen of Scots” is a slow-paced chess match between two queens — Mary Stuart of Scotland (Saoirse Ronan) and Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie)of England. In fact, at points it seems curious that the film is not… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Review: “High Life”
The opening title for Claire Denis’s 2018 New York Film Festival entry appears almost 15 or 20 minutes after the movie starts. It comes up as a series of dead bodies float in space, having been pushed out of… Read More ›
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Draws out Emotions at NYCC
Whether or not the original “How to Train Your Dragon” looked incredible when the movie was first released to theaters in 2010, having watched it on Saturday night I can tell you that it is most certainly dated at this… Read More ›
“Alita: Battle Angel” and “Dark Phoenix” Storm NYCC
My Friday at New York Comic-Con this year ended with 20th Century Fox’s showcase and Q&A. On tap for those in the audience were looks at “Alita: Battle Angel” and “Dark Phoenix,” the latter of which is the latest entry… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Interviews “The Last Laugh” Director and Examines “Moana”
There are just some things you don’t joke about. We have all heard people tell us just that — it’s wrong, it’s too serious, it’s inappropriate, it’s disrespectful. Whatever the reasoning might be, each and every one of us has either… Read More ›
