Cute animals are fun, but they’re given less to do in formulaic sequel. Box Office Mojo has described the original “Secret Life of Pets” as one of the best openings for an original film. “Original,” my tail, because if you… Read More ›
Adventure
Aladdin (2019)
He’s no Robin Williams, but Will Smith actually works as the Genie The magical element of the Disney animated “Aladdin” from 1992 was the late Robin Williams’ brilliant comedic work as the voice and inspiration of the Genie. His impressions… Read More ›
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
If not for the convoluted plot and thin humans, this would have been a visual wonder. Even as a kid, I still had no idea what Pokemon was even about. I thought it was the name of the little animal… Read More ›
A Dog’s Journey
The voice of Olaf keeps dying and resurrecting in cliche-stricken sequel. You all remember “A Dog’s Purpose” with Josh Gad’s voice being reincarnated into one dog after another, and leading back to his original owner Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and his… Read More ›
The 90s Are All Bat
Back in Black and Yellow in the 90s The Batman DC comic book series was created in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. It went on to become a phenomenon, beginning with a 60s TV series starring Adam West… Read More ›
Avengers: Endgame
A worthy finale to a powerful battle-all leveled by action, comedy, and drama. Well, it’s time for us Marvel fans to see what happens next in “Avengers: Endgame.” We all recall the last “Avengers” movie, when Thanos (Josh Brolin) snapped… Read More ›
Ben-Hur
Happy Birthday Dear Ben-Hur, Happy Birthday to You. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of its release, here’s my review of “Ben-Hur.” I honestly doubt today’s generation would watch the original 1959 “Ben-Hur” before seeing the new one. I did, and… Read More ›
Hellboy (2019)
Bloody Hell, is this reboot violent and loud? I was having a small discussion the other day with a friend of my uncle’s. He was saying that he barely goes to the movies anymore, because of how everything has to… Read More ›
Missing Link
Another charmer for Laika, if not a stop-motion masterpiece I’ve been curious about how movie-goers have been treating stop-motion animated films lately. For one thing, “Early Man,” a goofy Aardman entry, got stoned to death by the box office success… Read More ›
High Life
Inspiration from the best Space Operas leads to an erotic drama. The best word to describe “High Life” is interesting. It’s a Sci-Fi Indie that has been inspired by “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Martian,” and “Interstellar,” but is given… Read More ›