Too many thoughts means too much noise. To quote the Grinch in regards to a world where you can read and see all the men’s thoughts,” “That’s one thing I hate. All […]
Chaos Walking
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney’s latest is a rousing, comical, and beautiful animated feature. “Raya and the Last Dragon” is the first Disney Princess animated feature since “Brave” to cut back on the singing and romance […]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The good (not great) SpongeBob sequel. The question I’ve been having about “SpongeBob SquarePants” lately has an interesting or obvious answer, depending on how you diverse animated TV shows. It isn’t “How […]
Tom and Jerry
The famous cat and mouse are the stars of the show, not the humans. To quote Roger Ebert when he panned “Inspector Gadget” on his Worst of 1999 show: “One of the […]
Flora & Ulysses
The sweet story of a girl and her flying squirrel. The new Disney+ movie “Flora & Ulysses” is about a flying squirrel, but it’s not a “Rocky & Bullwinkle” spin-off or reboot […]
No Man’s Land
A western with a new lead and a dusty script. The story for “No Man’s Land” is set in the Texas-Mexico border, and it just so happens that two weeks in a […]
Outside the Wire
This made-for-Netflix A.I. movie isn’t as intelligent as it should have been. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine the other day about why people were seeing “Wonder Woman […]
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman whips her Lasso of Truth in the 80s, and whips it good. The report got out that for the time being (COVID-19 wise), Warner Bros. is releasing their movies simultaneously […]
News of the World
Wagons West for the Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass western. “News of the World” is the first collaboration of Tom Hanks and director Paul Greengrass since “Captain Phillips,” which made my list […]
Soul
This existential Pixar animated feature is full of life. I’ve watched Pixar’s latest masterpiece “Soul” in the same analogy as thinking that immediately after midnight, it’s Christmas morning. The movie was supposed […]
