Some retro charms bring out the best of this threequel. The reports of the A.I. actress Tilly Norwood has driven us up the wall. “I think for the movie industry, in terms […]
Tron: Ares
KPop Demon Hunters
A Netflix animated hit that dances to the right soundtrack. “KPop Demon Hunters” is another animated hit I overlooked this year, but has become popular, after “Ne Zha 2.” Only differences are […]
Ne Zha 2
Now I know why this animated sequel fired up the box office. I overlooked “Ne Zha 2” when it was released last March, as I didn’t think it would be a big […]
Sketch
When your imaginations run wild, you get this fun movie. I complimented on the visual effects and designs of the night fury Toothless in the live action “How to Train Your Dragon” […]
The Bad Guys 2
A “Bad Guys” sequel with the right kind of bad attitude. “The Bad Guys 2” may be something that parents were thinking about when they were forced to take their kids to […]
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Finally, a Fantastic Four movie that’s actually fantastic. Other than the unreleased film from the 90s, I guess every decade in the 5 digits, we’re going to get a new “Fantastic Four” […]
Smurfs
This reboot will not blue you away. There have been three movie realities of the Smurfs where these three apples high blue creatures have sounded more like movie stars than Smurfs. In […]
Superman (2025)
James Gunn’s reboot has some cool superpowers. I remember seeing “Superman: The Movie” (1978) at what was once the Ziegfeld Theater in New York back in 2006, and I was amazed by […]
The Old Guard 2
A Netflix sequel that has less life than the original. Let’s recap on “The Old Guard.” Charlize Theron played an immortal soldier named Andromache of Scythia, or Andy for short, who has […]
Jurassic World: Rebirth
A sequel that’s a million years in the past, yet again. Here’s how I thought about “Jurassic World: Dominion” when I panned it: “ It seems so routine about how its story was […]
