Last week, “The Emoji Movie” came out, and for an animated movie, it suffered one of the worst ratings on Rotten Tomatoes (8%). I skipped it, because I deserve to see better, […]
The Lion King
Despicable Me 3
“Despicable Me 3” doesn’t live up to the full potential of the last two animated hits, because of how the filmmakers cram some extra subplots in there, and how some come and […]
Cars 3
Not many would call “Cars” a Pixar classic, but I found it to be delightful. The sequel wasn’t as fresh as the original, but it had its moments. And now, we have […]
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
I’ve never once been involved with the world of “Captain Underpants,” which is a series of comic books, but I have caught on to its general set-up: two boys hypnotize their angry […]
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The lesson with movies based on classic cartoons is how even if the first movie succeeds at the box office, its sequel always makes less than the original. This happened with “The […]
The Lego Batman Movie
In my Top 10 Worst Films of 2016 list, I said: “I fear the future of D.C. Comics movies.” Both “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Suicide Squad” only cared about […]
The Year in Animation (2016)
THE BEST ANIMATED FILMS OF THE YEAR 5.) “Sausage Party” Voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll, Bill Hader, David Krumholtz, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, […]
