Eye-popping stop-motion visuals and grade-A voices never lie. Two versions of “Pinocchio” have been released this year. Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of the 1940 Disney animated classic, which was condescending and unnecessary on all accounts, and Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion… Read More ›
A nice little welcome home party for our Andalasia heroine. It’s inevitable Giselle, the young heroine of “Enchanted,” would want her live-action life to have the same kind of fairy tale magic as her animated kingdom of Andalasia. She’s learned… Read More ›
Ferrell and Reynolds both feel the holiday sprit in this fun musical comedy. The story of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has been transcending in various versions on TV and in theaters. You know the story. The rich and grumpy… Read More ›
Yet another unnecessary live-action Disney remake. There have been many attempts to top the original 1940 Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” which was taken from Carlo Collodi’s story, and many have tried and failed. There was “The Adventures of Pinocchio” with… Read More ›
A happy meal of a TV-to-movie conversion that has In-n-Out laughs. “Bob’s Burgers” is the latest adult animated series to make it on the silver screen after “Beavis & Butthead,” “South Park,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” and “The Simpsons.” “The… Read More ›
HBO Max doc is a fan of the play with Jonathan Groff and Lea Michelle. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” is the HBO Max documentary about how the 2006 original “Spring Awakening” Broadway actors decide to put on a reunion… Read More ›
Dumb characters drag Disney+ musical down. “Better Nate Than Ever” is a made-for-Disney plus so committed to the studio that it decides to alter the novel’s set-up by switching the Broadway musical version of “E.T.” with “Lilo & Stitch.” Why… Read More ›
A musical that admires these two romantics and the girl they’re both in love with. Director Joe Wright’s last movie was “The Woman in the Window,” which was an absolute mess and on my list of the worst films of… Read More ›
This ain’t your ordinary Beauty and the Beast tale. “Belle” is a Japanese anime feature that plays like a “Matrix” version of “Beauty and the Beast.” The virtual reality world is known as “U,” which allows users to be anyone… Read More ›
Spielberg’s vision of the classic play is more than Okay By Me in America When word got out that lyricist Stephen Sondheim passed away, it broke everyone’s hearts, because of how he helped shaped the legendary songs in “West Side… Read More ›