Yarr! There be monsters here! There be many and they be huge, like KAIJU HUGE! According to The Sea Beast, one element of that above sentence is inaccurate. Think on that, we’ll return to it in a minute. The film immediately announces the legitimacy of the Netflix animation division as it drops us into the …
Shared Universes, reboots, nostalgia, fan service, and easter eggs galore. It’s where it’s all at with movie-goers right now. Disney’s new Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers movie understands this. But amidst the zany jokes and noise is a story. What kinds of lessons does it hold for those of us who may be searching for …
This is the third of a 23-part series in which we visit the Pixar movies in chronological order. Back in 1999, Hollywood wasn’t quite consumed with sequels, prequels and reboots as it is now. But still, it was surprising that Pixar was going there three movies in! Toy Story had already proved wildly successful with …
If you build it, He will come. That was mild mannered farmer and baseball-fan–with-daddy-issues Ray Kinella’s calling via whispering dembodied voice. And then a simple vision: take out a chunk of his cornfield and put in a ball field. Regulation Size. The professional looking paint. The big lights. Everything. Thirty years later, Major League Baseball …
Mostly Harmless. That’s my two word review of 2005’s movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Thanks for reading! ROLL CREDITS! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Director: Garth Jennings Screenwriter: Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Daschanel, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis Runtime: 109 minutes Rated: …
Slavery, genocide, plagues. All the makings of a great family film, right? Welp. That’s The Prince of Egypt for ya. But look deeper! Here’s what it is also: A story of triumph and adventure. Quest for Identity. Victory over oppression. The power of belief and being part of something bigger than yourself. HOPE. Prince is …
This is the first in a 23 part series in which we visit the PIXAR movies in order of chronological release…. annnnnnd as I type this out, it is now hitting me the enormity of the task! It won’t be an every month kinda deal, so we should see the end in… oh… 10 years? …
Let’s dish up something cinematically positive for the new year, shall we? Okay, how about some Heaven Can Wait. A bit of The Good Place. Some influence of Hayao Miyazaki. And a dash of Mr. Holland’s Opus. Now sprinkle in some buddy comedy, a teacher-mentor story where both learn from one another, an examination of …
A holiday film BOGO! Yes, you read it right. A Halloween movie and a Christmas movie rolled into one. As the kids would say, YASSSSSSS! Enter The Nightmare Before Christmas, a world where every holiday has it own town where its citizens are tasked with preparations for their own respective dates. Most prominent of all …
Freaky Friday. Alternate title: Extreme Empathy. Okay, not really. But, hey, it could work. More on that later. There are four – yes, count it – four versions of Freaky Friday. Starting in 1976, with a 13-year-old Jodie Foster (!!!), and with three subsequent versions in 1995, 2003, and 2018. Each different, but the basic …