Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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In the words of Baby Groot: welcome to the frickin’ Guardians of the Galaxy. (Only he didn’t use “frickin.’”) …
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The Cat Returns
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The Cat King’s subjects (meaning well) bestow Haru with many gifts and honors—including kidnapping the young girl and taking her to the kingdom to be wed to Prince Lune…
Read MoreLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
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Fans of the books will cringe at some of the bigger discrepancies—Kludd’s capture, the magical energy contained in “flecks”, Digger’s personality in general—while everyone else will wonder why all the events seem to take less than a week’s time. Ga’Hoole jumps from scene to scene with more energy than a caffeinated owl…
Read MoreBig Trouble in Little China
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White dude stumbling across ancient Asian mystic war? Check. Asian warriors literally floating in the air with lightning shooting out of their eyes? Yup…
Read MoreThe Neverending Story
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The most frustrating part about watching The Neverending Story is how tantalizingly close it is to being a great film…
Read MoreFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them takes a step back in time and across the pond to New York City in 1926. Newt Scamander, an avid Magizoologist, is in the midst of compiling a book collection about magical creatures…
Read MoreIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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But like I said before, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the few films that I’m willing to overlook its many negatives and purely enjoy the positives. It’s a fast-paced, thrilling adventure with spectacular stunts and action sequences…
Read MoreKubo and the Two Strings
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Kubo embarks on a quest to find his father’s magical armor to defend himself against the Moon King. Along the way, Kubo receives aid from Monkey, who has come to life from a wooden snow monkey charm his mother gave him, and Beetle, a samurai soldier in the form of a beetle…
Read MoreKung Fu Panda 3
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Though not quite as bodacious as its predecessors, there’s still plenty to enjoy with the third installment in the journey of everyone’s favorite panda…
Read MoreMidnight in Paris
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Woody Allen’s romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011) approaches the existential identity as a “writer” in typical Woody Allen fashion: witty, charming, sarcastic, and a great deal of pretentiousness…
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