Watership Down (1978) is a 90-minute adaptation of Richard Adams’ best-selling novel, an Odyssey-like tale about a group of rabbits who flee the evils of humanity before land developers obliterate their warren…
Read MoreOne thing that both helps and hurts The Jungle Book is how reliant it is on the assumption that everyone has seen the animated predecessor. The best part of the film, though, and what makes it worth the viewing, is the outstanding visual effects…
Read MoreUnlike some of Pixar’s previous attempts, Finding Dory (2016) manages to stay true to its original predecessor. While I’m not rushing to place it among Pixar’s elite, it is a strong movie with a powerful message…
Read MoreThe two Little Witch Academia are just pure fun from beginning to end. I admit that some of the lines are a bit cheesy and there is an inexplicable complete disregard for student safety on the school’s part, but I’m willing to overlook it…
Read MoreMany of the plot points from the book are hastily thrown into the movie, and where the book has the luxury of threading in the thematic elements within the narration, the film’s pacing is rushed and feel like random scenes thrown together…
Read MoreFor all the fun things the movie did with shrinking and growing, there is actually not a whole lot of time devoted to depicting Scott Lang simply learning how to be Ant-Man…
Read MoreI’m sure that if cats could talk about what they while they’re prowling around in the middle of the night, they’d have some wild tales to tell…
Read MoreBalto is at its best when the characters try to outwit each other, either with sharp jibes or witty retorts. Otherwise, the movie resorts to characters being hit on the head and animal puns to get a quick laugh…
Read MoreTwas the night before Christmas: everything proceeds as usual. Teams of special-ops elves deliver gifts with S.H.I.E.L.D-like equipment under the micromanagement of Steve while the figurehead and patriarch Santa Claus dutifully follows the action…
Read MoreThere are moments of beautiful poignancy, but the film often lags, leading to periods of time where I was left feeling impatient for something to happen…
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