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Animated

Teen Titans GO! To the Movies, but is it worth the trip?

November 17, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The popular cartoon series comes to the big screen and back home again… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Animated, Greg Cipes, Halsey, Hynden Walch, Khary Payton, Kristen Bell, Lil’ Yachty, Nicolas Cage, Sci-Fi, Scott Menville, Tara Strong, Teen Titans Go To the Movies, Warner Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures, Will Arnett

A nice Grinch makes for a bland movie

November 9, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

How many times can we retell this story?… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Angela Lansbury, Animated, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christmas, Family, Illumination, Kenan Thompson, Pharrell Williams, Rashida Jones, The Grinch, Universal Pictures

Smallfoot is entertaining and surprisingly deep

September 28, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Smallfoot’ carries some heavy messages but they don’t weigh down the fun… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Channing Tatum, Common, Danny DeVito, Ely Henry, Fantasy, Gina Rodriguez, James Corden, Jimmy Tatro, LeBron James, Music, Smallfoot, Warner Bros. Pictures, Yara Shahidi, Zendaya

Avoid playing Duck Duck Goose!

July 23, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Kids may enjoy Duck Duck Goose, but parents will not… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Carl Reiner, Craig Ferguson, Duck Duck Goose, Family, Jennifer Grey, Jim Gaffigan, Natasha Leggero, Netflix, Stephen Fry, Zendaya

The Incredibles return to save the world

June 14, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

But is the magic still there fourteen years later?… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Bob Odenkirk, Brad Bird, Catherine Keener, Craig T. Nelson, Disney, Holly Hunter, Huck Milner, Incredibles 2, Pixar, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Sci-Fi

Paddington 2, a must have Blu-ray for the whole family to enjoy

May 15, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Charming moments from Paddington shine on HD… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Animated, Ben Whishaw, Fantasy, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon, Paddington 2, Sally Hawkins, Warner Bros. Pictures

Lu Over the Wall is a pleasant, family friendly escape into trippy weirdness

May 11, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Lu Over the Wall’ becomes a bit more than the sum of its parts by embracing a truly bizarre aesthetic… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Fantasy, Foreign, GKIDS, Kanon Tani, Lu Over the Wall, Shin'ichi Shinohara, Shôta Shimoda

Isle of Dogs is PAWSitively fantastic

April 23, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Wes Anderson crafts yet another masterpiece … continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, F. Murray Abraham, Fantasy, Fisher Stevens, Fox Searchlight, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harvey Keitel, Isle of Dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Ken Watanabe, Liev Schreiber, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Yoko Ono

Leap! is another animated fable for the starry-eyed dreamers among us

January 6, 2018Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

If you never leap, you’ll never know what it’s like to fly… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Animated, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elle Fanning, Family, Kate McKinnon, Leap, Lionsgate, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Nat Wolff, The Weinstein Company

Ferdinand is the unexpected bull in the crowded holiday movie china shop

December 15, 2017Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

‘Ferdinand’ has a lot of heart if you can look past some of the annoying side characters… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Anthony Anderson, Blue Sky Studios, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Fantasy, Ferdinand, Jeremy Sisto, John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Peyton Manning, Twentieth Century Fox

Pixar’s Coco will fill your heart with music and emotion

November 23, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

If Pixar’s latest doesn’t move you, then you’re already muerto… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alanna Ubach, Alfonso Arau, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Animated, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Cheech Marin, Coco, Disney, Edward James Olmos, Fantasy, Gael García Bernal, Jaime Camil, John Ratzenberger, Pixar, Renee Victor, Selene Luna

L.O.R.D.: Legend of the Ravaging Dynasties mixes too many characters for a convoluted film

October 18, 2017Justin Moore 7 Comments

This video style animated movie is a snoozefest … continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Animated, Cheney Chen, Fan Bingbing, Fantasy, Kris Wu, L.O.R.D.: Legend of the Ravaging Dynasties, Lionsgate

The LEGO Ninjago Movie builds a fun adventure for the entire family

September 24, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Warner Brothers crafts yet another hilarious LEGO movie!… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Dave Franco, Family, Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux, Olivia Munn, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Warner Animation Group, Warner Bros. Pictures

The Nut Job 2 is a decent sequel to an unfunny original

August 15, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Nut Job 2’ fails to please adults, but kids may find it nutty… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Bobby Moynihan, Fantasy, Jackie Chan, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Nutty By Nature, Open Road Films, The Nut Job 2, Will Arnett

The Emoji Movie is the definition of Meh

July 29, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘The Emoji Movie’ fails to put a smile on our faces… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Animated, Anna Faris, Fantasy, James Corden, Maya Rudolph, Patrick Stewart, Sony Pictures, T.J. Miller, The Emoji Movie

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    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
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