Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Consistently OK. Do you know how many trilogies have wide variations in quality. Or are consistently excellent like the LOTR and Before Trilogies. It takes …
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Movie Review: Mufasa: The Lion King
There’s a lot of reasons I was ready to hate Mufasa. The 1994 Lion King is one of the best animated movies Disney ever made…only …
Movie Review: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point
Why do people love A Christmas Story so much? My assertion is that the movie feels like you’re watching a home movie, perhaps the best …
Movie Review: Blitz
Blitz boasts one of the most anticipated mergings of story and director. Steve McQueen, the great UK director, making a movie about the London Blitz …
Movie Review: A Real Pain
I’m glad A Real Pain wasn’t Jesse Eisenberg’s first movie. A film like this requires a delicate touch that most first time directors don’t quite …
Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
With Halloween in the rear view mirror, the avalanche of Christmas movies is about to begin. Amidst the endless “overworked female city dweller falls in …
Movie Review: Exhibiting Forgiveness
I remember walking through the Wells St. Art Festival in Chicago, enjoying one of the many amazing summer festivals the city has to offer. And …
Movie Review: The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation falls somewhere in the middle of the road in terms of great animated filmmakers. Even with the highs of Shrek or Prince of …
Movie Review: His Three Daughters
It’s always sad to lose a parent. But what they don’t tell you is how to deal with the responsibility of that loss. His Three …
Movie Review: Between the Temples
If we were playing word association with the movie Between the Temples, “quirky” or “indie” would be near the top of the list. Smaller indie …