Movie Review: World’s Best
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being …
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Movie Review: Theater Camp
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being …
Movie Review: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
The Voice. No, not the NBC sitcom. When the great singing voices get brought up – apologies to Mariah, Aretha – there’s THE Voice. The …
Movie Review: Matilda the Musical
I’m having a hard time being objective about this one. The 1996 Matilda, other than maybe the OG Willy Wonka, is the perfect Roald Dahl …
Movie Review: Disenchanted
I had wanted an Enchanted sequel for years. The Amy Adams movie from 2007 is one of my favorite Disney creations: their version of The …
Movie Review: Spirited
Generally, Christmas movies cater to the PG crowd, or the hard R crowd. But what about the cynical smartass teenagers? Despite their hard callous exteriors, …
Movie Review: Inu-Oh
This is a review I take very little pleasure in writing. In general, movies that are legitimately trying to do something interesting are movies that …
Movie Review: Elvis
Elvis Presley. The name alone is pure magic, and the performer is even better. I would call The King a perfect encapsulation of America: a …
Movie Review: Sneakerella
Disney Channel Original Movies were a little seminal section of growing up for any kid who had cable. We would wax poetically about Smart House, …
Movie Review: Cyrano
Happy 125th anniversary Edmond Ronstad’s Cyrano de Bergerac! People love your play; it’s been adapted so many times it makes your tale feel as old …