Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet movie review.


Come sprinting out the gate some time into the Disney Revival, Wreck-It-Ralph quickly became one of the most fondly regarded Disney films of the modern age, mainly for its hooking premise of a video game world come to life, a Pixar inspiration that was by no means accidental. While I liked the film, and acknowledge it as good, I was always of the apathetic mind to consider it overrated, mainly for squandering its original premise on a thoroughly predictable story.
But successful it was, and only less than four years later, director Rich Moore would go on to greater success with the smash hit Zootopia, as well as announcing an upcoming sequel to his inaugural Disney outing. I myself was cautiously optimistic, given there was a lot of room for it to keep exploring, but dreading a potential decline in quality. But thankfully I can report that it didn't come to that. While some may debate if Ralph Breaks the Internet was a better film, I certainly enjoyed it more than its predecessor.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Beautiful Boy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Can You Ever Forgive Me?


As the Oscar season goes into full swing, I decided to finally lend my attention to some of the potential heavyweights and contenders that’ll come into play this season. Thanks to my AMC Stubs A-List subscription (no, this isn’t sponsored),  I was able to take three of the acting hopefuls out in one feel swoop. All of them offered something of value, some more than others, but all of them making great use of their onscreen talent. Let’s have a look…

Thursday, November 8, 2018

The Grinch movie review.

My apologies. I originally had something longer in mind for this review, but having lost all of my original text, I’ve decided to offer my thoughts in truncated form.
Since it’s publication in 1957, How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss has been an enduring holiday classic. Finding appeal both in adults and children, the book’s enormous popularity was solidified further in 1966, with the Chuck Jones directed animated special with Boris Karloff. Then in 2000, Ron Howard would make a live action take starring Jim Carrey in the title role. Feeling like an amalgamation of both prior versions before it, this third take from Illumination Entertainment, the creators of The Secret Life of Pets and Despicable Me, attempts to add new to the story, only barely scraping that goal with a 39 and a half foot pole.