It’s strange to review a third TROLLS movie. Somehow, we live in a world where cheap-looking 90s toys became an enjoyable, family-friendly trilogy. While BAND TOGETHER attempts to make the “Perfect Family Harmony,” it comes up short due to a serviceable plot and weak character development. And yes, I just said the plot and character arcs were weak in a TROLLS film. 😆 It’s fun watching the TROLLS franchise evolve from being the “New Kids on the Block” to becoming…
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Continue ReadingThe holidays can be hell. Behind the presents, the lights, the decorations, and the food lies a sickening greed and consumerist message being broadcast through the airwaves every time a department store blasts “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The ideals of being thankful and appreciating what and who you have get lost as Black Friday sales begin earlier and earlier every year, bleeding into the days and nights before. The fact is the holidays can be really f*cking…
Continue ReadingTHE MARVELS is a better movie then people are giving it credit for. And I can't help but to think that it hasn't lived up to the potential that it once had.…
Continue ReadingSLY is an autobiography documentary covering the early life and career of Sylvester Stallone.…
Continue ReadingQUIZ LADY is a fun, high-spirited look at family dynamics.…
Continue ReadingThe killer instead feels like there were multiple books written about this character and all the authors came together to try and collectively mesh all of their their books into one storyline.…
Continue ReadingTHE GOOD Hutcherson – Strange as it may sound, THE HUNGER GAMES was such a long time ago, and both Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth have done so many things since then that it seems that Josh Hutcherson was forgotten about. He was an obvious highlight of THE HUNGER GAMES series, and it feels like it’s been forever since he was at the front of a major motion picture. The reason why he was a highlight of THE HUNGER GAME…
Continue ReadingAdapting Lovecraft to screen is no easy feat. Love his work or hate it, it would seem the most successful adaptations take the source material, strip it of its problematic qualities, and reconstruct its core into a modern, insightful retelling. Recent examples include COLOR OUT OF SPACE, half of the shorts in GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITY, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and HBO’s ill-fated series, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (which took advantage of, reworked, and exposed Lovecraft’s racist viewpoints). The…
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