HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK is a 1992 film directed by Chris Columbus and the sequel to HOME ALONE. The film follows young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) as he’s separated from his family during Christmas and has to defend himself against Harry (Joe Pesci in his peak year, MY COUSIN VINNY and HOME ALONE 2 might be the best 1992 double feature list) and Marv (Daniel Stern)… again! HOME ALONE 2 might be the most definitive example of…
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SKELETON CREW brings magic, whimsy, wonder, and, of course, pirates back to the STAR WARS universe in a way that we haven’t seen since the animated series. My only gripe, so far, is that there isn’t more to dive into – after speeding through the first two episodes, I already can’t wait until next week. I can’t review any STAR WARS without mentioning my particular affliction – my Disney+ curse; I haven’t been able to finish AHSOKA, THE ACOLYTE, OBI-WAN,…
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On paper, AN ALMOST CHRISTMAS STORY sounds like the most exciting holiday treat this season. It features up-and-coming director David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT), everyone’s favorite producer/director Alfonso Cuarón (GRAVITY, ROMA, and so much more), and an original Christmas I.P. in stop-motion Rankin/Bass-like style. While the short film is exceptional in style and story, it lacks the heart to make it a Christmas classic that audiences will watch annually. I want to double-click on that style. It’s awe-inspiring. Each piece…
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I wanted to love AGATHA ALL ALONG, but I’m left scratching my head with more questions than answers.…
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DISCLAIMER: This review will not discuss how THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a cinematic classic with deep critical analysis. If you want that, you can head over to Rotten Tomatoes. Instead, I’m taking a trip down memory lane this Halloween with the hundreds of times I’ve seen this movie. In 1993, Touchstone’s animated classic THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was released, and it touched my heart. The darkness, serious themes, and characters were that of an adult film, yet the songs…
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This will be an odd comparison, but AGATHA ALL ALONG is the closest Marvel Studios has gotten to a Mike Flanagan series. If you think about it, especially after viewing the final two episodes, there’s a lot here about the effects of grief on an individual and how that (coupled with greed and power) can corrupt them. Each member of the coven confronts fears and traumas episodically and makes peace with the idea of death. And given that, I have…
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With the legendary Patti Lapone in the cast of AGATHA, audiences knew it was “in the cards” that an episode would feature her as the lead. While she kills it in her “Wicked” performance, there’s much to be desired as the show crawls down the witch’s road for a lot of backstory. There’s not much to hate in E7, but for such an emotional and uniquely told presentation, I wanted to love it. Instead, I liked it a lot and…
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Who says all fillers must be blah, blah, blah?…
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Despite being the shortest episode of AGATHA ALL ALONG, E5 just happened also to be the best one yet. The “blood moon” was fully displayed as DARKEST HOUR / WAKE THEY POWER, played on classic witch stereotypes (brooms, magic, and so much more) but added a twist that will change the course of this show going forward. As I’m watching HEARTSTOPPER at the same time as AGATHA, I must mention again that it’s so satisfying to “crown” Joe Locke as…
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