The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
“Nothing in this place makes sense.” Like a massive model set built by freehand instead of reading the careful and precise directions included with the packaging, the mostly mindless and […]
Category Archives: Family
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
“The path you choose must be your own.” Is it a bit tired and clichéd to say that they just don’t make movies like this anymore? Yeah, I think that statement’s […]
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
“I thought we’d never see you again.” Mary Poppins Returns claims to be a sequel, and it technically is one since it picks up where things once started, starring the […]
Home Alone (1990)
“I wish they would all just disappear.” It’s okay to admit that a much beloved movie is imperfect as long as you rationally recognize the faults at hand. Home Alone belongs […]
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
“Christmas simply must endure.” Ladies and gentlemen, boy and girls, believers and non-believers, we have ourselves a new iconic Santa Claus. The movie itself might be too derivative of The Santa […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
“It’s clear you’re frustrated and so are we.” Like one of those stale, one-man restaurant magic acts that accosts your dinner table during a family vacation, The Crimes of Grindelwald overstays its […]
The Grinch (2018)
“Everyone should be happy, right?” While the latest version of The Grinch sorely lacks the general grumpiness and meanness you’d expect from Dr. Seuss’ beloved, pot-bellied recluse, this take on the classic […]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
“Everything looks different from the realms.” As a multi-million dollar costume party largely set against some lavish set designs and innumerable CGI filled backdrops, Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms […]
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
“Who would lock a book?” Packing humor that’ll sail right over the heads of very young children and sticking to a plot that’ll bore most grownups, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween finds […]
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
“This is no place for a kid.” Ghoulish, garish, and just goofy enough to get by, The House with a Clock in Its Walls doesn’t really appeal to any single broad audience. […]
