The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)
“Was it as good as last time?” Everything that mildly worked with 2018’s The Christmas Chronicles – the joy, the vast wonder, the childlike sense of belief – has been sucked […]
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
“I think it’s time for a new story.” There’s so much magic and humanity on display in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey that it’s almost hard to formally criticize, let […]
Artemis Fowl (2020)
“Get the four leaf clover out of here.” Maddening, gaudy, and downright confusing from the awkward start to the clumsy finish, Artemis Fowl seems to have been a failed endeavor […]
My Spy (2020)
“This is your last shot.” It should come as no surprise that My Spy is the hokey, ham-fisted, and dated picture the material presents itself as from the outside. But […]
Scoob! (2020)
“The gang’s finally back together.” Desperate to be current and hip whilst also honoring its old, animated inspiration, Scoob! lands with the kind of heavy thud felt after hearing a […]
The Willoughbys (2020)
“Change is hard.” I couldn’t help but feel tired and bored by the chaotic, noisy nature of The Willoughbys, a stunningly animated film hamstrung by a one-note script. The movie […]
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
“You are a weird little dude.” I’ve always tended to root for and to be a fan of the underdog, which is a fair description of Sonic the Hedgehog, a […]
Dolittle (2020)
“Please make it stop.” Featuring a massive and wastefully ballooned budget, Dolittle isn’t destined to become a bona fide box office bomb because it’s the worst picture of the year, although it […]
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
“We’ll find a new definition of normal together.” Another holiday season means another installment in Netflix’s A Christmas Prince series of films, and now more than ever, this third entry […]
Waves (2019)
“He’s just a human being.” As a modern, more secular approach to the dos and the dont’s listed in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, a common piece of scripture spoken at religious […]
