Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
“Maybe a song will help.” Unfortunately, the bad parts outweigh the good when it comes to Dora and the Lost City of Gold, a rather strange movie that seems to […]
Category Archives: Family
Toy Story 4 (2019)
“I don’t have anything else.” Back in 2010, Toy Story 3 proved that the third time really is the charm. It was an animated delight, full of earnest and nostalgia, emotional […]
Aladdin (2019)
“Why are you playing hard to wish?” You have to wonder why Disney has decided to remake all of its animated classics. Do they want to explore new live-action avenues […]
Dumbo (2019)
“I can’t see the nets.” It’s hard to watch the 2019 update of Dumbo and not think, “what’s the point?” The animated version of the film already exists, and that […]
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 […]
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 […]
