Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 Is Only Slightly Better Than Flickbait

In true Disney fashion, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 aims to capture the attention of a wide audience by invoking wonder through wonderful characters. But like the clumsy, overstuffed title implies, the continued adventures of Ralph and Vanellope…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 13: 2018 Grammy Predictions

  The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 28 and included nods for several of the biggest acts of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars to Kesha and The National. Like many music and…

The Book of Henry is Both a Great and Terrible Movie

Minor spoilers for The Book of Henry ahead. But, really, do you care? You do not.  Here’s the thing about discovering that you’ll be reviewing The Book of Henry days after its theatrical release: there’s not much to say about it…

Ally’s Movie Review: I Smile Back

It never surprises me when comedians can turn out a great, dramatic turn. Performances such as Jim Carrey’s in Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind or any drama Robin Williams ever did. When people comment that they’re surprised that comedians can do…

Jon’s Movie Review: “A Million Ways to Die in the West” shows us how the west was lost

  As a kid, I was never really into the whole “cowboys and indians” role playing. The closest I got to anything remotely cowboy would have to be watching the character Woody in Toy Story. Likewise, most of my pre-high school…

Lucy’s Movie Review: Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph”

Loved it. That’s it, there’s no lying about it, I’m letting you know upfront that I loved Wreck-It Ralph. Whoever grew up in the 90’s playing video games on their Super NES or any other console from back in the…

SDCC ’12: Disney’s Frankenweenie, Oz: The Great and Powerful & Wreck-It Ralph

While I didn’t go to Disney’s Comic Con panel for the movies Frankenweenie, Oz: The Great and Powerful and Wreck-It Ralph, I did attend a press conference for all three of them, which as you can imagine is a much…