If you’d like to know how perilous the jump from television animation to feature animation can be, ask the guys who tried to pull off the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie. A silly promotional LED placard of one of its…
‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ review: An enjoyable buddy adventure film that pokes fun at the modern entertainment industry
The latest Disney plus original movie Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers directed by Akiva Schaffer is a delightful and cameo-infused buddy cop adventure that, while not the most memorable movie, certainly is a lot of fun. By using a dynamic blended animation…
‘Montana Story’ review : Haley Lu Richardson is quietly radiant in this classic western melodrama
With classical melodrama baked into its bones, Montana Story directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel sets an intimate character drama against the vastness of Montana’s rolling landscapes. Despite the understated nature of the film which prioritizes the minutia of…
‘On the Count of Three’ review: Jerrod Carmichael’s film takes aim at men’s mental health in unexpectedly funny ways
The opening moments of On the Count of Three couldn’t do a better job at sucking the audience into its dark, comedic presence. Two men face down one another with guns in an unexplained standoff, but the circumstances of the…
‘Petite Maman’ review: A profound examination of loss and living through it
In the wondrous Petite Maman, director Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) revels in her finest work to date in this evocative and personal story doused with a sprinkling of magical realism. A story of mothers and daughters,…
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ review: Bold, weird, fascinating, and complicated
The overall success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be partly credited to the fact that its movies’ predictable narratives and formulas are arguably key to their consistency in terms of entertainment. Audiences at this point know what to expect…
‘The Bad Guys’ review: ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the whole family
Four-quadrant animated films usually deliver feel-good stories with worlds dominated by animals. Well, DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys is in a league alongside BoJack Horseman, at least, blending its fantastical world with both sentient and incognizant animals living amongst humans,…