Reviews

Anyone who hasn’t seen the first film It: Chapter One based on Stephen King’s novel, are going to be somewhat lost in this three  hour marathon of a sequel.  Chapter Two is long, confusing and feels like a film made just for some fast money.  It’s OK, but has no long-term redeemable value in my […]

In some ways the toy characters in Toy Story 4 are suffering from the empty nest syndrome.  The end of the story revolving around Andy ended at the finish of part 3.  Now little sister Molly is willing to send almost all of the toys off to new homes.  A new owner is Bonnie a […]

Even with spectacular effects an interesting sets along with lively action and dancing, Aladdin moves at a pace which will discourage the full attention of a young audience.   If one remembers reading the book as a kid they will find this edition a little too sanitized and pretty.  Jafar (Marwan Kenzari) is a different villain, here he […]

Beginning at a quiet picnic at which Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye) is teaching his daughter how to use the bow and arrow, we learn the major direction of Endgame.  The kids are playing and mom is cooking for an outside picnic on the side of an idealistic hillside when suddenly everyone disappears except Hawkeye. It’s […]

The opening scenes in Shazam are compelling and well presented.  Two boys are featured, one who will become Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong) is not respected by his older brother and his father has little patience with him.  Following a car accident he finds himself in a snow covered location that leads to a cave […]