Inside Out?is not a kid’s film. It’s not one of those sweet and inflated stories of heart-filled adventures that giggles its way through a story that makes no sense. (Rarely do Disney films fall into that category anyway.) You know the stories I mean: when the main character – usually a child – loses a…
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the?Toy Story?crew are back at it in this 2014 Christmas special from Disney/Pixar. When the child Bonnie takes some of her favorite toys to a playdate with her friend, Mason, they are accidentally held hostage within a dinosaur world run by the megalomaniac The Cleric. While all of Bonnie’s…
Everything old is new again, right? In July, Warner Bros. released the sequel to the original 1983 National Lampoon’s film. Now, fans of the series can own their own copy on Blu-ray, DVD, or Digital HD. As a fan of the films, especially?Christmas Vacation, I can assure you that the film follows in the same…
It usually begins with the look. That bewildered double-take, like they?ve misheard. It?s part disbelief, part revulsion, like when you find a Band-Aid in your Whopper, or when your wife surprises you with The Vagina Monologues tickets. The egocentric statements follow. ?I can?t watch that stuff.? ?That crap disgusts me.? ?I can?t watch that as…
For years, we thought the most frightening thing about William Shatner was his acting. Then, in 1978, an enthusiastic group of creators took a rubber mask molded in his likeness, mussed the hair, widened the eyes and painted it white. And moviegoers everywhere experienced terror like never before. Nearly forty years on, nearly everyone knows…
When Pierce Brosnan debuted his Bond in 1995?s Goldeneye, it seemed that an ideal confluence of character, toughness, intelligence, and flair had given us the perfect twentieth century Bond. But when negotiations between Brosnan and MGM broke down, it became evident that he wouldn?t be able to join Connery or Moore in longevity, and fans…
Timothy Dalton lasted just a movie longer than George Lazenby, but his portrayal of James Bond was ultimately so different from Roger Moore?s that he set a new precedent for the violence and toughness that the hard-nosed spy exhibited on screen. The final two films by director John Glen for the Bond franchise were high…
Justin Wincott (Josh Wiggins) is rudderless, coasting through his young, teenage life without a purpose or any level of responsibility. On the other hand, his older brother, Kyle (Robbie Amell), is a heroic Marine known for his honesty and courage, honored and loved by their parents, Ray (Thomas Haden Church) and Pam (Lauren Graham). But…
?I?m not bad. I?m just drawn that way.? With those iconic words, cartoon starlet Jessica Rabbit wove her thread into the forever tapestry of pop culture. That was way back in 1988, as she defended her actions to human flatfoot Eddie Valiant in the innovative comedy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Fast forward nearly 30 years…
I?ve been hearing for quite some time now that there is an over saturation of superhero films and that eventually, they will die. The first time I heard this from mainstream media was in 2013, when The Wolverine was released. It was considered a big flop opening weekend, and to the mainstream media (let?s be…
