By Jason Thai Child?s Play tells the story of a young boy named Andy who lives with his single mom, Karen. As a gift from his mother, Andy is introduced to Buddi, a doll with artificial intelligence sold by the ?Kaslan? tech company, meant to assist customers by controlling their electronics and assisting them in…
After nine years, the beloved Disney-Pixar Toy Story franchise continues in Toy Story 4. It brings back the characters that we have enjoyed and even loved in the previous films. For that reason alone, I?m sure that many people will be enthralled with the newest part of the story and love this film as much…
How can young Israelis decide to move to Germany or Austria, given the historical issues Jews faced there? Back to the Fatherland gives us a look at a few of those young people?and their grandparents?to try to find some insight into the possibility to finding a future that overcomes history. The film opens with the…
Google 90 Feet From Home and you get that Shawn “The Heartbreak Kid” Michaels is starring as an alcoholic, abusive stepfather to two teenage boys just trying to survive. Dig a little deeper and you’ll see that director/screenwriter Brett Bentman’s script has its basis in reality. Sit back and watch the film – and recognize…
In the third episode of DC Universe’s already-cancelled Swamp Thing, Alec/Swamp Thing fights for his soul against the rising flood of bugs (The Rot?) while other characters succumb to their baser desires. It’s disheartening to watch the show knowing that it’s already terminal because the storyline, acting, and special effects are certainly better than the…
June enjoyed building imaginary worlds with her mother (Jennifer Garner), worlds that extended into the real-world where she made amusement-park-like rides out of supplies around the neighborhood. But when her mother gets sick, her father sends her to a camp for math-loving kids. Thing is, June believes her father needs her help, so she runs…
There?s a lot to be said about longevity. Over the last ten years, Marvel Studios has released twenty-three films. Halfway through, many talked about superhero fatigue and yet, they’re still a seventeen-billion-dollar juggernaut that has fans coming out in numbers for the next wave. As we drew closer to the much anticipated Avengers: Endgame, Marvel…
Not another remake! That was my cry of frustration after already getting sucked into the remakes of MacGuyver and SWAT. While the first one will enter 2020 in its fourth season as a midseason replacement, and the third was re-upped in May, both of them seemed to re-invent the expression of their older versions. Magnum…
Based on the six-part miniseries by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II, the world of the Turtles collides with Gotham in Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. While we all know that the title is a false front – seriously, two sets of good guys actually battling each other? Only the X-men would do…
In Vincent D’Onofrio’s sophomore directorial outing, the “Kingpin” of Brooklyn puts Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Chris Pratt, and newcomer Jake Schur through the paces of the final year of Billy the Kid’s life. While more famous versions (Young Guns I & II) exist, this version proves to be just as interesting, and potentially more philosophical…
