Posts Tagged ‘Jack Black’
Film Review – Jumanji: The Next Level
One of the reasons Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) was such a pleasant surprise was the chemistry of the main cast. You had a group of kids – Spencer (Alex Wolff), Fridge (Ser-Darius Blain), Bethany (Madison Iseman), and Martha (Morgan Turner) – getting magically…
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Film Review – The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The title of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) could also work as its central premise. It definitely features a house, a house that most certainly has a clock in its walls. You can’t get more straightforward than that. Written by Erick…
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Film Review – Kung Fu Panda 3
If you were never a fan of Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda series, then Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) isn’t going to win you over. If you are a fan, then you’ll find a lot to like here. In the end though, what we get is…
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Interview – Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni – Kung Fu Panda 3
Spencer interviews directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni from the animated adventure Kung Fu Panda 3.
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SIFF Film Review – Guidance
Ah, the idiot man-child: comedy staple or sad, overused trope? Both actually. I won’t deny I occasionally enjoy watching a dysfunctional dude implode before learning a valuable lesson; Happy Gilmore and School of Rock come to mind as very funny comedies about men who have…
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Film Review – The D Train
Dan Landsman (Jack Black), the main character of Andrew Mogel and Jarred Paul’s The D Train (2015) is one of the saddest people I’ve seen in awhile. He’s narcissistic, condescending, and hungry for attention. Underneath the layer of confidence is a sensitive individual who borders…
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Film Review – Harmontown
I am not the person to write this review. I admit to you now, dear reader, I knew very little about writer/comedian Dan Harmon before watching the documentary on him, Harmontown (2014). Everything I know comes from the periphery. I’ve never seen Community, the much…
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Lists – Top 5 Movies That Nobody Talks About…Unless They’re Always Talking About Them
Though cinema is generally experienced in a communal setting, it has a very personal effect on its viewers. Everyone has their favorite movies, and in the wake of the Tarantino generation—led by the Pied Piper of niche film excavation and exaltation—many people are constantly on…
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