Posts Tagged ‘Josh Gad’
SXSW Film Review – Little Monsters
Lupita Nyong’o had two films at SXSW that involved her being covered in blood. One was Us and the other was Little Monsters, which is the most atypical film that one would ever expect Lupita to star in, let alone be the heroine of the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Baywatch
The Rock has once again put me in a hard place, man. While never a wrestling fan, even me, ever the simpleton, recognized Dwayne Johnson‘s charisma alongside the rest of the free world once he entered the movie arena. He arguably (or depending on who…
READ MOREFilm Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Second Take)
“Delightfully nostalgic and artfully designed” From 101 Dalmatians (1996) to Alice in Wonderland (2010) to The Jungle Book (2016) comes Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of one of their classic and most loved animated films. Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorite films growing…
READ MOREFilm Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Disney is on a live action(ish) remake kick of their classic animated films. Cinderella, The Jungle Book, and now Beauty and the Beast. The original is a Disney classic, which opened in theatres in 1991, and garnered two Academy Awards and was nominated for two…
READ MOREFilm Review – Pixels
Nerd culture has come a long way from its humble roots. What was once considered niche is now mainstream; with all facets of popular culture making its way into the public consciousness. Interestingly enough, if this were twenty some odd years ago, Adam Sandler would…
READ MOREFilm Review – Frozen
I kind of hate reviewing kids’ movies, because if I don’t like them, there is always someone who accuses me of being a bad person who hates love, children, and family. I don’t really dislike those things, or at least not all of the time.…
READ MOREFilm Review – Ice Age: Continental Drift
There aren’t a lot of sure things in the film industry. Expected blockbusters frequently come out as duds; small films explode into hits…there seems to be nothing certain. But if I were to hazard a guess about the chances of the new Ice Age film,…
READ MOREFilm Review – Love & Other Drugs
Love & Other Drugs (2010) is a screwball comedy, or a romantic comedy, or a serious melodrama, or a satire of the pharmaceutical trade. Are you starting to catch my drift? In some ways, the film works on all these levels, but in others, it…
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