DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD Review — Our 11-Year-Old Critic Raves
Kid critic Betty Ordoña’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold review says feels like a kid version of Indiana Jones and it’s awesome! In the live action version of the TV cartoon, 16-year-old (about 10 years older than in the show) Dora’s parents go searching for a lost city, and they send her to…
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK Review – Perfect Popcorn Scares for Summer
Staci Layne Wilson’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark review says it delivers chills and thrills and is the perfect springboard into Halloween season. Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book series is the stuff of legend. Urban legend, that is. Let’s face it: if you read the books all you…
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN Review — Not Pawsome
The Art of Racing in the Rain review — You’ll be surprised to find out who was the bad dog in this pack. It would be impossible to make a movie about an adorable Golden Retriever named Enzo growing from puppyhood to adulthood without some very tender moments, and plenty of opportunities for audiences to…
HOBBS & SHAW Review — Fasten Your Seatbelt, You’re in for a Raucous Ride
Hobbs & Shaw review: It’s big, it’s brash, it’s brazen, it’s boisterous — what’s not to like? Just in case you didn’t get it from the ampersand stuffed official title Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, this is a spinoff from the wildly successful muscle car/muscle men franchise, with no pretense of taking itself too seriously. It’s…
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Review — Tarantino’s 9th is Groovy and Glorious
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Review — The grit! The glamor! The glory of Tarantino and his all star cast! Definitely the best movie of the summer…of the entire year so far. Hey, I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that I may not see a finer film in all of…
THE LION KING Review — The Circle of Remarkable CGI Life
The Lion King review — Not exactly a roaring success, but good enough. Is it possible to be awed by incredible special effects and bored at the same time? Disney’s latest rendition of The Lion King definitively answers that question. While the stunning computer generated realism of the animals is astounding, you’ve seen the story…
STUBER Review — Kumail Nanjiani Takes You on a Provacative Ride
Stuber Review — While it doesn’t exactly disrupt the reluctant buddy comedy genre, it’s still good for a few laughs and thoughts. You’ve seen many hybrids of the buddy/road trip/cop/action/comedy genre over the decades. 48 Hrs., Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop, to name just a few. Stuber isan unlikely buddy comedy for the decade,…
MIDSOMMAR Review — It’s a Cruel, Cruel Summer
Midsommar review — Ari Aster, the director of Hereditary, doubles down on the dread in his follow-up feature. Dani (Florence Pugh) is a young woman with literally no one in the world. Her family is gone and while her long-term boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) is physically there, he’s emotionally elsewhere. Grasping at straws, a grief-stricken Dani…
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Review — Winston Says It’s Tingly
11-year old film critic Winston Ordoña’s Spider-Man: Far From Home review says the movie gets the important things right while making the material its own. The latest Spider-Man movie may be far from home, yet it stays close to its comic roots. Spider-Man: Far From Home takes place eight months after the events of Avengers: Endgame.…
YESTERDAY Review — He Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends…And a Time Warp
Yesterday review — All Jack’s troubles seemed so far away once he woke up and found out he was the only one who had ever heard of The Beatles. What would you do if I sang out a tune (by The Beatles) and no one had ever heard it before? That pretty much sums up…
