Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Color Out of Space’

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Director: Richard Stanley Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hillard, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong Plot: A family moves out to a farm to raise alpacas while the matriarch recovers… Continue reading

The One Disney Remake That is Actually Outstanding

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Disney has a fair number of remakes of their classic works coming out these past few years. Given that the remake of The Lion King has become the highest grossing animated film in… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Fantasy Island’

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Director: Jeff Wadlow Cast: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker Plot: A group of young people arrive by plane on a luxury… Continue reading

Disney Marathon: ‘The Princess and the Frog’

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Weird thing about the spinning wheel that tells us which Disney movies to watch next in our marathon…this is the first time it’s given us a princess movie. Given what an integral part… Continue reading

The Disney Marathon: ‘A Goofy Movie’

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In the year 1995 I was a cynical 14 year old who listened to The Offspring and thought I was pretty darn edgy. When A Goofy Movie was being promoted I bravely called… Continue reading

Movie Review: Trolls World Tour

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Plot: Queen Poppy’s (Anna Kendrick) world is turned upside down when she discovers that her kingdom is one of six tribes all based on music–pop, rock, techno, country, classical, and funk. Moreover Queen… Continue reading

The Disney Marathon: ‘The Sword in the Stone’

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If you’re closely following this series by me and my children then two things. Firstly, hi mum! Secondly, you know that we were supposed to be in Disneyland right now but the world… Continue reading

The Disney Marathon: ‘The Aristocats’

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You’d think with the social distancing of 2020 we’d have plenty of time to crank out these reviews, but in between teaching my classes at home while simultaneously homeschooling my kids…I’ve mostly been… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Hunt’

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Director: Craig Zobel Cast: Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall, Ethan Suplee, Justin HartleyHillary Swank Plot: A group of rich and powerful liberals kidnap a group of conservative conspiracy theorists in… Continue reading

The New Horror Movie Trend: Rich People

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There’s a commonly held theory favoured by horror fans and film academics alike. The horror genre provides a barometer to what fears are felt by the society that created it. It’s the reason… Continue reading