Original US release date: December 5, 2008 Production budget: $25,000,000 Worldwide gross: $27,426,335 There are timely films and then there are films that are before their time. Ron Howard is probably seen by most as a director who frequently makes good or very good films and occasionally makes a great one. Most recently, a lot... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh? Created by English author A. A. Milne (and artist E. H. Shepard) for the aptly-titled 1926 anthology Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh and his cast of characters have been delighting children of all ages for over ninety years, now. We all have a character in the Hundred Acre Wood that we can... Continue Reading →
Like most people, as a kid, I loved dinosaurs. Unlike most people, as I got older, my fascination with them never tempered. While I don't have the encyclopedic knowledge of a career paleontologist, my dinosaur IQ is solidly above average. When I was younger, I had didactic dino books that I devoured daily. My two... Continue Reading →
Tomas Alfredson's The Snowman is the first film featured in my Ten Fourth-Quarter 2017 Films to be Excited About! column to be released, alongside A24's The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which hits limited release, this weekend, as well. I've actually been more excited for the latter - especially after seeing that the reviews for The Snowman were far... Continue Reading →
Based upon the graphic novel The Coldest City by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart, Atomic Blonde undergoes a change of title (for the better) and delivers on every level I was praying that it would. Set during the Cold War, the film follows MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) as she endeavors to recover a... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year, I bragged on The Witch star Anya Taylor-Joy, hoping to see her get a chance in the industry. So, I'm obviously pleased to see her attain another starring role on a slightly larger scale with Morgan. I've enjoyed much of Kate Mara's work, as well, so if nothing else, I was interested... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 