Moana
Moana (newcomer Auliʻi Cravalho) is next in line to be chief on her tribe’s small island. But when food shortages loom she goes against her family’s cautious customs in search […]
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#HateFilms: Cool Runnings
To recap, we’re reviewing all the films that Michael Owen has been “forced to watch,” today’s being Cool Runnings. Or as Owen might say: “My wife and I watched that […]
The Aristocats
I loved Disney’s The Aristocats as a child, though I don’t know if that’s because I loved cats and jazz or if I love cats and jazz because of this […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Rebeletubbies (R2D2, Chewie, Lando, Poe) are back in Star Wars: Episode IX – Rise of the Planet of the Skywalkers. A long time ago people cared about Star Wars. […]
Captain Marvel
Released on International Women’s Day, Captain Marvel has been ineffectually shunned by misogynists who object to the idea that women can be Captain Marvels – a reaction that puts the […]
The Florida Project
Already generating Oscar buzz, The Florida Project joins the ranks of great movies based in motels, alongside Psycho, Memento, Bug and Memento. While the motel-oriented Lady in the Water is set inside M. Night […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Proving once and for all that mice are more powerful than foxes, Disney today bought 21st Century Fox. I’m not entirely sure of the implications but I gather the Simpsons […]
Frozen
I finally set out to watch the phenomenon and biggest-grossing film of 2013 when stuck for 11 hours on a plane, but it’s actually not a very good plane movie. […]
Zootropolis
Disney’s latest animation has more names than Snoop Dogg. In the UK it’s Zootropolis, in the US Zootopia, in Germany Zoomania and in China the very catchy Crazy Animal City. So in […]
Inside Out
Inside Out is the latest film to be set in San Francisco; seemingly the setting for every film of 2015, from Ant-Man to San Andreas. Apparently Hollywood screenwriters can’t imagine […]
