Animation… Movie #211 2021: Corpse Bride (2005) 27 Oct 202126 Oct 2021 Love him or loathe him, Tim Burton is a fantastic storyteller. Without his penmanship, we would never have had Edwards Scissorhands. Without his directorial prowess, we would never have had…
Action… Movie #207 2021: The Mummy (1999) 9 Oct 20217 Oct 2021 No, modern classic The Mummy is not a horror movie. It's not even a Halloween movie really. Mostly, it's just a love story that happens to be based around some…
adventure… Movie #204 2021: The Rescuers (1977) 22 Sep 202121 Sep 2021 Isn't it strange when a movie was made 15 years before you were born, but you distinctly remember its style as something you grew up with? The Rescuers has that…
Animation… Movie #191 2021: The Lego Movie (2014) 20 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 I don't know what possessed me to watch this. Last year, I watched The Lego Batman Movie and I enjoyed it. It was fun. It made me laugh. But have…
Animation… Movie #190 2021: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017) 18 Aug 202111 Aug 2021 Like so many other fans of Studio Ghibli, I was disheartened and upset to hear that their latest movie, Earwig and the Witch, had been almost universally panned by critics.…
Drama… Movie #177 2021: In The Heights (2021) 10 Jul 20215 Jul 2021 Ahhhhh, I finally got to see In The Heights last week! As a HamilStan (as so many people are), I was buzzing for it. For those who don't know, In…
Animation… Movie #172 2021: Luca (2021) 5 Jul 202125 Jun 2021 Pixar's latest movie Luca has been under a lot of scrutiny online recently. Many critics see the film as way too average for the usually profound animation studio, and though…
Animation… Movie #170 2021: Wish Dragon (2021) 3 Jul 202121 Jun 2021 With clangers like Hubie Halloween and 6 Underground, everyone knows that you should always be weary when any movie comes with the heading "A Netflix Original" attached to it. Imagine…
Animation… Movie #167 2021: Your Name. (2016) 30 Jun 202120 Jun 2021 In the western world, Studio Ghibli is by far and away the most famous name in Japanese animation. Unless you count Pokémon, of course. Enter new kid on the block,…
Animation… Movie #163 2021: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) 19 Jun 202115 Jun 2021 The past year has forced many studios to adapt how they bring their films to you, there's no disputing that. Disney did something pretty unique in that the majority of…
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