MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Good ‘Bad’ Movie
The Bad Guys 2 goes bad, but in a good way, and not in the way sequels go bad. Good.
‘Animals’ Crackers
Dream Animals is better than any movie based on a cookie has a right to be.
If It Ain’t Broke…
Nothing with G.But is truly bad and the live action How to Train Your Dragon beats Disney at its own game.
Just… Stop
I guess… if it’s really hot out… maybe… you got to Lilo & Stitch? Or if the kids demand it.
Billion Dollar Baby
Well, there’s certainly more movie in Jiaozi’s billion-dollar grossing Ne Zha 2.
Mostly Bearable
Maybe the thin air got to the creatives behind Paddington in Peru and left them a touch lightheaded.
A Case for the UN?
How far will she go? Not sure Moana 2 will hit the cash highs of the first film, but it’s at least fun.
Superior Programming
Fire up Robot Dreams and The Iron Giant with The Wild Robot and have a perfect triple bill.
Disney-fied
Inside Out 2 heads to puberty territory – but really? No horny? Were these people ever 13?
At Least it’s Fast as Lightning
Po the kung fu fighting giant panda returns for more of the same in Kung Fu Panda 4.
‘Table’ Mannered
When Table for Six 2 remembers its roots it’s a feast, but most of time it aims for haute cuisine: tiny bits that don’t fill you up.
The Long Good-bye
If Hayao Miyazaki is going out after The Boy and the Heron, it’s not quite with a whimper, but it certainly isn’t a bang.