Smurfs: Another Bland & Forgettable Big-Screen Attempt (Blu-ray)
The Film: Between 2011 and 2017, three different "Smurfs" films were brought to the big screen, attempting to keep alive the spirit of the beloved comics from the '50s, which were most famously turned into a popular cartoon series that ran for nine seasons between 1981 and 1989. Sadly, the recent films were not received very well by critics, but that hardly stopped them from being rather successful at the box office, with the first of them grossing well over half a billion do
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part: A Not-As-Awesome Follow-Up (Blu-ray)
The Film: It’s pretty safe to say that “The LEGO Movie” was the single most popular animated film of 2014. Riding a wave of critical...
The House of Tomorrow: A Familiar, but Enjoyable Coming of Age Tale (Blu-ray)
The Film: When it comes to “coming of age” films, it’s a bit like the horror genre in that there seems to be very little that hasn’t been...
The Founder: The Fascinating Rise of a Fast-Food Empire (Blu-ray)
The Film: There has always been something so utterly compelling about a story that tells of a rise to power. Whether it tells of royalty,...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: A Brilliant Mix of Comedy and Drama
Mixing comedy and drama is one of the hardest things to get right in cinema. Too far one way and the film could turn out far too sappy,...