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Poms
Watching Poms is a weird experience. The main cast is full of skilled professionals able to get laughs even out of this weak material, yet t

Ben Pivoz
May 10, 2019


Long Shot
Long Shot is a mashup of sweet romance, vulgarity and political satire. The third one does not totally work, but the first two make up for i

Ben Pivoz
May 9, 2019


Family
Family is an amusing comedy that takes a fairly common premise in slightly unexpected directions. However, it appears more thoughtful than i

Ben Pivoz
May 2, 2019


Missing Link
It is clever, likable, enjoyable to look at and just a good time at the theater. It is not Laika's best, but it is their funniest. The c

Ben Pivoz
Apr 18, 2019


Little
It has amusing performances and a script that gives them enough to work with while never getting in their way. I did not laugh out loud a lo

Ben Pivoz
Apr 12, 2019


The Beach Bum
I would give a plot synopsis, but that is hard to do when there is no real plot to speak of. There is the vague outline of a journey of sort

Ben Pivoz
Mar 31, 2019


Wonder Park
I wanted to hang out in Wonderland and look around for a while. Unfortunately, the screenplay would not let me. Wonder Park is far too busy

Ben Pivoz
Mar 22, 2019


Fighting With My Family
Fighting With My Family has a likable lead and a few fun moments, but adds little insight into a world that very rarely gets shown on screen

Ben Pivoz
Feb 22, 2019


Isn't It Romantic
It is a really clever idea that serves as a fairly good sendup of the genre. Unfortunately, despite its protagonist’s pessimism, it is also

Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019


The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
It tries to be a continuation and not just do the same things in a somewhat different way. It does not have that feeling of discovery, but h

Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019
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