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Frozen II
If you have kids who liked Frozen, you will undoubtedly wind up seeing Frozen II. The good news is it is funny and sweet, giving them more o

Ben Pivoz
Nov 22, 2019


Playing with Fire
The people become a clothesline to hang gags on, making it incredibly challenging to become engaged with anything onscreen. It occasionally

Ben Pivoz
Nov 8, 2019


The Addams Family
The Addams Family works as a reminder of who these characters are. It is less successful at being entertaining on its own merits. I guess it

Ben Pivoz
Oct 10, 2019


Abominable
There is not much of an arc, none of them really grow or learn anything significant about themselves. I guess there is kind of a message abo

Ben Pivoz
Sep 26, 2019


The Angry Birds Movie 2
This is all as ridiculous as it sounds and it knows it. There is no attempt at sincerity or emotion. Angry Birds 2 is light entertainment. T

Ben Pivoz
Aug 13, 2019


Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Though the movie teases the show’s style and scores some points off of how out of place Dora is, it never implies there is anything wrong wi

Ben Pivoz
Aug 9, 2019


The Lion King
I admire the artistry involved in putting The Lion King together. I highly recommend seeing it on the biggest screen possible. Yet the feeli

Ben Pivoz
Jul 19, 2019


Toy Story 4
These movies are always deep; 4 is no exception. It mirrors the toys’ emotions with that of their kid’s and the kid’s parents. Even four ent

Ben Pivoz
Jun 21, 2019


The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a sequel made for purely commercial reasons. It has no artistic reason for existing. It is occasionally enterta

Ben Pivoz
Jun 18, 2019


Pokémon Detective Pikachu
The buddy comedy is the heart of the movie. It is funny without pandering to family audiences or ever becoming too adult for kids. This is n

Ben Pivoz
May 10, 2019
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