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The Grinch
There is nothing inherently wrong with the added story beats, but the execution feels so padded. The story was perfectly fine at 25 minutes.

Ben Pivoz
Nov 10, 2018


The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
A visually impressive movie with a story that makes even the most amazing sights boring after a while. It is yet another tale about a teenag

Ben Pivoz
Nov 2, 2018


Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is about on par with the 2015 version in terms of overall quality. If I had to choose a Goosebumps movie to

Ben Pivoz
Oct 12, 2018


Smallfoot
Overall, Smallfoot is a movie families can go to and all have a decent time together. Stretches are amusing, but it never engaged my imagina

Ben Pivoz
Sep 27, 2018


A-X-L
I did not like the title character. I did not like the way he looked, the way he moved or the reason he was created. He is neither cute nor

Ben Pivoz
Aug 24, 2018


Christopher Robin
While I may have several issues with Christopher Robin overall, it definitely got Winnie the Pooh and his pals right. They are exactly how I

Ben Pivoz
Aug 5, 2018


Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies has a goofy, anarchic, high-energy spirit. The animation is no better than on the tv show and the story and ch

Ben Pivoz
Jul 29, 2018


Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
It is the usual grab-bag of obvious jokes and silly accents, though there is at least sort of a narrative to hang on to. The concept of the

Ben Pivoz
Jul 14, 2018


Incredibles 2
It is smart, really funny and plays inside the world created in its predecessor. It is exactly what I want from a sequel, yet rarely get. Th

Ben Pivoz
Jun 20, 2018


A Wrinkle in Time
Somehow none of this comes off nearly as exciting as it sounds. There is a lot going on, but not much of it connects. There is a lot of tale

Ben Pivoz
Mar 14, 2018
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