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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


Shaft
Basically everything about Shaft 2019 is ill-conceived. From the characters to the tone to its sense of humor. It turns this cat who is a ba

Ben Pivoz
Jun 14, 2019


How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
By the end, I cared about his journey. That is impressive since I was not exactly looking forward to seeing this. However, the series treats

Ben Pivoz
Feb 27, 2019


Happy Death Day 2U
The first one was a slasher movie with some humor and a little romance. This one leans much closer to comedy. The horror material is toned d

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


Glass
There are several well-crafted individual scenes, but the story fails to go anywhere for a long while. Once it does, it generates some suspe

Ben Pivoz
Jan 24, 2019


Mary Poppins Returns
If it sounds similar to Mary Poppins, it feels a lot like it too. In this case, a sequel that sometimes plays as a remake is a fitting choic

Ben Pivoz
Dec 20, 2018


Ralph Breaks the Internet
The thing that impressed me the most about Ralph Breaks the Internet is how well the filmmakers understand what made the first one a success

Ben Pivoz
Nov 21, 2018


The Girl in the Spider's Web
The stories have never been the strong point in this series and this is definitely the worst of them. Even the twists are dull. There is far

Ben Pivoz
Nov 10, 2018
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