It’s hard not to sit through “Monster Trucks” and wonder how much better it would be in the hands of a stronger director and cast.
Tag: family
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
If 2015’s “Cinderella” represents the live-action potential for Disney’s animated classics, then 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” shows all its limitations and drawbacks. Much of
Home Alone (1990)
Like a live-action episode of “Tom & Jerry,” this yuletide classic has the type of pitch-perfect holiday atmosphere that managed to spellbind an entire generation
Finding Dory (2016)
Arriving a decade too late, this long-gestating sequel to 2003’s masterpiece “Finding Nemo” lands without much fanfare, with a bland screenplay littered with one-liners that
Gremlins (1984)
One of the most enduring and charming Christmas classics from my childhood, “Gremlins” was directed by Joe Dante, but this is pure Steven Spielbergian cinema
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Burl lves makes for the perfect narrator and performer for this 45-minute celebration of the Christmas season, but it’s hard not to notice how flawed
The Last Unicorn (1982)
I somehow managed to get to my mid-thirties before finally watching this beloved cult classic, and despite not having grown up with it I found
Be Cool Scooby-Doo (Season 1) (2015)
My favorite of the Scooby-Doo universe, this latest television show featuring the gang captures the spirit of the 1960s original while also delivering modern, post-ironic
