Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
The Wild Robot
{4.5/5} “A Rozzum always completes its task.” The Wild Robot, released in 2024 When a Rozzum robot wakes up all it wants to do is help people. But there are no people around, only animals. When it gets struck by lightning, it finds raccoons playing with a bunch of its body parts. When it finds […]
Juror #2
{5/5} “I will protect our family. I promise.” Juror #2, released in 2024 Justin is selected for jury duty. He doesn’t really want to do it because his wife Allison is having a tricky pregnancy. It’s a murder trial but the judge says the trial won’t take long. Once the prosecutor starts describing the story, […]
Deadpool & Wolverine
{4.5/5} “Want to talk about what’s haunting you, or should we wait for a third act flashback?” Deadpool & Wolverine, released in 2024 Wade Wilson attempts to join the Avengers but Happy Hogan rejects him. Eventually he gets a job as a used car salesman. Then he gets hauled in to the Time Variance Authority. […]
Fly Me to the Moon
{5/5} “You know what they say about black cats. If they cross your path, they’re probably going someplace else.” Fly Me to the Moon, released in 2024 In 1968 NASA is having trouble because people’s enthusiasm for going to the moon is waning. Kelly is an expert at selling things so Moe, who works for […]
U. S. Marshals
{4/5} “Seems we have ourselves a bona fide federal fugitive out on the lam.” U. S. Marshals, released in 1998 When Mark is in an accident and his gun is discovered in his truck, the police inform him his fingerprints have been found at the scene of a double murder in New York. Mark says […]
A Bug’s Life
{4/5} “You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.” A Bug’s Life, released in 1998 Every year the ants harvest a bunch of food and leave it for the grasshoppers, who come and eat it and then leave. But this year Flik accidentally knocks over the pile of food […]
Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World
{2/5} “Spy Kids have always been able to beat the bad guys because adults over-think things. But to a kid, everything is possible.” Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, released in 2011 Wilbur Wilson has a reality show where he hunts for spies. But he doesn’t know his own wife was a […]
The Secret World of Arietty
{4/5} “You forgot something.” The Secret World of Arietty, released in 2010 Arietty is 14 and goes with her father on her first borrowing expedition. They go into the area of the house where the humans live. The humans are giants compared to them. They grab a sugar cube in the kitchen, but then drop […]
Godzilla Minus One
{5/5} “Well, there goes my prized white rice.” Godzilla Minus One, released in 2023 Koichi was a kamikaze pilot who didn’t want to die. When Godzilla comes to the island Koichi is on, he fails to shoot him with his plane. Koichi goes home after the war, but it’s all destroyed. He meets a woman […]
Mars Express
{4.5/5} “Your head never used to hover like that.” Mars Express, released in 2023 When Aline Ruby gets to Mars with the cybercriminal Roberta Williams, they find there’s no warrant for her arrest. Now she’s looking for two students who have gone missing after their robot was jailbroken. When she gets to the location of […]