Snow White and the Huntsman
{4.5/5} “If he starts whistling, I’ll smash his face in.” Snow White and the Huntsman, released in 2012 After Snow White’s mother dies, her father marries a mysterious woman named Ravenna. Ravenna kills the king and imprisons Snow White. When she finds out that Snow White can defeat her, she orders her to be brought […]
Only Lovers Left Alive
{3.5/5} “How can you’ve lived for so long and still not get it? This self obsession is a waste of living. It could be spent in surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship, and dancing. You have been pretty lucky in love, though, if I may say so.” Only Lovers Left Alive, released in […]
Frequencies
{4/5} “Knowledge determines destiny.” Frequencies aka OXV: The Manual, released in 2013 Zak likes Marie but he’s low frequency and she’s high frequency. They can’t even spend more than a minute together without something happening like luggage falling out of an airplane going overhead. But Zak is determined to do whatever it takes to increase […]
The Queen of the Damned
{5/5} “It’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater lustre to our colours, a richer resonance to our words. That is, if it doesn’t destroy us, if it doesn’t burn away the optimism and the spirit, the capacity for visions, and the respect for simple yet indispensable things.” The Queen of […]
If I Stay
{3.5/5} “There are two types of people in the world, Kim. Those who like real coffee, and those who like froufrou drinks with ridiculous names.” If I Stay, released in 2014 Mia’s parents are rock and rollers but she prefers classical music — and plays the cello. When Mia is in a car crash she […]
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
{4/5} “Uh, yeah, and don’t even get me started about Oedipus. Let’s just say you do not want to be at his house over the holidays. It’s awkward.” Mr. Peabody & Sherman, released in 2014 Mr. Peabody is a dog who talks, adopts a boy named Sherman, and invents a time machine. Mr. Peabody and […]
22 Jump Street
{2/5} “The Koreans bought the church back, so we had to move across the street… to 22 Jump Street.” 22 Jump Street, released in 2014 Schmidt and Jenko are cops who are undercover at a university where they’re investigating the source of a dangerous new drug. They’re being drawn apart, Jenko towards football and Schmidt […]
WALL-E
{5/5} “Too much garbage in your face? There’s plenty of space out in space! BnL StarLiners leaving each day. We’ll clean up the mess while you’re away.” WALL-E, released in 2008 WALL-E is a robot whose day job is to compact trash into cubes and stack them up to the sky. He’s been doing this […]
Big Hero 6
{4/5} “My brain hates my eyes for seeing this.” Big Hero 6, released in 2014 On the day that Hiro, a young robotics genius, is demonstrating his microbots at the university he wants to attend there’s a fire — his brother Tadashi is killed and his microbots are destroyed. When the single microbot Hiro has […]
Ratatouille
{4.5/5} “Anyone can cook.” Ratatouille, released in 2007 A rat that cooks? It seems like an absurd premise, but the people at Pixar make it work. Remy is different from all the other rats — he wants to eat good food rather than garbage. He makes a deal with a human, Linguini, who’s working in […]