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Character Posters from “Paws of Fury” Released
See new character posters from the animated film "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," starring Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, and Michelle Yeoh.
Movie Review: Kubo and the Two Strings
“If you must blink, do it now,” Kubo warns the audience in the first seconds of Kubo and the Two Strings. One of the truest lines to ever open an animated movie as the latest offering from Laika (the stop-motion studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls) is by far their most stunningly beautiful and rewarding effort yet. Reminiscent of classic Pixar films, Kubo and the Two Strings is t...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Enter the World of Japanese Mythology in Kubo and the Two Strings
Happy New Year, dear readers! I hope you all had a good holiday, whatever it is you celebrate. I’m sure a lot of you have also seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens by now, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. And for the last Trailer Trashin’ column of 2015, I’m taking a look at one of the previews I saw in front of Star Wars – the teaser trailer for Laika’s Kubo and the Two Strings. Premise: ...[Read More]
A Kid Film Critic Reviews Free Birds
Free Birds begins with a panicked turkey named Reggie (Owen Wilson) trying to get the rest of the flock to run away from the farmers who are choosing a turkey to eat on Thanksgiving. Reggie was not chosen to be Thanksgiving dinner. There is another turkey named Jake (Woody Harrelson). Jake knows where a time machine is so that he can go back in time to the first Thanksgiving. Jake is determined to...[Read More]
Movie Review: Larry Crowne
Even as far romantic comedies go, Larry Crowne is offensively simplistic and throws out one dud joke after another all while resting on a sitcom plot that barely holds water thanks to Tom Hanks’ effervescent charms and a way with a heartfelt speech. Hanks is co-writer and director of this mediocre attempt to strain humor out of America’s debilitating job market crisis as the titular Larry – proud,...[Read More]