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“What do you mean you haven’t seen Pinocchio?” I assumed with the plethora of streaming options as well as our physical disc collection the kids have all seen this Walt Disney classic. I was wrong. A trip to our basement to peruse the shelves netted no result (Where did my previous copy go?), so when…
Following the events portrayed in The Wizard Of Oz Glenda the Good Witch actually brought back Eviline (a.k.a. The Wicked Witch Of The West) in order to give her a second chance. To help in this regard Eviline’s powers were stripped from her and transferred to her broom and given to the Lion, Tin Man…
I had wanted to see Storks when it was in theaters a few months ago. I don’t remember hearing much about it before it was about to be released, and then it was gone almost as quickly. Apparently it made a decent enough amount of money, so why didn’t I hear much more about this?…
What is it about this show I like so much? I mean, it’s a fun, silly show that is aimed at kids, but I am enjoying the heck out of it. Maybe it is the fact there are no pretensions about trying to be something it isn’t. LEGO Nexo Knights follows the adventures of some…
James Patterson has co-written a large number of books. He is almost more brand than author at this point. And this is where the Middle School series of books comes in. Co-written with Chris Tebbets initially there are installments co-authored (and I use that term loosely, because I’m pretty sure Mr. Patterson doesn’t do much…
LEGO and Star Wars have already teamed up before with previous televised specials. Now with “LEGO Star Wars The Freemaker Adventures” we are getting a full on series, which may not be canon, but does feel as if it could be. Sort of. In much the way LEGO video games tell and retell familiar scenarios…
Look at the cover. It says “From the studio that brought you The Jungle Book” referring to the recently released live action remake of the Disney animated classic. It pointedly is not referencing the original Pete’s Dragon, as “From the studio that already brought you Pete’s Dragon 40 years ago” would be weird. I say…
I am a little surprised Disney’s live-action film The BFG wasn’t a bigger hit. Looking at the release schedule I can see that it was up against some tough competition, including Finding Dory which had been released to theaters just a couple of weeks earlier, then the following week The Secret Life Of Pets. Directed…
Tim Burton doesn’t do sequels. Look at 2001’s Planet Of The Apes or 2005’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Both films were set up specifically to have sequels but nothing came. Sure, Tim Burton was behind 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns but that was the only instance. Instead of filming a sequel to 2010’s…
The Jungle Book is the latest in a long line of cinematic adaptations of the Rudyard Kipling literary work. Is it the best? Well, no, but there is a lot to live up to and for the most part director Jon Favreau does a great job living up to the expectations set by the beloved…