“‘Being the Ricardos’ Sags Under the Sorkin of It All”

This could have been a good movie, but the writer-director couldn’t help Sorkin all the oxygen out of the room. Continue reading →

“Spending an Eternity in ‘Palm Springs’ with Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti Seems Like Fun”

Honestly, I don’t think I’d hate it until about day 30. Continue reading →

Review: Zootopia, 2016, dir. Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush

Months ago, if you told me Zootopia would win me over on a cardiovascular level, I probably would have ignored you. Yet here we are today, with my glowing review freshly posted over at Paste Magazine. Zootopia is a delight. Even if it didn’t lean hard on its discrimination allegory, it would still be wonderful; it has a great sense … Continue reading →

Review: Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016, dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni

Confession: I cried at the end of Kung Fu Panda 3. Do not take my response to the film’s emotional payload as a strict endorsement of the whole package; as third entries in movie franchises go, Kung Fu Panda 3 is a good bit of fun that falls victim to diminishing returns and an unpolished script. How many times must Po, … Continue reading →