I guess I’m not surprised, per se, that I enjoyed The Lego Batman Movie as much as I did; I liked The Lego Movie quite a lot, after all, and found Will Arnett’s Batman riff utterly hilarious. When The Lego Batman Movie was first announced, though, I wondered whether that riff could sustain a whole movie, and there it … Continue reading
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Review: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, 2016, dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
I probably sound pretty down on Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping in my review for Paste Magazine, but don’t let that deter you: I liked the film well enough, and it made me laugh heartily, which is about all that I was looking for. But the laughs are mostly pretty shallow outside of the film’s musical … Continue reading
Review: Despicable Me, 2010, dir. Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud
Note to Pixar: Start seriously sizing up your competition. Toy Story 3 proved a monster at the box office and immediately became a favorite amongst critics for certain, but 2010 clearly shows that even when you’ve been at the top of your industry for almost two decades it’s never a good idea to rest on … Continue reading