About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, Aladdin (1992) is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Whenever most people think about Disney’s Aladdin, it’s …
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Time for a Reel POKÉMAN: DETECTIVE PIKACHU review
In the mid-1990s a video game phenomenon was born that was known as Pokémon. Known in Japan as Pocket Monsters, this game consumed the free time of a massive amount of people. In addition to the video games, there have been books, animated films and television shows. Now comes a live-action film version with a …
Time for a Reel AVENGERS: ENDGAME review
It has been a loooong time coming, and honestly I’ve wondered if we’d ever get to this point, but Avengers: Endgame is finally here. Theaters across the globe have been selling out at a record pace because everyone wants to be a part of this exciting Marvel Cinematic Universe conclusion, at least in its current …
Time for a Reel HELLBOY review
Hellboy (David Harbour) was not naturally born of this world but he was raised to fight for it as if it was his own. Professor Broom (Ian McShane) raised him as his own as well as assist in unlocking his all-powerful potential. When an ancient evil (Milla Jovovich) returns to bring the world to its …
Time for a Reel SHAZAM! review
Billy Batson (Asher Angel) is a product of foster care system and that’s made him very comfortable in fending for himself and not allowing anyone to get close to him. Billy finds himself in a new home with other displaced kids and a couple that only wants to nurture him. While Billy appears to be …
Time for a Reel CAPTAIN MARVEL review
Feel free to read this short review in its entirety without the fear of any dreaded spoilers. I will also take a moment to mention that there are, per standard Marvel Cinematic Universe operating procedure, a couple of scenes during the credits, so stay put. The aforementioned Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU for short, has …
Time for a Reel ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL review
It is just crazy to think that the last two theatrical releases that James Cameron directed were Avatar (2009) and Titanic (1997). It’s even more outrageous when you take into account how much these two films have grossed worldwide, ummmm that would be just under five billion U.S. dollars. Yessss, that is billion with a …
Time for a Reel THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT review
Sam Elliott has been getting many kind words said about him thanks to the success of his last movie, A Star is Born (2018). While Elliott was not the main attraction of the remarkable remake, his supporting performance has landed him on quite a few award nomination lists. And for this reason, RLJ Entertainment should …
Time for a Reel THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART review
Five years ago, writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller surpassed everyone’s expectations with the smash animated hit, The LEGO Movie (2014). Stuffed with a bevy of recognizable voices and humor that hit on two fronts, young audiences and the young at heart would enjoy this movie to its fullest. While Lord and Miller are still …
Time for a Reel THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING review
Joe Cornish may or may not be one of those names that you’re familiar with in the entertainment world. From a movie perspective, he came out of nowhere with a little-know film called Attack the Block (2011). Anyone who has seen that movie would have a tough time convincing me that it wasn’t a fun …