Tag: Adventure

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE LION KING review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. Not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Jon Watt’s Spider-Man: Far from Home is an entertaining summer adventure for teenager Peter Parker as he deals with the fallout from Avengers: Endgame. This was …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel TOY STORY 4 review

About the film (courtesy of Disney•PIXAR): Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as “trash” and not a toy, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Terrier Max (Patton Oswalt) is coping with some major life changes. His owner (Ellie Kemper) is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and mutt Duke …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ALADDIN review

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 …

Review, Theatrical

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 …

Review, Theatrical

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 …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SHAZAM! review

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 …

Review, Theatrical

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 …