About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures): Our hero takes on his toughest assignment yet for the I.I.I.I. (Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC): to cheer Gabby and Sebastian, a pair of siblings struggling with their move to a new town. Known for taking things too far, this could be this …
Tag: Animation
Time for a Reel FORGOTTEN ISLAND review
About the film (courtesy of DreamWorks Animation): H.E.R. and Liza Soberano star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths. While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to …
Time for a Reel MINIONS & MONSTERS review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. For 16 years, the Minions have …
Time for a Reel TOY STORY 5 review
About the film (courtesy of Disney and Pixar): The toys are back in Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5, and this time it’s Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they’re introduced to what kids are obsessed with today…electronics! It is a rare feat for a …
Time for a Reel THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone …
Time for a Reel THE BAD GUYS 2 review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a …
Time for a Reel ELIO review
About the film (courtesy of Disney and Pixar): The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, …
Time for a Reel PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his Samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who …
Time for a Reel THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros. Animation): Porky Pig and Daffy Duck venture to the big screen as unlikely heroes and Earth’s only hope when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Faced with cosmic odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the …
Time for a Reel MUFASA: THE LION KING review
About the film (courtesy of Disney): Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be …