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Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE LITTLE MERMAID review

About the film (courtesy of Disney): The beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel RENFIELD review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE BAD GUYS review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys – Dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), aka “Webs.” But when, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS review

About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. Alright Marvel fans, this is what you’ve all been waiting for. Believe it or not, it will have been a whopping 794 days …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): Raya and the Last Dragon takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): The gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order …

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Time for a Reel CRAZY RICH ASIANS review

Kevin Kwan is the author of the global bestselling novel, Crazy Rich Asians. Published in 2013, the book shot up the charts very quickly and remained a title that fans couldn’t get enough of. Due to its massive success, two more titles were published, China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017), to complete …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel OCEAN’S 8 review

The run was good for George Clooney, Brad Pitt and the rest of the gang over a six-year span as Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen held all of the cards under the direction of Steven Soderbergh. With the franchise running its full course over a decade ago, the creative con seemed to have been forgotten …