A fine, if nostalgia-heavy sequel (spoilers) Two decades after the last movie, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is still the editor-in-chief of Runway. She’s recently come under fire for publishing a positive piece about a company that’s actually a sweatshop. Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), the owner of Runway’s parent company, Elias-Clarke, decides to hire Miranda’s former …
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Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
A funny and dramatic Disney classic (minor spoilers) Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders, who also co-wrote and co-directed the movie) is an abomination that was created to “destroy everything he touches.” After escaping from the United Galactic Federation, 626 crashlands on Kauaʻi, Hawaii. There, he impersonates a dog and is adopted by Lilo Pelekai (Daveigh Chase), …
One horse open sleigh to hell
A cute holiday film Oh. What. Fun is a new comedy that has Michelle Pfeiffer suffer her worst Christmas since Batman Returns. She plays the matriarch of a large family, Claire Clauster, who includes her husband, Nick (Denis Leary), and three kids. Channing (Felicity Jones), the oldest and the only one with a family of …
Aquarela do Brasil
Well, that was interesting. Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is an office worker in this highly dsyfunctional bureaucratic, consumerist, dystopian nightmare. At night, however, he dreams of soaring through the skies and rescuing a beautiful young woman. One day, he discovers Jill Layton (Kim Greist), a truck driver who’s trying to seek justice for Archibald Buttle …
Terrible Tenure
Murder should be an automatic disqualification. (Spoilers) Jim Bowden (Timothy McCracken) is a college professor obsessed with getting tenure. Early in the film, Dean Richard Crawley (James Shanklin), wary of tenure-induced apathy, tells Jim that he believes it to be an “antiquated concept” and that Jim should focus on doing good work. Naturally, Jim doesn’t …
ER
Talk about your ‘it’s not what it looks like.’ (Spoilers) Set at a college campus, it’s right before spring break and two best friends named Sean (RJ Cyler) and Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) are planning on doing this “Legendendary Tour” of visiting all the parties that are happening on campus, leaving their third friend and …
When you wish upon a star
After 11 years, Puss is back. (Spoilers) The plot of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish kicks off when the title character (Antonio Banderas), a dashing feline who laughs in the face of death, discovers that he’s blown through eight of his nine lives. So yeah, a children’s movie about coming to terms with your …
Unlikable Female Protagonist
Prepare to be triggered (Spoilers) Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch) is a photo editor and wannabe journalist who fakes going on a Paris trip to impress influencer Colin (Dylan O’Brien). Except when the city’s attacked, Danni pretends to be a victim and rides the newfound notoriety to internet fame. The film opens with her being the …
Charm
“It’s all about the legacy they left with me, it’s destiny.” (Unmarked Spoilers) The 60th film in the Disney Animated Canon, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, concerns the Madrigal family, who possess a miracle candle that gives them magical powers, a living house called the Casita, and created the surrounding village. One day, …
Lovely Day
Do these two have photographic memories? (Unmarked Spoilers) Mark (Kyle Allen) is a teen boy stuck in a time loop repeating the same day over and over again. One day he meets Margaret (Kathryn Newton), a girl his age who’s stuck in the time loop with him. After some convincing, Mark teams up with Margaret …
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