When a filmmaker revisits his or her own material for a remake, there ought to be a really strong reason for doing so. Sebastian Lelio has remade his acclaimed 2013 Chilean movie Gloria in America as Gloria Bell, a vehicle […]
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Transit (2018) ☆ ☆
Some films are confounding just because. The confounding elements are purposeful, of course, yet viewers cannot help but wonder why they are seeing what they are seeing. The setting of Transit is one such example of “what-the-hell?” filmmaking. Christian Petzold’s […]
Continue reading »The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) ☆ ☆
I was pleasantly surprised by the first Lego Movie a few years ago, and then by the Lego Batman Movie soon after. They are inventive, fun, films that demonstrate what can be created with these building blocks, and show how […]
Continue reading »How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
While I am not a big fan of fantasy, or animated fantasy, I readily admit that I have thoroughly enjoyed these How to Train Your Dragon films a great deal. The third one is no exception. I am a sucker […]
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