Category: disney

“Soul” Movie Review

Joe (Jamie Foxx) is a middle school music teacher with dreams of becoming a full-time jazz musician. He is, after all, a very good musician….just not spectacular. One day, an old student of his who is now a musician, Curley (Questlove), hooks Joe up with a famous jazz saxophonist, Dorothea (Angela Bassett), and lo-and-behold, Joe…

January 11, 2021
“Black Beauty” Movie Review

Born in the wild, a beautiful black filly (Kate Winslet) is not happy to be restricted by the herds leaders. One day, she wanders far and wide where humans see her. The next day, she realizes her mistake as the humans rounded up the herd and put them in temporary corrals, losing her mother in…

December 20, 2020
“The One and Only Ivan” Movie Review

Ivan (Sam Rockwell) is a silver back gorilla that was saved from poachers over 20 years ago. Since Ivan was a baby, Mack (Bryan Cranston) has taken care of him, and, when Ivan got a bit too big for the house, Mack rented a nice space in a mall where, eventually, he put on a…

December 19, 2020
“Godmothered” Movie Review

In 2020, no one cares about Godmothers anymore, except, maybe, Eleanor (Jillian Bell). Eleanor is the youngest in Godmothers class, which will be shut down in a few days for lack of interest. All the potential Godmothers that are taking the class will become tooth fairies. Eleanor is having none of that, and searches the…

December 18, 2020
“Mulan” Movie Review

Note: This is NOT the Mulan you remember. This is a spectacular magical action adventure drama with tons of PG-13 violence, intrigue, stunning fight choreography, and beautiful scenery. No music, no singing, and no magical funny dragon. Watch the movie with that in mind. That said, we all know the story of Mulan (Yifel Liu).…

December 13, 2020
“Black Beauty” Official Trailer

Streaming on Disney+ November 27, 2020, “Black Beauty” is the story of a girl and her horse. The horse is voiced by Kate Winslet which, to me, has the potential to be weird ala Mr. Ed? But it is probably not like that. We will watch it since Disney+ is our go-to streaming service, and…

November 16, 2020
“Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” Movie Review

Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) is second in line to the crown in the small country of Illyria. Her older sister, Princess Eleanor (Ashley Liao), will assume the crown in two months when she becomes of age. As a second born, Sam has nothing to do but be herself….which happens to be a rebel musician denouncing…

October 4, 2020
“Wandavision” Official Trailer

Talk about a weird ass trailer. I have no idea what “Wandavision” is going to be about. I’ll give it try, but, it may be too damn weird for me. We will see. It will be on Disney+ soon….UPDATE: “Wandavison” is FANTASTIC, clearly the best Marvel series so far (as of July 2021) on Disney+.…

September 21, 2020
“Magic Camp” Movie Review

Andy (Adam Devine) and Darkwood (Gillian Jacobs) attended Preston’s (Jeffery Tambor) Institute of Magic several years ago. Andy won the golden wand three times, beating Darkwood (known as Dorkwood back in the day) every time. Now…… Andy drives a taxi in Las Vegas, and Darkwood is an uber-famous magician headlining at Caesars. Preston needs teachers…

August 29, 2020