By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) It’s the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney Animation Studios this year, and what better way to celebrate this milestone than with Wish, a charming new musical fairy tale that harkens back to Classic Disney. The film (which opens with a storybook and those four magical words “once upon… Read More Review: Wish
By John Corrado New releases for the week of November 17th, 2023. Theatrical Releases: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Wide Release): Director Francis Lawrence revives the Hunger Games franchise with this adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s prequel novel, and it’s the best in the series since the first two. The film follows… Read More New This Week (11/17/2023): The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, May December, Next Goal Wins, & More!
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) ‘Tis the season for direct-to-streaming Christmas movies. The latest offering from Disney+ is Dashing Through the Snow, a mildly watchable if overly familiar comedy from director Tim Story (Barbershop, The Blackening) that imagines Santa as a wise-cracking fellow played by comedian Lil Rel Howery. The film stars Chris… Read More Review: Dashing Through the Snow (Disney+)
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