Moana 2 Review - Now Available on Digital

A digital code was received for review purposes.  In November of last year, Moana 2 debuted with much anticipation, especially in Hawaiʻi, where much of the movie, such as the cultural traditions and customs, resonate with the locals, and of course stars Auliʻi Cravalho (as Moana) and Dwayne Johnson (as Maui) grew up in Hawaiʻi. Moana 2...

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Review - The Banshees of Insherin

 Disclosure: A complimentary code was received for review purposes.SynopsisFrom director-writer Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) comes a unique film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Although Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) have been lifelong friends, they...

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Turning Red Review

I received a complimentary code to review the movie.Available on all major digital platforms 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD is Disney and Pixar's Turning Red. Synopsis:In Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red, confident, dorky 13-year-old Mei must balance being a dutiful daughter with the chaos of adolescence. Her slightly overbearing mom is never far...

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Review: Summer of Soul

Disclosure: I received a complimentary code to watch this movie.Film SynopsisAhmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks...

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Disney's Jungle Cruise Review

Disney's Jungle Cruise is currently available on digital, and will be on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 16.SynopsisSeeking an ancient tree with healing abilities, Dr. Lily Houghton and wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff team up for the adventure-of-a lifetime on Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a rollicking ride down the Amazon. Amidst danger and supernatural...

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Magnolia Pictures' STRAY - Releases on March 5

I had a chance to watch a screener of Magnolia Pictures' STRAY, which releases on March 5. Synopsis:STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent,...

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Review: The Croods: A New Age

We were fortunate to get a rental code to watch The Croods: A New Age. Synopsis: The Croods have survived their fair share of dangers and disasters, from fanged prehistoric beasts to surviving the end of the world, but now they will face their biggest challenge of all: another family.The Croods stumbled upon the home of the Bettermans. The Bettermans...

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A Dog's Journey Review

A Dog's Journey (Rated PG) Some friendships transcend lifetimes. In A Dog’s Journey, the sequel to the heartwarming global hit A Dog’s Purpose, beloved dog Bailey finds his new destiny and forms an unbreakable bond that will lead him, and the people he loves, to places they never imagined. Bailey (voiced again by Josh Gad) is living the good...

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Review

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Rated PG) From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown ... and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning...

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Review

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Rated PG-13) Synopsis: Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World™. At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress...

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Smallfoot Review

Smallfoot (Rated PG) An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, Smallfoot turns a myth upside down when a bright young yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their...

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Teen Titans GO! to the Movies Review

Teen Titans GO! to the Movies (Rated PG) Synopsis: When the Teen Titans go to the big screen, they go big! Teen Titans GO! to the Movies finds our egocentric, wildly satirical Super Heroes in their first feature film extravaganza—a fresh, gleefully clever, kid-appropriately crass and tongue-in-cheek play on the superhero genre, complete with...

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Rated PG) is now in theaters! Synopsis: In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing...

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Rampage Movie Review

Rampage (PG-13) is now in theaters! Synopsis: Global icon Dwayne Johnson headlines the action-adventure Rampage, directed by Brad Peyton. Johnson stars as primatologist Davis Okoye, a man who keeps people at a distance but shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, incredibly rare albino silverback gorilla who has...

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Movie Review

You know those movie classics that you can watch over and over?  Well, the original 1995 Jumanji starring Robin Williams is mine.  If it's on tv, I will watch it.  If we're searching for a movie to watch, I will suggest it.  I loved the fantasy and adventure of the story as well as all that foreboding drumming. Fast...

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The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Review

Since my family liked the last two LEGO movies, we were very excited to watch the premiere of The LEGO NINJAGO Movie on the big screen earlier this week.  The movie begins with Jackie Chan as a shop keeper telling a story to a young boy.  He speaks of a boy named Lloyd, voiced by Dave Franco, who has the worst father.  Turns...

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IT Review - Now in Theaters

IT Synopsis (Rated R) When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. IT stars Bill Skarsgård (Allegiant, TV’s Hemlock Grove) as the story’s central...

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Spider-Man: Homecoming Review - Now in Theaters

Spider-Man: Homecoming Synopsis (Rated PG-13): A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt...

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Wonder Woman Movie Review

I vaguely remember reading Wonder Woman comics and watching the television show starring Lynda Carter as a youth, but the image of Wonder Woman with her gauntlets, tiara, and lasso have stayed with me all these years.  She is the superhero the little girl inside me still admires and respects.  When Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot, made...

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The LEGO Batman Movie Review - Now in Theaters

The Lego Batman Movie (Rated PG): In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO® Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—LEGO Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may...

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